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    Deep Dive // 2026 Outlook

    5 construction trends to watch in 2026

    Contractors will be keeping tabs on material costs, data center demand, interest rates and more this year.

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    Every project runs on 2 models: The 1 in the software and the 1 in someone’s head

    Better software hasn't made estimator judgment less important. It's made it harder to replace.

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    What construction leaders need to know for 2026

    It’s anyone’s guess what the next 12 months will look like. Here, nonresidential building pros share insights on data centers, immigration and more to bring the year into focus.

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    Fisk Electric wins $24M modular contract for Houston data center

    The win for the subsidiary of Tutor Perini reflects the heavy civil contractor's priority shift toward data centers, which it emphasized on recent earnings calls.

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    Punch List: Bechtel teams with Ted Danson, Hensel Phelps breaks ground on new HQ

    Plus, Sakrete brings back “Concrete Combat,” McCarthy appoints a new exec, HUD taps NIBS for multifamily modular and Rosendin touts its nonprofit’s grants.

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    Education, healthcare projects boosted construction planning in September

    Strength outside the data center boom helped lift the Dodge Momentum Index 3.7% above its September 2025 level.

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    Anduril, US Navy to build $6.6B shipyard in Maryland

    The facility, dubbed Arsenal-2, will manufacture components for Virginia-class submarines. The new project follows DOD’s new Project Meridien initiative, which Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey is co-leading.

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    HITT breaks ground on $500M solid rocket motor manufacturing site

    The new manufacturing plant for Avio USA in Hurt, Virginia, will support tactical missile programs under Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

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    DOL to up minimum wage to $14 per hour for federal contractors

    Despite the increase, the rate remains below Biden-era levels, which hit $15 per hour.

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    Megaprojects grab 1 in 4 nonresidential construction dollars

    Construction appears strongest in areas connected to infrastructure, power, advanced manufacturing and data centers, economists say. Other segments, not so much.

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    Sage acquires Paperless Environments for construction payroll tech

    The move furthers Sage’s M&A strategy and builds on deal momentum across construction.

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    Constellation, Google strike 890-MW nuclear deal to meet data center power demand

    Constellation Energy has signed 20-year power purchase agreements with both Google and Amazon in the last week, supporting almost 1.1 GW of nuclear expansions.

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    Skanska goes back to school with $418M in education builds

    The Sweden-based contractor announced three wins with a collective value of $351 million as it began a fourth project worth $67 million.

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    Suffolk targets sports, stadiums with new division

    The contractor tapped a former Nike exec to lead the unit as clients continue to ask builders to deliver more features in less time on these venues.

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    DOT awards $426M for critical infrastructure projects

    The largest awards include $85.1 million for an 8-mile, four-lane highway in Kentucky and $85 million to add lanes along about 20 miles of I-4 in Florida.

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    Tutor Perini unit, Skanska land Coast Guard jobs worth a combined $586M

    Perini Management Services has started work at Base Kodiak in Alaska, and Skanska has begun replacing the agency’s homeport pier in Newport, Rhode Island.

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    Data center contractors learn to live with the backlash

    Contractors strive to be “active listeners” to community concerns, but say scrutiny has done little to cool demand.

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    Iowa governor signs bill allowing $1.4B in tax incentives for steel project

    While a majority of lawmakers moved the legislation through Friday, several raised concerns that the project was being rushed and without public input.

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    Granite JV wins $325M Big Creek Tunnel job in Ohio

    The 20-foot diameter tunnel in Cleveland will help divert 550 million gallons of combined sewer releases annually from Lake Erie.

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    Opinion

    Contractors need to be prepared for accidental overdoses on jobsites

    Stocking naloxone is like having any other safety first aid on a project, writes ABC’s vice president of human resources.

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    Caterpillar and Ultium Cells make $1B facility investments

    Additionally, Genentech and Avio USA broke ground on separate projects this week including a device fill-finish expansion and a solid rocket motor factory.

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    Data center construction spending raced further ahead in August

    “Frankly, it’s becoming difficult to contextualize the size and speed of this boom,” said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.

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    3 contractors tout military project wins in September

    Turner, Granite and Tutor Perini wrapped the last week of the third quarter with project awards from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard.

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    Punch List: Skanska breaks ground on $750M biotech project, Nvidia taps Jacobs for data center digital twin

    Plus, Turner delivers a $29 million substance use treatment center, CMAA names a new CEO and a British engineering firm crosses the pond.

    Updated Oct. 5, 2026
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    4.5-foot-thick walls needed to absorb data center noise: researcher

    Ultra-thick walls aren’t practical, so setbacks should be at least 1,500 feet, says Kasey Fowler-Finn of Saint Louis University.

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    Gilbane, Marvel complete $128M sustainable NYC community build

    The team delivered the job $10 million under budget and two years ahead of schedule, which an NYC construction commissioner said demonstrates another “feather in the cap” for design-build.