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Lack of Skilled Labor, Rising Age of Workers Contribute to Increasing Worldwide Construction Costs

Four of the ten most expensive cities in which to construct buildings are in the United States, including the most expensive. Have a guess as to where it is? Construction around the world has become more expensive following the COVID-19 pandemic. Various factors contribute to the rising construction costs in cities, including the availability of […]
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By Ellen Rogers
Safe and Sunny in Florida
There’s a first time for everything; for me, that was a visit to Florida’s panhandle last week. Florida in January is pretty much always a good idea, especially when it’s cold and snowy at home. My reason for the trip was to get the scoop on all that’s happening within the technical realm of the […]
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by Helen Sanders
The Deployment and Adoption Challenge: Residential Homes
Deployment and adoption. These are major challenges in getting high-performance envelope solutions into new and existing homes and buildings in the U.S. Deployment is a key focus of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Technologies Office (BTO) programs, driving work at the National Laboratories and their partners. Last week, I was fortunate to be