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  The drive for improved building energy efficiency will help push 4% growth in the U.S. HVAC insulation market between now and 2030, to $2.5 billion, according to a summary of a Grand View Research report. Not included, though, is any analysis of how the federal government’s shift away from energy efficiency as a policy…

Across the food industry — from meatpackers to retailers—companies face varying levels of climate risk from methane pollution. Livestock emissions account for 32 percent of human-caused methane emissions, which means retailers that sell more dairy, beef and pork products are particularly prone to methane risks. But there are steps all companies can take to clean…

Tens of millions of dollars in public funding for Minnesota pro sports facilities face long odds as lawmakers grapple with the state’s fiscal challenges.   June 4, 2025 The process of funding the maintenance and upgrades of institutional and commercial facilities rarely plays out in public, which makes the situation in Minnesota all the more interesting….

  The number of construction industry job openings declined by 3,000 in April on a monthly basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). “Construction labor market churn remained unusually slow in April,” said Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors, in a press release….

Extreme weather events, including hurricanes, wildfires, and severe storms, have caused devastating financial and human losses across the U.S., with cumulative disaster costs reaching nearly $3 trillion since 1980, according to the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). In 2024 alone, 27 major disasters resulted in damage exceeding $1 billion each, underscoring the urgent need…

Jigar Shah is concerned about an impending rise in energy costs, but he’s still optimistic about the prospect of America’s clean energy future. That’s one of the main takeaways from a wide ranging interview with the former director of the Biden Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). Shah, who is now a part-time…