In 2018, EPC contractor TGE Top Down delivered a $112-million, 10-story, 621,000-sq-ft office building in Bangalore, India, using a patented top-down building system.
Top-down construction—assembling the floor of a building on the ground and lifting it into place—has long presented a possible alternative to the labor-intensive process of building steel frames, floors, walls and all components at height.
Biden administration anticipates the policies will help advance U.S. emission reduction goals, but some construction groups worry about unintended consequences.
Construction Industry Institute experts explored their latest findings on material tracking and sustainability for construction at the group's annual conference.