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After the 1994 Rwandan genocide, humanitarian efforts were beset by an unexpected problem. Aluminium tent frames built for refugees were…
AGC Supports New House Transportation Proposal
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in reaction…
Designing for the Driverless Age
When it comes to designing Mission Rock, a $1 billion, 28-acre (11 ha) mixed-use project south of AT&T Park in…
U.S. Army to invest $62 million in Puerto Rico infrastructure
The U.S. Army says it will invest some $62 million in Puerto Rico to renovate and expand its infrastructure in…
U.S. construction spending hits all-time high in May
U.S. construction spending reached a record level of $1.3 trillion in May as monthly increases in residential and public investment…
Esports’s rise, and hunger for stadiums, points to adaptive reuse potential
A new stadium in Arlington, Texas, suggests the move from big-box store to video game venue may be coming to…
Construction Industry Leads Drone Adoption and Investment
Skyward, a Verizon company and maker of drone operation management software and consulting services, announced results of a custom-built quantitative…
Ahead of AIA Conference, Architects Rally for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
In the weeks leading up to the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture, Frances Halsband, FAIA, of Kliment Halsband Architects in…
America doesn’t have enough truckers, and it’s starting to cause prices to rise
Joyce Brenny, chief executive of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, gave her truck drivers a 15 percent raise this year, but…
ConstructConnect’s April Starts +14%, A Bit Better than Usual Seasonal Uptick
ConstructConnect announced today that April’s volume of construction starts, excluding residential activity, was $42.5 billion. The latest month-to-month change was…
6 Construction Safety Myths Debunked
Safety should be the number one priority of every construction company. Unfortunately, there are many myths and misconceptions about safety…
Driver shortage overtakes ELD mandate, hours as carriers’ top concern
The availability of qualified truck drivers now ranks as the top concern for trucking companies, according to a report issued…
The Rise of Construction 4.0
As the construction industry continues to modernise at an incredible rate and seeks out new ways to collaborate, what are…
With buildings and infrastructure, it pays to take a life-cycle perspective
In the face of limited funding to address massive infrastructure needs, and with climate action at top of mind, it…
How a coating’s application method influences finish color
Irrespective of the type of coating (e.g. powder or liquid) or the surface of application (e.g. extrusions, louvers, or metal…