Construction Economics for September 21, 2026

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Brick deliveries plunge 23% as materials demand weakens

Seasonally adjusted brick deliveries in Great Britain slumped 22.8 per cent year on year in July, according to new government figures. Deliveries fell to 95.4 million bricks from 123.5 million in July 2025. They were also 10 per cent lower than in June, extending a… The post Brick deliveries plunge 23% as materials demand weakens appeared first on Construction News.

Barefoot Architects creates climate-adaptive family home in Bristol

The Architects’ Journal Barefoot Architects creates climate-adaptive family home in Bristol The Bristol and Devon-based practice has retrofitted, remodelled and extended a large family home, using natural, healthy and low-carbon materials The post Barefoot Architects creates climate-adaptive family home in Bristol appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Fran Williams

Adderstone to reuse materials for Strata NE debut

Adderstone Civils will reuse excavated materials on a project for Strata in Spennymoor, County Durham, the housebuilder's first in the north east.

Carbon-sequestering roads to be piloted in Singapore

The Asia Pacific subsidiary of American-headquartered road construction company Verde Resources has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with building materials producer Highway International to collaborate on a pilot programme… The post Carbon-sequestering roads to be piloted in Singapore appeared first on Global Construction Review.

CIBSE Case Study: Lean Construction to Minimise Materials & Resources

Leeds consultant LEDA uses the principles of lean construction to minimise materials and resources on its projects. Matthew Hall explains how the approach cut services costs by a third on one refurbishment.

Biobased materials

Biobased is a loose term that describes an organic material or product that contains, in whole or in part, biogenic (from biological sources) carbon.

Technical overview of F&T Terrix F&T Terrix materials for commercial building sites, new builds and restoration.

Technical overview of F&T Terrix F&T Terrix materials for commercial building sites, new builds and restoration.

RICS - WBEF - Carbon measurement and reporting: In partnership with Built Environment Carbon Database 10052023

Reducing the construction impact on the environment starts with achieving consistency in how we report and measure emissions. RICS is collaborating with sector leaders to develop the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD), a free to access database designed to be the main source of data for carbon estimating and benchmarking in the UK construction sector. During this WBEF Week 2023 conversation session, they explore the instrument and how it will work in practice.

RICS - WBEF - 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Spotlight on materials 11052023

The 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction provides a global snapshot on progress of the buildings and construction sector towards decarbonisation, and reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies, and solutions in the sector during the past year. In this video, Mae-ling Lokko, Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Architecture, puts a spotlight on the global impact of materials used in the buildings sector on carbon.

What types of materials are commonly used in exterior cladding systems, and how are they represented in detail drawings?

What materials have you found that work in attracting young people to the Built Environment?

What are the implications of a shift in inventory and procurement models from the 'just-in-time' approach to a 'just-in-case' approach?

What should contractors and clients be doing now to plan ahead for an onslaught of price escalation?

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