The Construction and Building Materials Market is on a robust growth trajectory, expanding from USD 2.04 trillion in 2024 to USD 2.16 trillion in 2025 and projected to reach USD 2.89 trillion by 2030 ...

Following-up on last month's quick review of the five basic types of building construction, according to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction ...

While residential and commercial construction may look similar on the surface, they pursue different goals, adhere to ...

NAE Perspectives offer practitioners, scholars, and policy leaders a platform to comment on developments and issues relating to engineering. Naresh Thadhani is Jefferson Science Fellow, Bureau of ...

The idea of a straw building might bring to mind a medieval homestead, or perhaps the fairy-tale dwelling of The Three Little Pigs. Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic building ...

The housing construction sector is heating up. The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (NYSEARCA:ITB) has surged 11.1% year to ...

What type of construction? You may be surprised. An important feature of a pre-incident plan is the classification of building construction. Classifying the type of building should be simple, quick ...