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09/05/2026

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near Galveston, Texas right before Labor Day weekend, nearly nine inches of rain in under 48 hours, hurricane-force wind gusts along the coast, and evacuation orders in low-lying parts of Cameron, Louisiana.

No one waited to find out how bad it would get. That's not luck. That's what happens when a community has already decided, long before the storm forms, how it's going to respond when one arrives.

Every storm is a test of what was built before it, not just what happens after. The roads that stay passable. The structures that hold. The plans that were already written down before anyone needed them.

This is exactly why disaster resilience matters, and why Built America Magazine will be at the Disasters Expo USA and Resilient Cities Expo this October, in the same region Edouard just moved through.

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The federal government just committed $1 billion to disaster resilience and hazard-resistant infrastructure.FEMA's new f...
09/04/2026

The federal government just committed $1 billion to disaster resilience and hazard-resistant infrastructure.

FEMA's new funding is specifically designed to prioritize infrastructure resilience — funding construction projects ready to implement and incentivizing adoption of the latest hazard-resistant building codes.
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The companies building those solutions are gathering in Houston this October.

Built America Magazine is the official media partner of the Disasters Expo USA and Resilient Cities Expo — October 14 and 15 at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas.

The conversation about disaster-resilient construction is no longer theoretical. It is funded. It is urgent. And it is happening right now.

Is your company part of it?

Visit www.builtamericamagazine.com

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09/03/2026

There's a version of this industry's history where the people who built it get remembered. There's another version — the one most of us grew up reading — where they don't.

Not because they weren't there. Because no one was writing it down.

Women Building the Future exists to fix that.

This is Built America Magazine's national special edition — a record of the women already leading construction, development, manufacturing, architecture, and the skilled trades forward. Not as an exception to the industry. As the industry.

It's been years in the making. It launches very soon. And once it's out, there's no putting it back.

Because some stories aren't asking for permission anymore. They're just arriving.

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Some careers are chosen. Others are inherited — not as a business, but as a reason to build one.That's the story behind ...
09/03/2026

Some careers are chosen. Others are inherited — not as a business, but as a reason to build one.

That's the story behind MattLane Construction and its founder, Lauren Matthews, featured in our Women Building the Future edition.

Full story coming soon.

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3 days that could change your year! Don't miss the 2026 FBMA Women's Summit happening September 16–18 at Margaritaville ...
09/02/2026

3 days that could change your year!

Don't miss the 2026 FBMA Women's Summit happening September 16–18 at Margaritaville Resort Orlando. Built America Magazine is honored to support this incredible gathering of women leaders across the LBM industry.

📍 Where: Margaritaville Resort Orlando
📅 When: September 16–18, 2026
🎟️ Register: fbma.org/fbma-womens-summit-2026.html

The disaster isn't the expensive part. What happens after it is.According to the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infras...
09/02/2026

The disaster isn't the expensive part. What happens after it is.

According to the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure's 2025 Global Infrastructure Resilience Report, economic losses from service disruptions after a disaster run, on average, 7.4 times higher than the direct damage itself. A collapsed bridge isn't just a repair bill. It's every business, commute, and supply chain that depended on it, multiplied for as long as it stays broken.

Globally, storms, floods, and earthquakes cost an estimated $169 billion in 2025 alone.

This is why "resilient infrastructure" isn't really about surviving the disaster. It's about how fast everything connected to it gets back online.

Built America Magazine will be covering this exact conversation at the Disasters Expo USA and Resilient Cities Expo this October in Houston.

Source: Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), Global Infrastructure Resilience Report 2025

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Steel is about to get more expensive — for reasons that have nothing to do with U.S. policy.Starting September 8, Canada...
09/01/2026

Steel is about to get more expensive — for reasons that have nothing to do with U.S. policy.

Starting September 8, Canada is enacting retaliatory tariffs of 15–50% on more than 700 American goods, targeting the sectors most exposed to U.S. tariffs — steel, aluminum, construction materials, and appliances chief among them. It's a direct countermeasure to U.S. Section 232 tariffs, which have already pushed steel and aluminum duties to 50% this year.

For contractors, the exposure isn't just about buying Canadian steel. Materials like HVAC equipment and structural components often cross the U.S.-Canada border multiple times during production — meaning a 50% tariff applied at each crossing can compound well beyond the headline rate.

Construction input prices already surged at their fastest pace since 2022 earlier this year. This is another variable landing on top of that.

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Source: Canada.ca, Associated General Contractors of America

09/01/2026

While the rest of the economy lost jobs, construction added them.

The U.S. economy shed an estimated 23,000 jobs in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction moved in the opposite direction, adding roughly 22,000 positions, led by specialty trade contractors, who alone filled an estimated 18,000 open roles.

In a month when the overall labor market contracted, construction didn't just hold steady. It was one of the few sectors actively hiring.

That's not a coincidence. It's what a persistent skilled labor shortage looks like when demand doesn't slow down.

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Source: Engineering News-Record, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Two weeks. One room. A moment two years in the making.The Women Building the Future special edition of Built America Mag...
08/31/2026

Two weeks. One room. A moment two years in the making.

The Women Building the Future special edition of Built America Magazine launches live at the 2026 FBMA Women's Summit — September 16–18 at Margaritaville Resort Orlando in Kissimmee, Florida.

Here is what you can expect:

• Keynote speaker Barb Allen — one of the most respected voices in construction leadership

• An incredible lineup of women industry leaders, including Perlla Deluca, Dena Cordova-Jack, Emily Overson, Gloria Ebey, Cherylyn Harley LeBon, Amanda Van Meter Burch, and Anela Arcari

• The official live launch of the Women Building the Future edition of Built America Magazine — featuring a special double-page speaker spread

• The FBMA Pickleball Event at Crush Yard Orlando — because leadership and a little friendly competition go hand in hand

• Three days of connection, learning, and celebration of the women running this industry

Registration is still open. Do not miss it.

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08/29/2026

Here's what makes this Summit different from every other one: something launches there that doesn't exist anywhere else yet.

Women Building the Future, Built America Magazine's special edition spotlighting the women already leading construction, building materials, and the trades, officially debuts live at the 2026 FBMA Women's Summit.

You won't find this edition anywhere before September 16–18. It launches at Margaritaville Resort Orlando, alongside the very women it features.

If you're attending, you'll be there for the first copies. If you're not yet registered, this might be the reason to change that.

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