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The outbreak of COVID-19 acted as a restraint on the non-residential construction market in 2020 as supply chains were disrupted…

The COVID-19 pandemic created major disruption across all industries. Lockdowns, remote work, isolation and quarantine, social distancing, and masking, all…

We’ve heard the estimates for years now: Global cement production accounts for 7% of annual GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. This…

That the most populous state, with a strong “car culture,” can be both the most polluting and the most aggressive…

Perhaps more than anyone else, former President Jimmy Carter made Habitat for Humanity a familiar name. Seen swinging a hammer,…

Getting data from the field into the main computer system can be a problem under good conditions. In the oil…

Could the tidal shift in EV (electric vehicle) adoption be happening now? The latest IEA (Intl. Energy Agency) report on…

Motor vehicles have been powered by a variety of fossil fuels, primarily gasoline, diesel, CNG (compressed natural gas), and propane,…

Every infrastructure segment operates somewhat differently. Different requirements, regulations, oversight, and data flows are common among utilities and other infrastructure…

Natural wood comes from trees, of course. The world’s largest tree, a coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in the heart of…