Items Tagged with 'Construction Materials'

Despite soaring prices, construction backlog grew in March. 

Factory construction spending is down nearly 16% from its 2024 peak, even as copper and steel drive a January rebound in input prices.

Federal Trade Commission suit against German firm Henkel’s bid comes as construction materials prices stay elevated, raising concerns that consolidation could hike bid risk and squeeze contractor margins.

Contractors face rising materials costs and shifting market signals as new ABC data point to softening backlog and confidence heading into 2026.

Prices are increasing “too quickly,” says ABC economist. 

The International Longshoremen’s Association halts work at East and Gulf coast ports, potentially impacting construction materials and equipment.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared more than 200 sq miles including the facility to be a protected natural area.

New program will support development of more accurate product content rating system to boost agency and contractor purchases of low-carbon construction materials. 

In 2012, ENR ran an article about a naively ambitious Denver-based start-up that was diverting construction materials from the landfills by “repurposing” them. The company was then just a year old and was still learning the basics of repurposing.

Although ENR’s indexes measure the costs of non-residential buildings, the housing market has had a major impact on index movement.