Tariffs Drive Surge in March Construction Materials Prices
WASHINGTON, DC — Construction input prices increased 0.5% in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released April 11. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.6% for the
From the ENR Archives: August 24, 1944
This 1944 cover image shows a crew of U.S. Navy Seabees placing steel mats for an airstrip somewhere in the Pacific. Known as Marston mat or pierced planking, and developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, this product proved
Autodesk Brings Mesh Exports Into Revit, With New Graphics
Turning a photograph or a scan into a 3D model remains a cumbersome process involving several data processing steps. This is despite reality capture being easier than ever before, thanks to drone photographs and scans, with even robots such
Atlas Tube Releases HSS Connections Tool at Steel Show
On April 1 at the North American Steel Construction Conference in Louisville, Ky., Atlas Tube released its HSS Connections Hub, a cloud-based suite of engineering resources designed to simplify hollow structural sections connection design for structural engineers and steel
Industrial Leads for the Week of April 14, 2025
INDIANA Prometheus Energetics and the American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation are planning to construct a defense products and munitions manufacturing campus on a 550-acre site in Bloomfield. Project scope includes construction of multiple buildings; and purchase and installation of
Microsoft Hits Pause Button on $1B in Data Centers in Ohio
Microsoft Corp. is pausing a plan to spend $1 billion building three data centers in central Ohio—just a few months after it also put on hold plans to build portions of a $3.3-billion data center in Wisconsin.To expand its
Modular Construction Interface Standard Aims to Establish Clear Guidelines
Hoping to promote compatibility and interoperability that could accelerate the adoption of off-site construction in sectors such as multifamily housing, commercial developments and institutional projects, the International Code Council and the Center for Offsite Construction at the New York