Punch List: DPR opens Pennsylvania office, MBI elects new president

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction Dive’s Friday Punch List is a series dedicated to sharing major building headlines that contractors may have missed from the week. A work week shortened by a holiday did not correlate with a shortage of construction […]

Transit, Amtrak cuts advance in House appropriations bill

A House appropriations subcommittee passed a one-year bill on May 21 to fund the Department of Transportation for the 2027 fiscal year. Current funding for the DOT expires on Sept. 30. The bill passed on a party-line 9-7 vote. It cuts public transit funding by 22% and Amtrak funding by 69%, compared to FY 2026 […]

The brick matching challenge – Construction Specifier

Figure 1: Original bricks salvaged from the garden wall were used to repair the building facade (at right), and the garden wall was rebuilt with new bricks similar to the original (at left). Repair of existing brick masonry must address a seemingly simple yet often difficult conundrum: finding new brick. Matching the size, color, and […]