January 2025

To meet the construction industry’s needs in 2025, 439,000 new workers will be required, according to a model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The model uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s construction put-in-place survey and U.S.

As a major fire was abating near San Jose, Calif., that ravaged one of the world’s largest battery energy storage facilities, investigators have begun an onsite probe of the cause. The blaze that began Jan. 16 destroyed most of

President Donald Trump on January 22 announced a private joint venture known as Stargate that pledged to invest up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to the development of artificial intelligence. The partnership was formed by OpenAI, Oracle and

A draft of the next version of the American Institute of Steel Construction Standard for Certification Programs, AISC 207, now is available for public review and comment through Feb.28.The new standard excludes safety program requirements, recognizing the evolution of

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics Source link

A construction worker fell down a ventilation shaft Jan. 23 while working at the Obama Presidential Center, being built by the joint venture contractor Lakeside Alliance, in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The Chicago Fire Dept. responded at about 1:05 p.m.

Nearly a year after the collapse of an under-construction pre-engineered steel airplane hangar in Boise, Idaho, killed three workers, construction has resumed with the original contractor, Big D Builders Inc.The Meridian, Idaho-based contractor—which is not affiliated with Salt Lake