Non-metallic materials, such as glass-reinforced polymer rebar, have the potential to eventually help decarbonize construction.

French cement producer pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations.

Dry weather in parts of the Midwest have contributed to unusually low river water levels, grounding some barges and requiring emergency dredging, with other waterways affected.

The American Institute of Steel Construction task group reviewed proposals made by California's Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in the aftermath of the 2018 discovery of brittle fractures in plate girders at the Salesforce Transit Center.

The U.S. General Services Administration has issued an RFI as part of a fact-finding mission to help establish federal agency procurement preferences for construction materials and goods that contain less embodied carbon.

Rebar demand is up nearly 9% over the first seven months of 2022 compared to the same time period in 2021.

Startups and more established suppliers of products that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete are developing systems to make the product more sustainable.

Suppliers are beginning to offer concrete and cement products with reduced carbon content, but roadblocks remain in the way of widespread market penetration.

Housing 90% of the world's population in timber buildings could cut additional carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by the equivalent of roughly 20 times U.S. annual emissions from energy use, researchers project.