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For the first time, the Metal Construction Association’s annual MCA Market Study is available for purchase by non-members. Previously only available to members, it is the most comprehensive study of the metal construction industry.

Insulation is one of the best ways to reduce home energy costs, with a national opportunity to save 15 to 45 percent on costs, according to ICF’s Insulation Opportunity Study. With the unprecedented heat making energy costs increasingly unaffordable for all Americans, but particularly low-income Americans, this cannot be overstated.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an online tool intended to allow users to search the agency’s severe injury report database and view trends related to workplace injuries occurring in states covered by OSHA.

ClarkDietrich has published an Environmental Product Declaration Optimization Report for its low-embodied-carbon cold-formed steel products, becoming the first steel framing manufacturer to have the data available to help achieve credit for Option Two under LEED v4.1’s “Material and Resources Credit: EPDs.”

The building and construction industry accounts for roughly 37 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and is the largest-emitting sector. As a global building material manufacturer, Kingspan recognizes its role in limiting GHG emissions throughout the life cycle of its products.

On July 1, Trinseo released its 2024 Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which highlights how the company is progressing against its 17 sustainability goals. A key highlight for the report this year is how Trinseo is advancing its sustainable product portfolio in alignment with its 2030 goals.

Labor productivity is the central economic engine that drives profitability for labor-intensive, self-performing contractors. FMI’s 2023 Labor Productivity Study found that contractors experienced approximately $30 billion to $40 billion in lost profits due to labor inefficiencies in 2022.

Capstone Partners, a leading middle-market investment banking firm, released its May 2024 Construction Services Sector Update, reporting that the construction market has remained cautiously optimistic amid volatile macroeconomic conditions, buoyed by healthy project backlogs and profit margins.

The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council selected eight research projects to receive grants this year.

For the first time, Georgia was named the top state for construction in Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Merit Shop Scorecard.