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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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    Construction AI: Here are 5 questions to ask before you buy

    A flood of AI tools all promise faster work. Ask these questions to find the right fit!

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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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    Punch List: Granite wins infrastructure jobs, Hensel Phelps reaches Tampa airport milestone

    Plus, Bechtel invests $1 million into the trades in Wyoming and the U.S. Navy awards an autonomous construction contract.

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    ABC publishes free cybersecurity roadmap for DOD contractors

    The tool aims to help companies understand the first steps toward certification in an environment where artificial intelligence has elevated hacking risks.

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    Caterpillar posts ‘highest sales quarter ever,’ fueled by data centers

    The heavy machinery and power equipment maker saw its order backlog reach $78 billion during the third quarter, almost double what it was a year ago.

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    Jacobs-PCL JV wins $1B San Francisco wastewater upgrade

    The makeover of the city’s largest treatment plant, which handles nearly 80% of the area’s wastewater, will occur while the facility continues to operate.

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    Despite pausing rate hikes, ‘inflation is too high’: Fed chair

    The news didn’t surprise apartment investors, who tuned in for signals indicating future rate increases.

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    Bedrock Robotics digs up $600M in new funding

    The latest infusion brings the autonomous tech startup's total funding to nearly $1 billion and marks a $4.1 billion valuation for the company.

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    Skanska-Stacy Witbeck JV breaks ground on $2.43B California metro

    The joint venture has turned dirt on the 6.7-mile project, designed to ease traffic congestion in the East San Fernando Valley.

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    JE Dunn tapped for $480M Minneapolis airport upgrade

    The Metropolitan Airports Commission selected the general contractor to serve as construction manager at risk for an expansion project at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.

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    Carrier Global to spend more than $600M on campus in Fort Worth, Texas

    The new manufacturing and engineering center will expand the company's U.S. production capacity for advanced thermal management systems, Carrier said. 

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    Turner-led JV completes $300M Cleveland higher ed facility

    The five-story, 189,000-square-foot research building at Case Western Reserve University includes labs that can adapt to evolving tech and methods across a range of scientific disciplines.

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    Gilbane Development breaks ground on $350M WKU student housing project

    Broeren Russo Builders is serving as general contractor on the residence hall. Western Kentucky University and Gilbane entered a public-private partnership for a multiphase campus overhaul in April.

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    PCL’s $250M Seattle Amtrak facility arrives on time, under budget

    The builder constructed the maintenance hub for Airo trains for $50 million less than the original contract price. Amtrak will use the funds for other rail investments.

    Updated Oct. 27, 2026
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    Q&A

    Suffolk sees hospital construction crunch ahead of California’s earthquake rule

    Two Suffolk executives say the state’s 2030 seismic deadline presents multiple challenges on hospital builds, including strained equipment lead times and pricing.

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    Megaprojects in the face of moratoriums: The latest in data center construction news

    With evolving design considerations and state restrictions, hyperscalers continue to pursue multibillion-dollar data center builds, keeping them front and center on the industry’s radar.

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    Gilbane-Turner JV tops out $1.7B New York health lab

    Once complete, the Wadsworth Center Laboratory will house five different New York State Department of Health labs within the campus.

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    Trump tweaks Canada tariffs, removing certain goods while adding others

    Plywood and certain packaging materials are among the products that will no longer face the 50% tariff, effective Oct. 30. 

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    Q&A

    Modular playbook: Inside constructing an NFL facility in under 3 months

    Sven Louis, WillScot’s senior director of fleet operations, detailed the build’s features, its complex timeline and intense jobsite coordination.

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    Opinion

    Construction’s promotion structure breeds impostor syndrome

    Elevating field leaders to executive roles makes sense for the business, but often puts them in a spot where they feel they still need to prove themselves, writes the co-founder of a therapy provider.

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    Punch List: $3B MLB project picks owner’s rep, Skanska nabs $163M NYC contract

    Plus, the Seattle Aquarium wins an ASCE award, Accenture acquires a startup and Balfour Beatty makes an executive change in its Southeast building segment.

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    LA Metro breaks ground on 12-mile bus rapid transit corridor

    The project will upgrade 26 bus stations along the route and connect with multiple rail lines and other bus routes.

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    Commercial groundbreakings plunged 18% in September

    Fewer starts in manufacturing and data centers caused total construction activity to slip month over month, according to Dodge Construction Network.

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    Newforma acquires Lumi AI, will incorporate into its tech

    The company will bolster Lumi’s offering with its own proprietary data, built up over decades of customer interaction.

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    AI reshapes construction teams more often than it cuts jobs: report

    According to a BRG survey, artificial intelligence has not led to significant headcount reductions, though construction lagged other industries on policies for human oversight.

    Updated Oct. 22, 2026