Articles Tagged with ''infrastructure''

Steel expansion drives construction activity.

As housing density increases, the construction industry must recognize acoustic comfort not as a luxury upgrade, but as a basic public-health and equity requirement for all residents.

The construction industry will need to attract hundreds of thousands of new workers largely to offset retirements and meet renewed spending growth, or risk worsening labor shortages that could drive up costs and slow critical infrastructure projects.

Amrize and Meta have partnered to develop a first-of-its-kind, AI-optimized concrete mix tailored to meet the specific needs of Meta’s data center in Rosemount, Minnesota.

Associated Builders and Contractors issued the following statement on May 13 supporting United for Infrastructure’s 12th annual Infrastructure Week, which is May 13-17.

According to a report released Sept. 26 by Procore Technologies, Inc. and the Associated General Contractors of America, 78 percent of civil and infrastructure construction firms expect their project backlog to increase or remain the same over the next year as new federal infrastructure funding ramps up.

PCL Construction’s president, Deron Brown, forecasts key trends shaping U.S. construction in 2024. Government funding, re-shoring manufacturing and a boost in tourism are converging to create a demand for the construction of megaprojects and landmark builds that exceed $1 billion in budget.