NABTU, CPWR partner with Bechtel-backed suicide prevention initiative

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Editor’s note: This story focuses on the topic of mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. Dive Brief: The American Foundation for […]

Researchers turn sawdust into fire-resistant building panels

Researchers have found a way to turn sawdust into a durable and sustainable interior wall panel, but whether it gets commercialized as a product depends on how cost-effectively manufacturers can access a mineral that’s key to the production process. The key ingredient is struvite, a crystalline ammonium magnesium phosphate that builds up in water treatment […]

Punch List: Turner files $7M lien, NYC skyscrapers are world’s most expensive

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Major construction headlines this week included a judge ordering construction work to stop on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom addition — which has since received a key approval from a commission for the planning process, AP News […]