Construction Cost Management in 2025: Strategies to Overcome Rising Prices and Policy Shifts
From digital tools to modular construction, explore the strategies firms are using to manage soaring costs while staying ahead of evolving regulations
What the Blocked U.S. Steel Merger Means for Construction Projects in 2025
The blocked U.S. Steel merger is set to affect construction projects nationwide, driving up costs, straining supply chains and sparking innovation in materials and technology.
How Trump’s Immigration, Tariff Policies Could Reshape Construction
Proposed immigration and tariff policies may remake the construction industry by influencing labor availability and material costs
6 Critical Construction Challenges in 2025 (And How Technology Can Solve Them)
Discover how cutting-edge technologies like AI, robotics and cloud-based tools are transforming construction by addressing key challenges such as labor shortages, rising material costs and project delays in 2025
Where Will Construction Costs Go in 2023?
Inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and near-term economic uncertainty have recently clouded contractors’ ability to forecast their project costs
Construction and the Cost-of-Living Crisis
The UK is facing a near-perfect storm of economic headwinds, fuelled by inflation, rising interest rates and slumping demand. Construction firms, which face higher energy costs and rising prices for essential materials, can weather this, but it’s going to be tough.
NYC’s Business District Re-Think Could Be a Boon for Local Construction Firms
New York City has initiated a plan to reimagine its commercial business districts for a post-pandemic world, a development that would inject local-area construction firms with fresh opportunity in the years ahead
How Technology Can Help Construction Amid Economic Uncertainty
Technology has the potential to eliminate redundant work and streamline mundane-yet-critical tasks, easing the burden on construction firms as they face a possible challenging economy ahead.
How Rising Interest Rates Are Confounding Construction
Higher interest rates have frozen owner-occupied residential construction and may soon scuttle commercial deals as the Federal Reserve continues to fight inflation with rate hikes
Build It And They Will Come
Australia’s infrastructure industry plays a central role in building our nation’s growth and economic sustainability. Learn how to build a pipeline of work where your construction business can capitalise on the current infrastructure boom.
3 Economic Trends Poised to Impact Construction in 2023
Recession risk, labor shortages and a possible flurry of government investment appear likely to keep construction firms on their toes heading into a new year
Where Are All the UK Construction Workers?
The UK construction industry needs more than a quarter million new workers by 2026. What does the sector need to do to tackle the skills shortage
Lumber Prices Are Down Again—But for How Long?
Experts say a higher interest rate environment for the foreseeable future may crimp demand for the essential building material in the years ahead, capping a period of pandemic-induced volatility
Construction Faces a Massive Labor Shortage. Here’s How Contractors Can Act.
Major investments in infrastructure and energy in the years ahead mean lucrative opportunities for construction firms. But the industry faces a major worker shortage that will require purposeful actions to reverse
10 of the Largest Infrastructure Projects Underway in Australia
Australia is experiencing an infrastructure boom, with $120 billion invested into land transport and roads over the next 10 years. This is all part of the government’s program to meet the country’s growing demands. Learn about 10 of the largest infrastructure programs currently underway.
