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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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Penzance to invest $4B for West Virginia data center build
Once complete, the Berkeley County campus, about an hour northwest of Virginia’s Data Center Alley, will total about 1.9 million square feet and deliver 600 megawatts of power output.
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Miami International Airport unveils $1B expansion plan
The concourse expansion, expected to break ground in 2027, forms part of the $9 billion Modernization in Action Plan, a 10-year capital improvement program.
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Opinion
The case for building modular, repeatable data centers
Speed to market drives data center construction. That creates a ripe opportunity for modular construction, writes one construction executive.
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Economy unexpectedly sheds 92,000 jobs as war spurs inflation worries
Construction lost 11,000 net jobs month to month in February, but saw an increase of 0.5% year over year.
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Opinion
Building a better future: How girls can reshape the construction industry
Girls Garage teaches design and construction skills while closing the labor gap and strengthening the future of the field, write two nonprofit leaders.
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NRC approves construction of advanced nuclear reactor in Wyoming
The construction permit to a subsidiary of Bill Gates’ TerraPower for a 345-MW commercial nuclear power plant project is the NRC’s first commercial reactor construction approval in nearly 10 years.
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Data centers propelled Turner to record $29.2B in revenue in 2025
Backlog reached $44.3 billion as hyperscaler data center projects, sports stadiums and healthcare jobs buoyed the contractor’s results.
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Construction Champions 2026
Construction Dive’s sixth annual awards program for Women in Construction Week honors 30 outstanding leaders across five different categories.
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APTA calls for $268B investment in public transit and passenger rail over 5 years
The American Public Transportation Association urges Congress to support transit investment in the upcoming surface transportation legislation.
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DPR opens new Silicon Valley HQ, establishes tech-forward prefab lab
The assembly facility will help advance the firm’s strategy to build modularized components for data centers and mission critical facilities.
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Q&A
How Glavovic Studio leverages adaptive reuse to design affordable homes
Margi Glavovic Nothard believes the Southern Florida affordable housing market is strong. Repurposing older buildings can help make the financials work.
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Q&A
Skanska safety exec reflects on what’s changed for women in construction
Mindy Uber joined the firm nearly 20 years ago. Since then, she’s seen the industry evolve in areas that range from PPE offerings to jobsite language.
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Data centers remain standout industry for Schneider Electric
The company saw steady growth from building technology customers amid a renewed push for efficiency and sustainability.
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Balfour Beatty opens 2 North Carolina road projects valued at combined $1.3B
The Fayetteville Outer Loop on Interstate 295 and the Havelock Bypass on U.S. 70 have both opened to traffic, according to the U.S. arm of the London-based contractor.
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AI boom propels Nvidia to record $215B in annual revenue
The data center segment soared as deliveries of the Blackwell architecture ramped up, the company said.
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Manufacturing slump hit nonresidential construction spending in December
Expenditures on highway and street projects, the third largest subcategory, also tumbled 0.4% month to month to close the year, according to the latest Census Bureau data.
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Startup aims to get construction firms paid faster
Tennessee-based Payra is trying to automate accounts receivable for large contractors, some of whom still deal with paper-based payments.
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Tutor Perini celebrates ‘best year ever,’ return to profitability in 2025
The megaproject contractor said it won nine projects valued at a cumulative $16 billion in the last three years and has resumed work on New York City’s Gateway Project.
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Tariffs drove construction input prices up to start 2026
January’s cost increases amounted to a “blistering” annualized rate of 7.1% for nonresidential input prices, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.
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Opinion
The next generation of women builders is out there. They just need a clearer path.
Going to college versus seeking an apprenticeship doesn't have to be an either-or choice, writes Scott Taylor, dean of workforce development for Stephens College.
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Apartment sales volume fell 25% YOY in January
Prices fell 0.1% year over year, though they have been rising steadily over the past four months, according to an MSCI report.
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WSP cautions against ‘AI hysteria’ on Q4 earnings call
The Montreal-based contractor emphasized the value of its “machine in the middle” approach and assured investors that its business proposition wouldn’t be replaced by the surging technology.
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American Express taps Turner to build new global HQ in NYC
The contractor will start construction on the final commercial tower of the World Trade Center rebuild in Lower Manhattan this spring.