Volvo Construction Equipment's North America region president talks about recent gains for electric equipment in construction and what it will take to clear hurdles to further adoption, such as mobile fast-charging stations and rethinking fleet management practices.

Growth in use of electric equipment in construction has been relatively slow in the U.S. despite successful pilot efforts, but a new coalition of cities, municipal agencies and industry groups is looking to promote wider adoption.

A $1.2-million project to install a bird-friendly film on windows at Lakeside Center in Chicago is completed ahead of the fall migratory bird season. 

Users have overcome initial reservations about the robot, with ACR's extensive early engagement with union ironworkers and specialty contractors helping to win over skeptics.

New program will support development of more accurate product content rating system to boost agency and contractor purchases of low-carbon construction materials. 

Rigger Jorge De La Torre, 27, fell to his death, but motorists in vehicles miraculously sustained only injuries in the accident earlier this spring.

Police body cameras provided an unusual behind-the-scenes glimpse of the construction crew just after a disastrous accident at a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., high-rise project earlier this year, in video released by city police.

The InQuik system offers a lighter-weight, faster alternative to precast bridges and is drawing attention of transportation agencies across the country.

Finding enough qualified workers to meet the current construction demand is a real challenge in many hot markets of the U.S. right now.

Biden wants the U.S. Trade Representative to consider tripling the present tariff level.