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The “Next Normal”: Construction Industry Trends That Are Here to Stay

Dan Duszynski
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  While the pandemic wreaked havoc on supply chains and production output in mining, manufacturing, and construction it also provided an impetus for some long-delayed innovation. Even before Covid 19 reared its ugly head, the industrial world faced the ongoing challenges that continue to this day in the way of…
construction infrastructure
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Associated General Contractors Say Biden Policies Adding to US Infrastructure Crisis

Dan Duszynski
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  The civil construction infrastructure sector is looking at a mass exodus of construction workers, with the Brookings Institute forecasting a yearly exit from the industry at 1.5 million workers per year, every year, over the next decade according to a June 16, 2020 article by Construction Equipment Guide correspondent…
Construction Materials Lumber Prices
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Pipelines, Politics, and the Construction Materials Price Spikes

Dan Duszynski
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  Thanks to the current White House resident, the US construction industry is rolling through a perfect storm of construction material price spikes that some might think is an intentional assault on what would otherwise be a thriving economic sector.  Already depressed by the government overreach that culminated in the…
Gypsum Wallboard
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Can the Gypsum Materials Industry Launch a Sustainability Rebound After 2020 Covid Declines?

Dan Duszynski
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  Industries in sectors ranging from minerals processing and rare earth metals, to concrete and aggregates, to gypsum materials are all initiating or following through in 2021 on strategic moves to cash in on sustainability trends. These tactics are being deployed to overcome the significant 2020 declines triggered by rampant…
2021 construction trends
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Big Spender Non-building Projects Prop Up 2% Drop in Dodge Index 2021 Construction Numbers

Dan Duszynski
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  Once again the push to green tech is playing a role in 2021 construction trends, as the stagnant building sector is still recovering from Covid 19 supply overhangs. But there’s still some good civil construction news for the remainder of 2021.  National construction numbers overall logged a 2% drop…
construction materials logistics
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Evolving Construction Materials Supply Chains in 2021

Dan Duszynski
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  “Simply put, there’s probably no other supply chain that is in more dire need of transformation than the construction industry supply chain.”- Adrian Gonzalez-talkinglogistics.com Is Today’s Construction Industry Supply Chain Ready to Sustain $79 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending?  According to Steve Cox, VP of Business Development at Command Alkon,…
Carbon Net Zero Aggregates
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Carbon Neutral: Keywords For the Aggregates Industry in 2021 and Beyond

Dan Duszynski
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  Reducing carbon levels is a mandate that isn’t going away anytime soon. Global political pressure for sustainable green construction from the UN has resulted in a doubling in 2020 of the number of companies and local governments committed to “net zero emissions” by the end of this century. Many…
off-site construction
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Off-Site Construction Booming As Industry Braces For The Post-COVID Rush

Dan Duszynski
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Despite COVID-19 shuttering construction sites, introducing supply chain frictions and creating economic turmoil for construction companies, the overall outlook of civil, residential and commercial construction is bright. Recent reports suggest that the United States construction market will record a CAGR of 5% from 2020 to 2024 — becoming a 1.428 trillion dollar…

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