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LUMBER$418/MBF▲ 3.2%
REBAR$0.74/lb▼ 1.1%
CONCRETE$142/yd³▲ 0.8%
COPPER WIRE$4.28/lb▲ 5.6%
DIESEL$3.89/gal▼ 2.3%
DRYWALL$11.40/sheet▲ 1.4%
STRUCTURAL STEEL$0.52/lb▼ 0.5%
OSHA CFR 1926REV 2026-Q1UPDATED
LUMBER$418/MBF▲ 3.2%
REBAR$0.74/lb▼ 1.1%
CONCRETE$142/yd³▲ 0.8%
COPPER WIRE$4.28/lb▲ 5.6%
DIESEL$3.89/gal▼ 2.3%
DRYWALL$11.40/sheet▲ 1.4%
STRUCTURAL STEEL$0.52/lb▼ 0.5%
OSHA CFR 1926REV 2026-Q1UPDATED
SPEC SHEET // 06 MODULES

What lands in your inbox
every Monday before sunrise.

Each module is a self-contained data block. No editorial padding. No trend pieces. Just the numbers your estimators are already pulling manually — pre-formatted, pre-sorted, pre-delivered.

01

Material Price Tracker

Commodity index with week-over-week delta and alert tier classification

WATCH
lumber_index
$418/MBF▲ 3.2%
rebar_index
$0.74/lb▼ 1.1%
concrete_yd3
$142.00▲ 0.8%
copper_wire
$4.28/lb▲ 5.6%
diesel_gal
$3.89▼ 2.3%
4-week avgWATCH TIER ACTIVE
DELIVERYEvery Monday 05:45 AM
DATA SOURCERandom Lengths · ENR · CME Futures
02

Permit Radar

Active permit status by jurisdiction — delays, reviews, and issuances

LIVE
BLDG-2026-0441
Travis Co. TX
DELAYED+14d
ELEC-2026-0189
Harris Co. TX
ISSUED—
MECH-2026-0302
Bexar Co. TX
REVIEW+7d
Monitoring 847 active permits · TX, AZ, FL, CO
DELIVERYEvery Monday + Thursday
DATA SOURCEMunicipal APIs · State DOT · AHJ feeds
03

Weather-Delay Predictor

72-hour site-specific delay risk with schedule impact estimate

ALERT
Austin I-35 Corridor
Thunderstorm 70%
HIGH+1–2d
Houston Ship Channel
Wind 28mph
MED+4h
Denver Tech Center
Clear
LOW+—
DELIVERYEvery Monday 05:45 AM
DATA SOURCENOAA · Weather.gov · Site GPS coordinates
04

Subcontractor Pulse

Trade availability and prevailing wage rates by market region

TIGHT
Concrete / Flatwork
$68/hrTIGHT
Electrical (JW)
$82/hrMODERATE
HVAC Pipefitters
$76/hrTIGHT
Iron Workers
$74/hrAVAILABLE
DELIVERYEvery Monday
DATA SOURCEBLS Occupational Data · Regional labor exchanges
05

OSHA Revision Summary

CFR 1926 changes, enforcement updates, and citation trend alerts

REVISED
1926.502(d)(15)REVISED
Fall Protection — Leading Edge
Effective: 2026-01-15
1926.651(g)(1)WATCH
Excavation Protective Systems
Effective: 2026-02-01
1926.1153ACTIVE
Silica Exposure Limits
Effective: 2025-11-30
DELIVERYEvery Monday + as published
DATA SOURCEFederal Register · OSHA.gov · NIOSH
06

Bid Spread Analysis

Regional bid variance against 90-day averages by project type

STABLE
MedCenter Parking Garage — Houston
+$128kABOVE
Austin ISD Elementary #14
-$42kBELOW
DFW Logistics Hub Phase 2
+$6kAT MKT
vs. 90-day regional bid average · ENR index
DELIVERYEvery Monday
DATA SOURCEENR Regional Cost Indexes · AGC Data
Average issue: 847 data points · 4.2 min read time · 100% scan-formatted
THE APP

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Push alerts when a commodity crosses your watch threshold
Offline access to last 4 weeks of dispatch archives
Site GPS auto-matches weather and permit data to your location
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W09 Dispatch ready. Lumber ▲3.2% — WATCH. 2 permit delays in your region.

MATERIAL INDEX
5 commodities
WATCH
PERMIT RADAR
2 delays
ALERT
WEATHER RISK
Austin HIGH
HIGH
SUB PULSE
Concrete TIGHT
TIGHT
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