The Future of Fire Protection in EV Battery Facilities
By Stuart Bradbury
April 10, 2025
As electric vehicles are reshaping industries and accelerating innovation, the growing number of EV battery manufacturing facilities remains critical to this transformation. In 2019, two EV battery factories were operating in the United States, and another two were under construc...
Combating Construction Carbon: How Heavy Machinery Can Further Sustainability
By Leif Bruhn
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Construction machinery emits around 400 megatons of CO2 annually, with excavators accounting for nearly 50% of all CO2 emissions from construction vehicles. The World Green Building Council reports that materials and construction account for 11% of global carbon emissions. Given ...
Construction Materials Prices Increase 0.6%, Steel Surges Nearly 4% in February
By ABC
March 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 13—Construction input prices increased 0.6% in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released recently. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.6% fo...
Construction Materials Prices Increase 1.4% in January, Up 40.5% Since February 2020
By ABC
February 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—Construction input prices increased 1.4% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input pri...
Strategies for Reducing Diesel Consumption on Construction Jobsites
By Grant Zoldowski
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When it comes to the operating costs of construction equipment, fuel represents a large slice of the pie—typically 30% or more. The primary fuel source in construction remains diesel. When the price of this variable expense spikes, as it did in the fall of 2023, it can wreak havo...
Low Cost, High Risk: Don't Cut Corners When It Comes to Construction Materials Trade
By Scott Berman
February 4, 2025
The potential for cheap or inferior construction equipment and materials from China to end up in the United States is a multi-pronged, wide-ranging and complex problem—and it comes with a host of potentially detrimental effects.
The issue pertains to trade rules, behaviors that ...
Construction Materials Prices Inch Down 0.2% in December, Up 0.9% Year Over Year
By ABC
January 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—Construction input prices decreased 0.2% in December compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released on Jan. 14. Nonresidential construction inp...
Improving Equipment Security to Mitigate Physical and Digital Threats
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The construction industry is acclimating to an ever-digitizing workflow and ecosystem, alongside the growing importance of protecting equipment in sectors related to critical infrastructure. Construction companies and their employees must all be aware of digital safety concerns j...
This Brick Material Is Revolutionizing the Budgeting and Building Process
By Emily Newton
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Advanced materials transform modern structural building systems because they offer greater strength, durability and sustainability than ever before. Among these innovations, mineral-composite fiber-reinforced bricks emerge as trailblazers for nonresidential construction projects....
Maturity Monitoring Concrete Increases Accuracy and Keeps Jobs on Schedule
By Erica Flukinger
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Maturity monitoring, a non-destructive way to estimate the compressive strength of in-place concrete, uses digital sensors to capture inputs such as time and temperature in order to monitor strength in real-time, saving the design and construction team time and money. The sensor ...
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