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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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    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. 

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    AI is creating a surge in demand for HVAC technicians, other skilled labor: Randstad

    Organizations should use flexible hiring policies to get the talent they need, the global human resources consulting company recommends.

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    Jacobs wins awards on $4.9B Wisconsin infrastructure project

    The Dallas-based contractor will begin the design phase for the I-39, I-90 and I-94 corridor later this year.

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    Flintco-Mortenson JV breaks ground on $900M Oklahoma City NBA arena

    A team made up of a local builder and a national stadium giant will aim to complete the project by summer 2028.

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    Walbridge uses contech to reduce waste on $2.5B Ford build

    Woodchuck, which manages wood waste and refuse, has helped Walbridge reach 40% of its material savings goals on Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park project in Michigan.

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    Trump order directs federal contractors to dump DEI — or risk canceled contracts

    Departments and agencies have until April 25 to insert a clause in their contracts that requires contractors and subcontractors to not engage in “racially discriminatory DEI activities.”

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    Granite wins $495M in southern border work

    After nabbing the first border wall contract of President Donald Trump’s second term last year, the contractor is set to focus on 27 miles of tactical infrastructure near Laredo, Texas.

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    Data center buildouts slowed late last year

    Despite ongoing hyperscaler infrastructure investments and record compute demand, construction declined for the first time since 2020, CBRE research found.

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    Judge orders DOT to restore $2B for Chicago transit work

    The Chicago Transit Authority sued the DOT and FTA for withholding over $2 billion tied to rail expansion and modernization jobs. 

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    FlatironDragados-led JV inks $691M Washington dam contract with USACE

    Along with Aecon, the contractor will deliver an additional water storage and fish passage project on the Howard A. Hanson Dam, about 35 miles from Seattle.

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    California earmarks $848M for rail, road projects

    Of the funds, $100 million will support the construction of a 5-mile tunnel for Bay Area Rapid Transit trains between San Jose and the city of Santa Clara.

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    Bechtel, Kiewit tapped for Japan-backed $33B Ohio power generation project

    The investment, first announced in October, will pour billions into Pike County, Ohio, to build 10 gigawatts of new energy capacity for a forthcoming data center.

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    Walsh-Turner JV finishes $1.5B Ohio State University hospital

    The hospital, which marks the largest single-facility construction project in the school’s history, features 820 beds and 24 state-of-the-art operating rooms.

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    Elon Musk to build advanced chip factories in Austin, Texas, for SpaceX and Tesla

    The 100 million-square-foot facility will make two kinds of chips for terrestrial and space applications. The Terafab project is reportedly valued at up to $25 billion.

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    Suffolk to use video coaching platform for jobsite safety

    Arrowsight uses human-led reviews, not artificial intelligence, to evaluate workers on site for examples of good and bad safety behaviors.

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    $4.4B Brent Spence Bridge project targets spring groundbreaking

    The price tag for the work package, to be constructed by a Walsh Construction and Kokosing JV, has risen by about $700 million due to increased highway construction costs.

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    Construction starts plunged 13% as megaprojects faded

    Nonresidential starts rebounded in February but the absence of massive energy-related projects slowed total groundbreakings, according to Dodge Construction Network.

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    How AI is spurring demand for skilled trade workers — not displacing them

    “The digital revolution underway has a physical foundation,” Randstad CEO Sander van ’t Noordende said.

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    Data center boom failed to lift construction spending to start 2026

    The lackluster spending report is “especially concerning in light of the ongoing conflict in Iran,” said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.  

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    Feds flow $889M to Western states for water infrastructure

    California will receive $540 million of the funds allocated via President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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    City officials urge federal grant application reform

    The “mind-numbing” grant application process could be improved through preparation, intention and building connections, city leaders said during a National League of Cities panel.