How construction companies are advancing commercial and industry projects in an era of inflated material costs

There is an ambitious $2.3 trillion infrastructure improvements plan before Congress. It promises to be a boom to the construction industry, but if enacted how will builders respond to an already acute shortage of construction materials? Steel prices are increasing weekly and at the beginning of this year experts predicted a continuation of material shortages into 2021 even as the nation begins to emerge from the pandemic. In addition to steel, lumber, PVC and plastic piping continue to rise. A…