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Technology is transforming entire industries to be more efficient, yet productivity lags in construction—confoundingly so. The reality is that the problem is systemic. What if there was a par system for construction?

Building owners and their design and construction teams now have a free guide to help them navigate the waters of integrated project delivery.

Cross-laminated timber structures remained intact under explosive loads well beyond their design capacity

Fire-prevention experts advise adopting a multi-phased approach to preventing and detecting fires during construction.

NY Presbyterian adapts construction of the David H. Koch ambulatory care center to fit a tight space and meet changing medical priorities and technology solutions.

A new type of cement that is based on a blend of limestone and calcined clay is gaining acceptance.

Contractors on the $2.7-billion Silver Line Metro extension in northern Virginia will protect or replace 1,569 precast concrete panels used on five stations after multiple issues were discovered on hundreds of the panels.

The major model building code in the U.S. may make adjustments in light of last June’s Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in London, where 71 people died.

Structural innovator calls on industry leaders to create a funding collective for public-domain research to speed advancement in the built environment

The steel sector is so excited about structural engineer Ron Klemencic’s composite steel superstructure, expected to speed office tower construction, that at least three steel fabricators are studying it, many months before erection is set to begin on Seattle’s 850-ft-tall “proof of concept.”