Construction planning jumped 7% to close 2025 strong

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction planning momentum finished the year strong largely due to the strength of familiar drivers, including data centers, according to Dodge Construction Network. The Dodge Momentum Index, which tracks nonresidential construction projects entering the planning stages, jumped […]

Refined concrete: A measurable path to performance and sustainability

By Kristina Abrams, AIA, LEED AP, CDT, CCS, Chris Bennett, CSC, iSCS, CDT, Bill DuBois, CSI, CCS, AIA, Ken Hercenberg, Ashley Houghton, Donald Koppy, Kathryn Marek, AIA, CSI, CCCA, NCARB, SCIP, Mitch Miller, Keith Robinson, RSW, FCSC, FCSI, LEED AP, Linda Stansen, CSI, CCCA, RA, SCIP, Michael Thrailkill, AIA, CDT, NCARB, LEED AP, Vivian Volz, […]

Enhancing community safety: Effective wildfire mitigation and building practices

By Tony Crimi, P.Eng., MASc. and Antoine Habellion, P.Eng., M.Eng. Photos courtesy ROCKWOOL North America Part one of this article in The Construction Specifier’s December issue documented the growing exposure of Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) communities to high-intensity wildfire hazards and reviewed the mechanistic pathways by which structures ignite, notably ember and firebrand attack, direct […]