Sebastian Obando
Senior Reporter | @Sgo96Sebastian Obando is a senior reporter covering the construction industry for Construction Dive, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to Construction Dive, Sebastian covered commercial real estate for the National Real Estate Investor, based in New York City, as well as contributed to Forbes, covering personal investment topics. He has also appeared in Adweek, New York Post and The Washington Post, among others. Sebastian is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
839 articles by Sebastian Obando
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AI boosts backlog to 10-month high, but only for biggest contractors
May 14, 2026 -
Construction prices ‘surged’ in April, up 6.2% year to date
May 14, 2026 -
Construction spending slipped again in March despite data center strength
May 13, 2026 -
AECOM sees profit boost from data centers, defense spending
May 12, 2026 -
Skanska lands $1B Massachusetts rail bridge project
May 12, 2026 -
Data centers remain ‘largest driver behind growth’ in construction planning
May 11, 2026 -
Fluor posts ‘messy’ Q1 with drop in awards, revenue
May 8, 2026 -
Construction Safety Week signs new OSHA alliance at DC event
May 6, 2026 -
Data center investment cycle ‘still in early stages’: Jacobs CEO
May 6, 2026 -
AECOM Hunt, Turner JV launch $2.4B Cleveland Browns stadium project
May 4, 2026 -
Lessons from Maine’s data center moratorium debate for construction
May 1, 2026 -
Garney breaks ground on $1.2B Florida wastewater treatment facility
April 29, 2026 -
ASCE flags risks after Trump administration fires National Science Foundation board
April 29, 2026 -
Traylor, Walsh, Skanska JV wins $1.29B Hudson Tunnel work package
April 28, 2026 -
Consigli CIO sees biggest AI impacts in estimating
April 22, 2026 -
What’s stalling data center projects? Public opposition and power access lead delays.
April 22, 2026 -
EPA rollback eases permit requirements but adds risk
April 21, 2026 -
Backlog rebounded in March with contractors unfazed by Iran war impacts
April 15, 2026 -
Oil prices triggered higher construction costs in March
April 15, 2026 -
Iran war impacts on oil prices spiked construction stress, increased abandonments
April 14, 2026 -
Construction’s economic outlook is increasingly cloudy
April 13, 2026 -
Data centers powered March construction planning almost exclusively
April 10, 2026 -
4 takeaways from New York Build 2026
April 10, 2026 -
What adjusted steel, aluminum and copper tariffs mean for construction
April 8, 2026 -
Why power access is critical to data center site locations
April 7, 2026
