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Why Nashville’s C&D Recycling Industry Is Booming

by Bethany Chambers | Nov 10, 2026
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...and how it could reshape the construction industry nationally.
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Construction’s Workforce Challenge Is About More Than Labor. It’s About Leadership.

by Benjamin Urban | Nov 9, 2026
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At a recent summit with leaders from across the AEC industry, labor dominated the conversation, even ahead of tariffs and inflation.
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What General Contractors Wish Their Steel Fabricators Did Before Steel Arrives to a Jobsite

by Tom Adams | Nov 4, 2026
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Material selection can affect both cost and schedule, but reducing steel tonnage does not automatically reduce the overall cost of a project.
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Biophilic Building for Healing: Bringing Nature, Materials and High-Performance Systems Into Healthcare Facilities

by Angela Iraldi | Nov 2, 2026
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Access to natural light and views is no longer treated as an amenity. It's a core piece of patient-centered design.
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Complexities of Office-to-Residential Conversion Projects in a Growing Construction Market

by David J. Pfeffer | Oct 28, 2026
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Where 1.6 million square feet of office space was converted to residential in 2023, that number soared to reach 5 million square feet by 2025.
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Data Center Demand Is Creating a Talent Crisis Across the Rest of Construction

by Sam Cormack | Oct 27, 2026
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Mission-critical construction is moving at a ridiculous pace, and the influx in labor demand is stripping all the capabilities away from the rest of the construction sector.
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by Nathan Abadi | Oct 26, 2026
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Which bills come first? When should the customer payments arrive? And what happens if one of them is two weeks late?
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by Construction Executive | Oct 23, 2026
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