Can Prefabricated School Buildings Offer Cost-Effective and Sustainable Infrastructure for Education?
The Rise of Prefabricated School Buildings: A Cost-Effective, Sustainable, and Time-Saving Solution In today’s fast-paced world, the demand for modern, innovative, and sustainable infrastructure is on the rise. Traditional brick-and-cement construction methods are struggling to keep up with this demand, making
Groups Win Temporary Court Halt to Trump Funding Freeze as 23 State AGs Launch Suit
Two national associations have won an immediate temporary restraining order from a federal district court of an announced plan by the acting head of the federal Office of Management and Budget for a "temporary pause" of all federal funds
Rhode Island $132M Soccer Stadium Goes Fully Electric
Plagued by early public funding woes and escalating costs, a $132-million minor league soccer stadium rising on a brownfield site in Pawtucket, R.I., will be the first 100% electric soccer-specific stadium in the U.S. when it hosts the local
Innovation Gives New York City Sewer Project a Twist
The deteriorating South Street interceptor sewer near the South Street Seaport in Manhattan’s Financial District had all the makings of a mess.Located nearly 30 ft below the busy roadway, which itself underlies the FDR Drive viaduct, the 60-year-old concrete
Fighting $1.6B Baha Mar Decision, CCA Construction Files for Bankruptcy
Following a New York State judge's ruling that China Construction America owes $1.6 billion to BML Properties—the original developer of the $3.5-billion Baha Mar project in the Bahamas—the contractor in December filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in
Construction May Play Role in South Florida High-rise Subsidence, Study Finds
Researchers found 35 high-rises along the coasts of Miami-area barrier islands slowly sank by as much as 3 in. between 2016 and 2023. While some settling during and in the months following construction is normal, the researchers say the
Part of Under-Construction High School Collapses in Alabama
An under-construction athletic practice facility in Gulf Shores, Ala., part of ongoing work to build the city's $137-million high school, collapsed in the early morning of Jan. 27. Grant Brown, spokesperson for the coastal city, says officials are not sure
Chasing Automation and Lower Carbon at World of Concrete
With the U.S. construction market still facing a labor crunch and other pressures to find more efficient ways to build, attendees at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas on Jan. 21-24 were looking for advances in automation
Groups Win Temporary Court Halt to Trump Funding Freeze as State AGs Plan Suit
Two national associations have won an immediate temporary restraining order from a federal district court of an announced plan by the acting head of the federal Office of Management and Budget for a "temporary pause" of all federal funds
ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Slips in December
WASHINGTON, DC — Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator inched down to 8.3 months in December, according to an ABC member survey conducted Dec. 20 to Jan. 6. The reading is down 0.3 months from