Lower energy costs, a sluggish recovery and cheap imports, especially from China, have combined to slow construction inflation.

Although ENR’s indexes measure the costs of non-residential buildings, the recovery in the housing market is having a major impact on index movement.

A digester system cannot be shut down for more than a few hours without serious consequences.

Flint shows how vulnerable the public is when government officials try to cut costs on basic infrastructure without seeing the big picture.

The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) gradually is restarting four road projects idled in late January, when Alpena, Mich.-based DeVere Construction Co. withdrew from the jobs in an apparent payment dispute with the agency.