Zachary Phillips

The prevailing wage rule update went into effect Oct. 23, and it could mean higher hourly wages for workers on major federal projects.

The practice helps longtime employees learn tech and communication skills, while newer workers gain valuable insight from experienced colleagues, according to a Suffolk project manager.

Despite a series of challenges during the four-year project, crews converted the Washington, D.C., media-focused museum into a higher education facility.

The proposed rule would outline rights for employees who work outdoors and require companies to develop a mandatory heat exposure program.

The Sweden-based developer and contractor announced it won a $100 million Texas State University project a week after it celebrated a milestone on a business school structure.

Tracy Hunt, a 26-year company veteran, took the reins of the contractor’s Building’s division in the state earlier this month.

A team focused on scaling offsite construction in Appalachia hopes it can rebuild both the workforce and affordable homes.

The contractor broke ground this month on the window and door manufacturing plant, said to be a $420 million investment.

The legislation, which would permit teens 16 and older to work on roofing projects, also expands recruitment efforts in the trades.

The U.S. division of the Sweden-based firm will construct the STEM facility for North Carolina State University, the fifth project it has undertaken for the school.

The new attraction allows tourists to perch atop a beam like the workers who built the skyscraper in 1932.

As demand for workers in other sectors cools, construction still faces a wide margin between the number of available positions and the supply to fill them.

Aimee Olmedo, a former educator, says the mindset that construction is a “dirty” job has begun to change.

Aurora Fire Rescue is investigating the cause of the Thursday morning blaze.

An unoccupied multifamily building in the Sapphire Bay project in Rowlett, Texas, burned for over 24 hours Friday.

Researchers found that laborers came to work dehydrated and had elevated core temperatures even under moderate conditions.

One of two motorists involved in a vehicle crash at a Baltimore-area highway construction site that killed six could face 18 months in prison.

A lack of experienced workers, far-flung jobsites and social issues will compound the industry’s labor shortage this year, experts say.

Poor return-to-office rates in the U.S. are contributing to struggles in the Swedish builder’s portfolio.

David Mortenson said construction needs to evolve, and predicted shifts in building methods in the next 20 years.