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Energy Star vs. LEED: Which Certification Is Best for Your Construction Project?

by Construction Executive | Jun 12, 2025
Institutional | Markets | Multifamily | Residential

New construction has an opportunity to positively impact climate outcomes from day one with benefits that last for decades, with encouragement from a potential Energy Star certification.

News Briefs: May-June 2025

by Construction Executive | Jun 10, 2025
Business | Economy | Education | Markets | News Briefs | Nuts + Bolts | Residential | Workforce

ABC is entering the aerospace industry; equipment rental booms despite economic hindrance.

Compact Living: The New Frontier in Urban Development

by Maria Gatea | May 28, 2025
Markets | Multifamily | Residential

Building small might solve a big problem in the U.S. The construction industry is getting creative to address the housing crisis, and other markets are benefitting.

Construction Futures: May 2025 Economic Roundup

by Construction Executive | May 27, 2025
Business | Business Risk | Commercial | Construction Futures | Economy | Finance | Manufacturing | Markets | Residential

The construction industry holds firm and contractors remain optimistic despite all economic signs to the contrary.

The Post-Pandemic Transformation of the Office Market and Its Impact on Construction Real Estate Development

by Ned Nicholson, Tim Zwerner | May 1, 2025
Commercial | Markets | Residential

The pandemic changed the landscape of commercial real estate. See why so many residents, office workers and retailers are moving across the country.

Closeout: Secret Hideout

by Construction Executive | Feb 7, 2025
Departments | Markets | Residential

The Wilderness Treehouse Cabins in the Wisconsin Dells are a childhood dream brought to life.

Office Spending Has Taken a Huge Hit

by Anirban Basu | Dec 4, 2024
Business | Economy | Features | Institutional | Markets | Multifamily | Residential

It’s no secret that the pandemic and the rise of remote work fundamentally altered the demand for office space. What will that empty space look like going forward?

What’s Old Is New: Adaptive Reuse Across America

by Scott Berman | Jul 17, 2024
Cover Story | Features | Institutional | Markets | Multifamily | Public | Residential

A courthouse in New Orleans. An office building in Washington, D.C. A newspaper headquarters in Chicago. All three are enjoying new lives after being transformed by adaptive-reuse projects—part of a growing trend that might offer a solution to the nation’s housing shortage.
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