This blog post was authored by Thad Berkes, Chief Cost Estimator, Design Collaborative. The start of 2025 has introduced increased pricing volatility and reduced predictability due to changing tariffs ...

Construction costs nationally rose 2.7% in the second quarter of this year as commodities, including lumber and copper, grew more expensive, according to a national cost index. Costs rose 5.4% ...

New RSMeans data from Gordian breaks down square-foot construction costs for data centers in 10 U.S. metro markets.

Construction material prices rose 2.6% year-over-year in July. Steel, aluminum, and copper prices surged due to new tariffs. Long Island firms report canceled projects and tighter margins. Though the ...

The cost of building things in the U.S. is still trending upward, and at a rate greater than overall inflation, Skanska executives said in a recent webinar. Interest rates, tariffs and now diesel ...

The federal government’s newest tariff actions could make new homes more expensive to build. In June, the U.S. increased tariff rates on most imported steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, per the White ...

The Eno Center for Transportation recently held a webinar that examined how rising construction costs could impact surface transportation funding reauthorization efforts—especially as new “Build ...

Bloomberg reports that BloombergNEF data show average capital costs for combined-cycle gas projects climbed to $2,157 per ...

Buying a house used to be a rite of passage for middle-class Americans, but in recent decades, would-be homeowners have found themselves priced out of the market. The affordability crisis has become ...