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Construction Economics for October 12, 2026

ENR's 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR's 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

ACA & Partners Develop New PCR for Cementitious Materials

WASHINGTON (Oct. 5, 2026) - The American Cement Association (ACA) has partnered with the Slag Cement Association, the Natural Pozzolan Association and the Amer…

A Startup Has a Plan to Make Water From Air Using Data Centers' Waste Heat

Atoco's new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.

Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials

He was found to be in possession of extremist materials, sources said.

Acelab Named First Materials Partner of AI Group - the Innovative Design Consortium

Materials platform that uses AI and cloud storage to digitize design firms' product libraries, now is a partner of the alliance of 46 design firms dedicated to…

Construction Economics for October 5, 2026

ENR's 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR's 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Basic Materials Stocks Now

Construction Economics for September 28, 2026

ENR's 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR's 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Singapore's Nexstrom wants to bring 2D semiconductors to chip fabs

Singapore-based Nexstrom has raised new funding to develop equipment that could help chipmakers manufacture 2D semiconductor materials at scale.

Guy Named 'Quantrivious' And 11 Co-Conspirators Busted For $250,000 Chicken Heist

Source Material For A DEI 'Ocean's 12' Remake

New lawsuit alleges Epstein possessed 'child sexual abuse material of countless children'

Two women who filed the suit against the Epstein estate are seeking a court-ordered program to notify potential victims. Jeffrey Epstein's estate is facing a n…

Porsche Makes First EV Cell Using 100% Recycled Cathode Materials

Porsche and Cylib turn end-of-life EV packs into new cathode material, anticipating stricter European battery recovery, traceability, and passport rules.

ABC: Construction Materials Prices Jump Again in August

WASHINGTON (Sept. 10, 2026) - Construction input prices increased 1.2% in August compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contra…

Construction Economics for September 21, 2026

ENR's 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR's 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Brick deliveries plunge 23% as materials demand weakens

Seasonally adjusted brick deliveries in Great Britain slumped 22.8 per cent year on year in July, according to new government figures. Deliveries fell to 95.4…

Chasing paperwork is costing subcontractors more than they think

Margins in subcontracting have been thin for years, but something has shifted. It isn't just materials and labour costs squeezing profit; it's the sheer amount…

NEPO launches £800m building materials framework

The North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) has launched an £800m framework covering building materials, managed stores and modular buildings for public sec…

Fluctuating material costs are rewriting who wins the bid

Material costs are outpacing bids. Speed is the new edge.

Cost spikes hit bevy of construction materials

Prices for copper, lumber, switchgear and several derivative metal products posted 10% or more increases year over year since August 2025, said Anirban Basu, c…

Construction Economics for September 14, 2026

ENR's 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR's 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Construction Materials Prices Jump Again in August

"Construction input prices surged again in August, and the increases were widespread across materials," said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. The post Constru…

A Stealth Startup Thinks It Just Hacked the Memory Shortage

Kepler Computing claims a new approach to chip design - and a proprietary material - can help end the supply bottlenecks that have sent memory prices surging.

ZEGA Investments LLC Sells 2,376 Shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD

ZEGA Investments LLC cut its position in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD - Free Report) by 43.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent fi…

Nykredit A S Purchases Shares of 85,554 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD

Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company…

US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material

"The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the prac…

Living in a Material World

How did building methods and materials evolve from using stone, mortar, wet sand and wooden levers to build the pyramids to autonomous vehicles, remote jobsite…

House GOP faces complaint for using floor footage in campaign materials

The action targets Rep. Richard Hudson, chair of House Republicans' campaign arm. Rules bar lawmakers from using recordings of official proceedings for campaig…

Construction Materials Prices Flat in July, Up 7.4% From a Year Ago

Overall construction input prices are 7.4% higher than one year ago. The post Construction Materials Prices Flat in July, Up 7.4% From a Year Ago first appeare…

How AI and self-driving labs could accelerate semiconductor materials discovery

By Joseph F. Krause, co-founder and CEO, Radical AI The next great semiconductor breakthrough will come down to new materials, not just engineering. The field…

Construction Materials Prices Climb Slightly in July

Despite stable prices this month, economists expect input prices will continue to increase.