According to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2025 Union Members Summary released today, 11.1 percent of U.S. construction industry workers belong to a union, an...
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This Month’s Features

Cold-formed steel buildings come of age
If you’ve spent any time around cold‑formed buildings, you know cold‑formed steel is in a class of its own. It’s precise, efficient, stubbornly strong,...

Ice damming is not just a leak—it’s an outright thermal failure
For facility managers in the Midwest Industrial Corridor, winter is the ultimate stress test. But while most maintenance teams focus on visible snow accumulation,...

The upside to the downslide
Newly built hotels are “low-hanging fruit” for Colorado contractor Nick Piontek. Because building owners are looking to save costs, they often don’t include snow...

Designing for wind-driven rain
Architects designing buildings along the Atlantic Coast—from Miami to Boston—and the Gulf Coast—from Tampa to Houston—are likely familiar with the term “Hurricane-Prone Region.”

