Public buyers now test concrete and steel against carbon declarations. Three state programs show where supplier paperwork can stall a 2027 bid.
Ozinga's new Indiana mill adds 1 million tons of slag cement capacity. Cost, supply reliability and carbon savings will determine its market impact.
USGBC and NOMA began a first-year collaboration on green building careers as data show 49% of licensure candidates but 21% of architects are people of color.
A Vermont housing project is testing utility-funded geothermal infrastructure. The model could lower upfront costs while reshaping gas utility roles.
Pennsylvania's first BEAD awards send $448 million to 50 counties, and the state says local permitting will now decide how fast networks reach rural sites.
Most NYC buildings filed Local Law 97 reports on time, but fewer than half meet 2030 limits, and deep retrofits can take years to plan, fund and build.
New building retrofits starting construction after June 30, 2026 cannot claim Section 179D, so facilities teams need to rebuild 2027 cases on operating savings.
Construction hiring remains difficult even as parts of the market soften, and operations leaders must test crew availability before 2027 schedules.
Emerson plans Qatar's first certified flow-calibration laboratory as LNG expansion increases demand for local automation and maintenance services.
California and Texas are tying data center growth to power, water and infrastructure costs as states impose tough new requirements on large loads.
A utility line strike can trigger far more than repair costs. CGA estimates underground utility damage costs the U.S. economy $83.2 billion per year nationwide.
Ten-Nine is scaling its TENIX battery additive for commercial use. The material aims to extend cell life and reduce heat without redesigning batteries.
Manufacturers are moving water availability earlier into site selection as drought, competing demand, permits, and infrastructure reshape long-term operations.
PG&E is testing whether thousands of Bay Area homes can support the grid during peak demand. The pilot could reshape how utilities plan for rising power demand.
Massachusetts is now tying new data center permits to clean energy, water, environmental, and community-benefit requirements for projects over 25 MW.
Boston kept most of 26 Court Street standing while taking the building all-electric. The retrofit shows what lower-carbon civic reuse can look like in practice.
Casablanca is advancing a 126 MW waste-to-energy plant near Mediouna. The facility is designed to process 1.5 million tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year.
Nevada is aligning state and federal infrastructure permitting under FAST-41, testing whether coordinated schedules can reduce project execution uncertainty.
U.S. infrastructure investment is colliding with skilled labor demand, and Switzerland and Germany show how workforce development becomes strategy.
Enphase is taking its microinverter model into commercial storage. The IQ Battery C80 scales to 2 MWh for solar, demand management and grid programs nationwide.