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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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    AI can tell you what’s wrong. It can’t fix it for you.

    AI can surface project insights instantly. Acting on them is the real challenge. 

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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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    Fluor targets energy over data centers

    Electricity projects better fit Fluor’s project profile than the data centers they power, CEO Jim Breuer said during the firm’s second-quarter earnings call.

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    Data centers lifted July’s construction planning momentum

    After a brief brake tap in June, data centers elevated construction planning on both a monthly and annual basis, according to the Dodge Momentum Index.

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    Senator introduces bill to prevent construction worker suicide

    The bill, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, authorizes HHS to study risk factors for construction workers and form policy recommendations on how to reduce deaths by suicide.

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    Tutor Perini rides megaprojects to record revenue, higher profits in Q2

    The heavy civil contractor said it sees $200 billion in bidding opportunities, but will be selective to pursue the most profitable jobs. 

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    Caterpillar sales surpass $20B as data center generators take off

    The industrial equipment maker saw stronger-than-expected North American construction sales and continued momentum for AI-related infrastructure. A $392 million tariff refund also bolstered profits.

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    Punch List: Gilbane starts $322M hospital expansion, McCarthy promotes new COO

    Plus, Tutor Perini wins a Death Valley job and ASHRAE awards scholarships.

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    Jacobs’ data center pipeline triples as backlog hits $28.9B

    The Dallas-based contractor said customers are accelerating data center and semiconductor work during its fiscal third-quarter earnings call Tuesday.

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    Texas data center pause puts 20% of US pipeline at risk of delay: BNEF

    The longer the moratorium stays in place, the greater the risk to Texas’ data center boom, analysts at Bloomberg NEF said.

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    NYC DOB wraps first wave of construction safety sweeps after partial collapse in July

    After inspecting 180 jobsites, the agency found no immediate public safety concerns, nor evidence that the East 42nd Street failure was “inherent to office-to-residential conversion projects.”

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    7 noteworthy construction C-suite moves

    Construction's bullpen lineup, like a building timeline, is constantly in flux. Catch up on appointments from firms such as Swinerton, Balfour Beatty and Gilbane. 

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    6 contech startups net $234M in recent funding

    Robotics and artificial intelligence drew investors’ interest in recent contech funding rounds.

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    Q&A

    ‘Trust but verify:’ How Novo Construction compares drawing packages with AI

    Colin Stoner, chief information officer for Novo Construction, describes the time saved in comparing drawings, traditionally a tedious process, with a new tool.

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    25 states sue Trump over Section 301 forced-labor tariffs

    The suit claims the tariffs are a workaround for a Supreme Court decision that revoked sweeping duties imposed by President Donald Trump.

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    Cadiz contracts 2 builders for $403M Southern California water pipeline

    W.M. Lyles and Mike Bubalo Construction will convert a 220-mile natural gas structure to water conveyance for communities in San Bernardino County via the firm's Northern Pipeline.

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    ‘Impossible’ to find building in NYC without a violation: Engineer

    As office-to-residential conversion work gets halted, experts say rigorous inspections are predictable, even if the scale is staggering.

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    Construction job openings rose in June as contractors felt staffing woes

    For the third straight month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported higher year-over-year job vacancies. Paired with other recent data, that may not mean higher project demand.

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    Construction spending dropped 3.2% in June

    Excluding data centers, private nonresidential construction spending was down 7.9% year over year in June, according to ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.

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    30+ water utility cyberattacks expose a vulnerability across US cities

    Attackers remotely accessed industrial controllers at water systems in seven states. The campaign suggests a common weakness utilities everywhere should address, experts warn.

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    Balfour Beatty hits milestone on $385M Miami Beach hotel

    The Grand Hyatt Miami Beach will connect to the city’s convention center via a climate-controlled skyway and open the doors for larger events in the city.

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    Procore to acquire DroneDeploy for $845M

    The move will combine Procore’s hundreds of millions of drawings and photos with DroneDeploy’s 20 trillion square feet of visual data.

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    Turner tops out $64M New York trades education facility

    The Applied Technology Education Center at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy will help students learn skills related to advanced semiconductor technology, robotics and clean energy.

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    Opinion

    Construction’s warning lights are blinking. Most firms aren’t looking at the dashboard.

    Climbing interest rates and high inflation have resulted in slowing demand despite the data center boom, writes a construction accountant. 

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    Texas approves AI data center co-location next to wind farm, with curtailment caveats

    A final order in the case could offer an early template for other large behind-the-meter loads, requiring rapid curtailment during grid emergencies while limiting participation in demand response programs.