Building construction

Metro Atlanta is on a hot streak.More than 6 million people now live in the region, according to recent Census Bureau estimates. Experts say that's about a 50% increase from 20 years ago. "It's a huge increase in population," said Dan…

For every Cyber Monday purchase, there is a warehouse employee packing up those soon-to-be presents.The big online shopping holiday comes amid a warehouse shortage across the United States as distribution center vacancy rates are at…

An employee works on a laptop computer at the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, which opened in 2018. It is among companies that have focused on office air quality as part of building design standards.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…

The Covid-19 pandemic threw supply chains into chaos, and steel — an essential metal used in everything from dishwashers to cars — was not immune to these disruptions. "Steel is certainly one of those examples of shortages, higher prices,…

Concrete is the foundation of just about everything. It's used to construct buildings, highways, bridges, roads and more.During the Covid-19 pandemic, concrete fell victim to the same phenomena impacting other essential materials and goods:…

Construction workers pouring wet concrete on a road. With 20% of the planned infrastructure bill, or $110 billion, dedicated for the construction of roads and bridges, small constructions firms are hoping for a long-term boom in…