The $13 trillion construction industry faces a $40 trillion challenge: Three-quarters of the infrastructure needed by 2050 is not yet built, hundreds of thousands of jobs are going unfilled and ...

That phrase was used by Bob Backstrom of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to describe the kind of fire produced by modern contents, construction techniques and materials. I rarely run across such a ...

Many factors endanger the environment. Unsustainable infrastructure systems, plastic waste, and increased carbon emissions all contribute to this. But, recently, people have acknowledged the need to ...

The National Safety Council estimated that 70 million U.S. construction worker days were lost in 2021 because of workplace injuries. According to the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, it took less ...

Discover the top 3 construction trends to watch in 2026, from smart technologies to sustainable building practices reshaping ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about proptech and innovation in real estate and construction. Over the past year, I have explored a variety of themes ...

Every year, in the middle of summer, hundreds of Hong Kong construction workers and engineers walk up some 200 steps to Ching Lin Terrace in the seaside neighborhood of Kennedy Town. There, in one of ...