ENR Associate Technology, Equipment and Products Editor Jeff Yoders has been writing about design and construction innovations for 20 years. He is a five-time Jesse H. Neal award winner and multiple ASBPE winner for his tech coverage. Jeff previously wrote about construction technology for Structural Engineer, CE News and Building Design + Construction. He also wrote about materials prices, construction procurement and estimation for MetalMiner.com. He lives in Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, where the pace of innovation never leaves him without a story to chase.
The U.S. Commerce Dept. on Nov. 24 followed through with expected anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber, placing tariffs of 17.99% on their imports—more than twice the 8.99% rate imposed during the Trump administration.
Rescue operations end and recovery begins after twisters, uncommon for this month, swept through the Ohio River Valley, collapsing an Illinois Amazon distribution facility and a Kentucky candle factory.
The participation of the Associated Builders and Contractors, which joined a seven-state lawsuit, is cited as a factor in the vaccine mandate injunction applying in all 50 states.
NASA, U.S. Space Force compare space "superhighway" concept to U.S. Interstate System as they plan major investments to develop the infrastructure system.
Agency said it "remains confident in its authority" to issue emergency rule for large employers, but is complying with New Orleans appeals court-ordered halt of required employee vaccination or testing—as multiple lawsuits now are combined and case appears headed for the US Supreme Court; 60 major medical groups urge employers to implement vaccination rule voluntarily.
Procore has acquired LaborChart, the Overland Park, Kansas-based developer of workforce management software for specialty contractors and self-performing general contractors.
Preparations for the Artemis program, which will land the first woman and person of color on the moon, include upgrades to launch facilities and systems.
When Artemis 1 takes off next year, there will be 90 people in the room on launch day. Two-thirds of them will be Jacobs engineers overseeing the launch sequence software they created.