The idea that buildings should be constructed with an eye to slowing climate change by making them carbon neutral is being superseded by the development of even more ambitious technologies that aim to ...

Environmental sustainability and the energy-intensive construction industry don’t often go hand-in-hand. The construction industry is a massive consumer of raw materials and natural resources, and it ...

Announcing an initiative to increase the number of women in construction, Building Futures leaders noted higher-than-average ...

Having places to live, work, shop, and otherwise conduct our daily lives is critical. But someone has to build those structures, and someone has to account for all the various aspects and needs of the ...

Despite an increase in energy efficiency investment and lower energy intensity, the building and construction sector's energy consumption and CO 2 emissions have rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic ...

In 2021, building energy efficiency investments rose 16% to US$ 237 billion, but floor space growth outpaced efficiency efforts; Sector’s 2021 operational energy-related CO2 emissions were 5% over ...

Carbon-dioxide emissions from building construction and operations hit an all-time high in 2021, according to the most recent data, a sign that the push to decarbonize the industry by 2050 may be ...

The Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1974 (MPPAA) was enacted purposefully by Congress to seize moneys from contributing employers to fund multiemployer defined benefit pension funds ...

For all the hoopla about the ecommerce boom and “last mile” order fulfillment driving demand for more warehouse and manufacturing space, construction of industrial buildings actually declined over the ...