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Co|Laboration at Its Finest: HITT’s Innovation Lab

More than just a research lab, HITT’s innovation facility in Falls Church, Virginia, embodies the innovative spirit of the construction industry and showcases a commitment to a more sustainable future for the built environment.

Going Ballistic: The New Ballistics Testing Facility at Texas A&M

by Grace Calengor | Aug 7, 2025
Markets | Departments | Institutional

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and the state’s new ballistics-testing facility proves that to be true. Bartlett Cocke helped build the half-kilometer facility at Texas A&M as part of the Bush Combat Development Complex.

Nonresidential Construction Spending Contracts in Six of Past Seven Months

Construction job growth and spending are both down in recent weeks, signaling potentially persistent weakness in the economy for the near future.

Construction Futures: July 2025 Economic Roundup

Construction spending is dwindling yet employment is up; materials prices are increasing while backlog is rebounding.

‘It’s Going to All Work Out for America’: Anirban Basu on 2025 Mid-Year Construction Economic Forecast

‘Eventually, it’s going to all work out for America,' posited ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu during Construction Executive's 2025 Mid-Year Construction Economic Update and Forecast webinar.

June Nonresidential Construction Materials Prices Up 2.5% Year-Over-Year, 43% Since February 2020

Construction backlog is back up, but so are input prices for nonresidential construction materials.

Contractor Optimism Grows as ABC’s Backlog Indicator Rebounds in June

by ABC | Jul 18, 2025
Business | Markets | Productivity | Project Delivery

Backlog is on the rise this summer compared with last year, according to ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator.

Industrialized Construction: An Era in Building Efficiency

by Nathan Creech | Jul 18, 2025
Industrial | Markets

Industrialized construction represents a broad shift that’s redefining how we build our environments, making them more adaptable, more efficient and more sustainable.

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Co|Laboration at Its Finest: HITT’s Innovation Lab

Going Ballistic: The New Ballistics Testing Facility at Texas A&M

Nonresidential Construction Spending Contracts in Six of Past Seven Months

Construction Futures: July 2025 Economic Roundup

‘It’s Going to All Work Out for America’: Anirban Basu on 2025 Mid-Year Construction Economic Forecast

June Nonresidential Construction Materials Prices Up 2.5% Year-Over-Year, 43% Since February 2020

Contractor Optimism Grows as ABC’s Backlog Indicator Rebounds in June

Industrialized Construction: An Era in Building Efficiency

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