Contractors in HVAC and sheet metal trades are once again feeling the heat from rising materials costs, as new federal data confirms broad-based increases for key construction inputs across 2025. An ...

While energy prices fell in August, construction input costs rose slightly, mainly due to tariffs impacting metals like steel and copper. Overall, prices are up 2.3% annually, and despite cost ...

An electrician works on power-distribution equipment at a construction site. Copper wire and cable prices rose 7.3% in May and were 24.2% higher than a year earlier, helping drive a sharp increase in ...

Construction input prices increased 0.2% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index ...

President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on certain goods from Canada and Mexico and is expected to follow through on broader tariffs starting on April 2. Related Group CEO Jon Paul Pérez said ...

While construction input prices fell in June due to declining energy costs, geopolitical tensions and tariff impacts are ...

A recent study of Sacramento County public works projects found that those led by unionized contractors were more cost- and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Skyrocketing diesel prices are reverberating through the construction industry, increasing project costs and leading contractors and subcontractors to boost their bids. “It’s ...