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.”
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.
Lumber, a pioneering construction workforce management platform, announced on March 7 the release of the 2024 “She Builds Nation” report, shedding light on the challenges faced by women in the construction industry.
Driven by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, the clean energy transition saw a record-shattering year in 2023, according to the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and BloombergNEF in the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook released Feb. 21.
Labor shortages and productivity challenges threaten to undermine success in building new infrastructure projects, firms eager to embrace technologies to help
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.
Insurance provider Travelers has released its 2023 Injury Impact Report, and it reveals that first-year employees account for 34 percent of workplace injuries, reported DC Velocity. The report also showed that construction was among the industries with the most injuries, along with the restaurant and transportation industries.
The House and Senate fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Conference report includes language that seeks to encourage separating service members to pursue a career in the trades.