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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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    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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    What adjusted steel, aluminum and copper tariffs mean for construction

    Contractors on the ground say the latest Section 232 tariffs’ effects on construction projects will vary widely depending on material type and embedded metal content.

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    5 state DOTs kick off construction season with infrastructure projects

    Transportation agencies in the Midwest, South and West are dispensing billions of dollars to expand highways, erect bridges and improve infrastructure.

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    Why power access is critical to data center site locations

    Data center leaders at Gallagher, a Chicago-based consulting firm, discuss energy constraints on the construction boom and onsite risks.

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    Latest construction data shows weakening market to start 2026

    Several indicators softened during the first two months of the year, but not all building activity has stalled.

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    5 policy principles that will be key to next surface transportation bill

    A Consumer Reports white paper evaluates six options to fund highways, bridges and mass transit.

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    Trimble to acquire Document Crunch in latest contech M&A

    Employees of the artificial intelligence contract analysis startup will become part of the team at Trimble, which joins Procore and Autodesk in recent acquisition moves.

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    NABTU, CPWR partner with Bechtel-backed suicide prevention initiative

    The union membership group and safety research organization have joined forces with Hard Hat Courage, the program run by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

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    Granite scoops up $114M job segment on California’s Highway 101

    The contractor won the last of seven mainline projects along an 11-mile stretch of the thoroughfare along the Pacific coast in Santa Barbara. 

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    Autodesk acquires Rhumbix in construction data push

    The startup, which aims to provide builders with better data visibility, counts Turner Construction, Suffolk Construction and DPR Construction among its customers.

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    Punch List: Turner files $7M lien, NYC skyscrapers are world’s most expensive

    The Big Apple remains one of the costliest places to build high-rises, Turner filed a lien on a condominium in North Carolina and more news builders may have missed this week.

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    Trump adjusts tariffs for steel, aluminum, copper

    Goods made entirely of the metals will still face a 50% tariff, but the levy will be reduced to 25% for certain derivative goods, effective April 6.

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    Researchers turn sawdust into fire-resistant building panels

    If commercialized, the panels could turn waste products from timber and water treatment into a sustainable construction material.

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    Construction hiring data indicates a cooling labor market

    Slow hiring and few job separations in February led to the lowest construction labor turnover rate since 2000, according to Anirban Basu, chief economist at ABC.

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    Sociable: Meta outlines AI benefits for US construction industry

    The company discussed how its AI approach to cement and concrete development can help producers compete on cost and build supply chain resilience.

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    Judge orders construction work stoppage on Trump’s $400M ballroom

    A federal judge ruled Congress must sign off on the addition to the president’s residence, which is being built by Clark Construction and engineered by AECOM.

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    Data centers must have a community benefits spec: NY Build panel

    Alongside the project, developers should allocate resources to the area’s surrounding infrastructure, such as roads or water systems.

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    Willmeng starts $7B Phoenix mixed-use project, companion to TSMC site

    Halo Vista, the 2,300-acre master-planned development north of Phoenix, will sit immediately adjacent to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $65 billion campus.

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    Cumming Group launches advanced tech division

    The advisory firm’s new Advanced Technology unit has helped it land a significant microprocessor project and multiple data center campuses, according to the company.

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    Office-to-housing conversions grew 28% last year

    New York City led other cities in converted residential units by a wide margin, followed by Washington, D.C., and Chicago, according to RentCafe.

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    How to navigate the NRLB’s joint employer rule reversion

    The Trump administration has issued a rule to redefine joint employers. Here’s what that means for contractors’ relationships with subs.

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    Q&A

    Construction at an ‘inflection point’: new ASCE CEO

    Peter O’Neil, new chief of the American Society of Civil Engineers, has a background leading membership groups in global security and environmental health and safety.

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    Hoffman Construction wins $350M Sound Transit contract

    The Lake Oswego, Oregon-based general contractor plans to complete the Washington project in 2032, according to a news release.

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    Construction data woes hold back robot use

    There are successful use cases, but firms are seeing a familiar constraint pop up for these applications, according to a panel at New York Build.