An industrial crop that was heavily restricted for nearly a century is returning to the construction sector as an approved ...

A research team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has come up with a new bio-derived material made from yeast.

Gordian’s most recent Quarterly Construction Cost Insights Report for Q4 2023 describes an industry still attempting to recover from the impact of COVID. This was complicated by inflation, weather, ...

Gordian’s Q1 2024 Quarterly Construction Cost Insights Report brings good news on construction material prices: Although there are some materials whose prices have continued to show volatility, costs ...

Eagle Materials (EXP) down 0.9% in Tuesday's trading, even as J.P. Morgan upgrades the building materials producer to Neutral ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeffrey Steele has been a freelance writer for one-third of a century. Rendering of a Lewisboro, N.Y. disaster-resilient home by ...

Ready to turn some "trash" into treasure? Before finding salvage materials for your project, check your local builders' association and your state or provincial environmental agency for information on ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about building materials companies is that they are entirely at the mercy of volatile new ...

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results ...

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a ...