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Construction Materials Prices Flat in July, Up 7.4% From a Year Ago

by ABC | Aug 14, 2026
Top Story | Accounting | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Commercial | Economy | Equipment | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing | Markets | Productivity | Tools

Overall construction input prices are 7.4% higher than one year ago.

How Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Can Help Contractors Shorten Project Timelines

by Seth McBride | Jul 20, 2026
Top Story | Commercial | Equipment | Industrial | Infrastructure | Manufacturing | Markets

PEMBs use a systems approach that standardizes many elements that typically slow projects the most.

How Deferred Elevator Modernization Quietly Erodes Your Building’s Bottom Line

by Joseph Bera | Jul 17, 2026
Top Story | Accounting | Business | Commercial | Equipment | Finance | Heavy Equipment | Markets | Tools

When an elevator service in your commercial building stops, almost all operations stop.

Understanding Total Cost of Ownership in Construction Fleets

by Rachael Plant | Jul 15, 2026
Cover Story | Accounting | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Equipment | Finance | Fleet Management | Heavy Equipment | Productivity | Top Story | Vehicles

Understanding TCO gives construction fleets the clarity they need to make informed decisions about budgeting and more.

Why Equipment Availability Is the Hidden Cause of Project Delays

by Hamza Amin | Jul 14, 2026
Equipment | Fleet Management | Fuel Tracking | Heavy Equipment

Project delays are not always caused by labor or materials. This article explains how they often start when equipment marked “available” is not inspected, configured, fueled, staffed or ready for the job.

Data Center Demand Drives Construction

by Construction Executive | Jun 18, 2026
News Briefs | Artificial Intelligence | Business | Business Development | Equipment | Jobsite Monitoring | Markets | Nuts + Bolts | Project Delivery | Project Management | Technology | Tools | Topic

Contractors are increasingly pursuing work tied to power generation, utilities and site preparation as tech companies race to expand AI capacity nationwide.
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Eye in the Sky: A New Italian Ferris Wheel

by Construction Executive | Jun 17, 2026
Project Snapshot | Equipment | Heavy Equipment | Nuts + Bolts | Topic | Vehicles

A tight squeeze and a unique build requires double the effort—this time in the form of two cranes.
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Predict Risk, Not Incidents: A New Analytics Framework for Your Construction Safety Data

by Tabrez Zahoor | Jun 15, 2026
Safety | Business | Business Risk | Departments | Equipment | OSHA | Project Delivery | Tools | Top Story | Topic

A new analytics framework transforms routine safety data into an early-warning system—giving construction leaders a real-time read on where risk is building before anyone gets hurt.
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