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The first six months of 2021 have seen big materials cost hikes, increasing labor shortages and uncertainty over federal action on a major infrastructure package.

While demand for experienced construction professionals runs high in many sectors, average compensation remains soft following the uncertainty created by the COVID- 19 pandemic.

As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes in the U.S. and restrictions on work and other interactions are lifted, the construction sector’s rebound is underway, with some markets bouncing back faster than others, analysts say.

While price increases in softwood lumber have pushed new home costs higher due to homebuilders’ extensive use of the material, estimators for all other building types have felt the pinch as well.

Tiya Miles won the nonfiction prize for “All That She Carried.” The author Karen Tei Yamashita received a lifetime achievement award.

Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis issued the following statement on the addiction crisis:

The Egyptian wastewater reclamation facility, located just east of the Suez Canal, holds two Guinness world records and has the capacity to treat more than 2 billion cu m of wastewater annually; completed on time and on budget, it is set to spur

ENR Texas & Louisiana’s annual Best Projects competition honors achievements in construction across the five-state region, with special honors in safety and sustainability complementing the contest’s 18 main categories.

A six-mile segment of Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County, Calif., will be augmented with tolled express lanes to provide much-needed capacity for the corridor's growing volume of freight traffic.