Contractors encountered a wide range of price changes for key construction inputs in January, with steep increases for fuel, concrete and gypsum products offsetting sharp declines in lumber and steel prices, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released Feb. 16.

Anticipating the launch of the first phase of a transformative riverfront redevelopment in New York’s Harlem, the project leaders have announced two major sponsors and plans to add more new sponsors this year.

The Standards Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute has formed a new group that will be primarily responsible for the ongoing development of AISI S250, North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes with Cold-Formed Steel Framing.

Tangram, a curator of highly creative commercial interior environments and workspaces headquartered in Southern California, has announced Alyssa Armesto has been promoted to Vice President for Tangram Interiors of Central Valley.

ClarkDietrich has named Brian Panuccio the company’s Chief Commercial Officer, a new role that will lead the sales and marketing teams as both the company and industry continue to evolve.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the National Institute of Building Sciences and MOD X, has released the Offsite Construction for Housing: Research Roadmap, a strategic report that presents the key knowledge gaps and research needs to overcome the barriers and challenges to off-site construction.

Registration for the 2023 Professors’ Workshop is now open. The Professors’ Workshop is designed to provide instructors in civil engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, materials science and construction management programs the latest tools and teaching techniques to effectively engage students in courses that cover structural concrete design, construction, materials and pavements.

GMS Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisitions of Engler, Meier & Justus Inc. in Chicago and Blair Building Materials Inc. in Ontario, Canada. GMS also announced the recent openings of a new greenfield yard in Ontario and two new AMES store locations, which have all opened since the end of its last fiscal quarter.

A worker died last month after they plunged from a connector bridge at a construction site on the University of Virginia’s campus, according to Avery Donmoyer of The Cavalier Daily.

ARCO Design/Build has announced a transition in key leadership, as Rick Schultze, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the parent company, retires as Chief Executive Officer and continues to serve as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors.