Energy companies say a labor shortage is one big obstacle to installing more solar power. They’re turning to machines to speed things up. By Brad Plumer The companies racing to build large solar farms ...

Imagine a construction site where robots, not humans, are laying bricks with pinpoint precision, applying mortar flawlessly, and delivering materials exactly when and where they’re needed. This isn’t ...

From fungi-based materials to robots that can assemble entire building units, the construction industry is working on a lot of strategies to advance twin goals of affordability and sustainability. One ...

There’s no getting around it: construction is a risky business. When you’re working on complex projects involving half-built structures, heavy machinery, ever-changing weather conditions, and the need ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As a teenager working for his dad's construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and ...

John Fish created New England’s largest general contractor, Suffolk, on the backs of laborers. Now he’s betting the future is filled with hardwired hard hats and AI foremen. It’s well below freezing ...

How do you relocate an entire 8,270-ton, 43,380-sq-ft (4,030 sq m), 100-year-old Shikumen brick building complex so you can build a multi-level subterranean shopping center, parking lot and subway ...