Following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on Feb. 7, the White House Office of Management and Budget released proposed guidance to boost the use of American-made goods in infrastructure projects, including airports, Coast Guard housing, renovations to federal buildings and other structures funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction continued rising at a double-digit rate in November from a year earlier, propelled by outsized increases in the cost of a variety of building materials, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released Dec. 9. Association officials noted that contractors are having to pay more both for materials and for the subcontractor services they need to finish most projects.

Recent increases drove up prices of diesel fuel, building and paving materials, outweighing decreases in metals and lumber costs, while producers have implemented or announced further price hikes.

In the Federal Register held on Wednesday, May 25, the DOT published a Temporary Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Construction Materials applicable to funding awards for projects funded under the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through any U.S. Department of Transportation subagency.

In 1910, the United States adopted and refined the process using calcium sulfate dihydrate.

Every day, people live and work in buildings solidified by concrete foundations without recognizing the potential that material has in not only creating a more sustainable industry, but a more sustainable world.

This carbon offset program, whose theme is “Designing with more freedom by engineering less impact,” can help to decrease the environmental impact of buildings and achieve better green building certification ratings.

The cost of goods and services used in construction climbed by a record-setting 4.3 percent in May and 24.3 percent over the past 12 months, jeopardizing contractors’ solvency and construction workers’ employment.