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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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    Punch List: DPR opens Pennsylvania office, MBI elects new president

    Plus, a construction calculator unveils an artificial intelligence application, STV strikes $4 billion in project management gold in California and two firms nab new government projects.

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    Q&A

    ‘Be a sponge’: How one project executive brings education and construction together

    Erin Kenney, a project executive for Suffolk in West Palm Beach, Florida, emphasized the power of mentorship and finding your niche.

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    Illinois starts critical $164M I-80 bridge project

    The spans over the Des Plaines River are the final phase of the $1.3 billion multiyear plan to overhaul Interstate 80 through Illinois.

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    Washington Union Station renovation gets $466M from US DOT

    The Department of Transportation will take a lead role in redeveloping the station and increasing its revenue potential.

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    Transit, Amtrak cuts advance in House appropriations bill

    The one-year bill cuts public transit funding by 22%, Amtrak by 69% and Capital Investment Grants by 78% for fiscal year 2027 but puts “a historic amount of funding” into bridges.

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    Turner has nabbed 10 $1B jobs so far in 2026

    In its first-quarter financial update, the New York City-based contractor, the industry’s largest by revenue, said it has already won more megaprojects this year than in all of 2025. 

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    Construction shows signs of life beyond data centers

    Despite hopeful signs, rising fuel prices will take a toll on material costs in the second half of the year, according to construction data provider Gordian.

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    Gilbane breaks ground on $450M Philadelphia cancer lab

    Bill Gates-backed TerraPower Isotopes tapped the contractor to head up preconstruction and construction of the core and shell building.

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    Data centers raise temperatures up to 4 degrees in nearby neighborhoods: study

    Use of a stronger vertical fan to push thermal plumes higher or not having parapets surround condenser arrays are two ways to mitigate the impact, a researcher says.

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    Q&A

    GISI Consulting Group preps for AI-driven hiring surge

    Brian Jordan, chief growth officer for the project management and engineering firm, emphasized the company’s “bottoms-up” artificial intelligence philosophy.

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    Digital permitting, AI tools top of mind for NIBS panelists

    During the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Innovation conference, speakers pointed to how digital tools can improve timelines and reviews.

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    C-suite construction execs stay bullish on data center boom

    Leaders at publicly traded companies reported the market continues to grow their bottom lines even as risks and challenges begin to emerge.

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    One-third of highway contractors reported 5 or more work zone crashes last year: AGC

    A survey from AGC and software provider HCSS found distracted driving, speeding and weak enforcement continue to endanger workers and motorists.

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    Dangerous gases and ice age fossils: Inside LA’s $2.4B, 10-year D Line subway extension

    The first section of Los Angeles’ subway extension opened this month. One Skanska project executive outlined the challenges of the decade-long tunneling project.

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    The top commercial contractors of 2026: ENR

    Turner Construction remained No. 1 for another year, while Mortenson leapt 12 spots to crack the top 10 on Engineering News-Record’s Top 400 list.

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    North Carolina sues EV maker VinFast over unbuilt factory

    The state is looking to acquire the megasite of a proposed automotive and battery facility and protect taxpayer money tied to the delayed $3 billion project.

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    Key part of $2.2B Detroit hospital expansion tops out

    Barton Malow, Turner and Detroit-based Dixon have placed the final beam on a 20-story tower at the Henry Ford Hospital expansion project.

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    How a $2.3B Florida highway project turned into an $80M courtroom fight

    The dispute involving Skanska, Granite and Lane offers a rare look inside a troubled public-private partnership.

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    Port Authority kicks off $200M in upgrades at Newark Liberty airport

    The first phase of the program, a $75 million refresh, will modernize gate areas, restrooms, elevators, escalators and lighting, according to a release. 

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    GSA accuses Congress of hijacking its building repair fund

    The agency has lost the present-day equivalent of $22 billion, fueling a $50 billion maintenance and modernization backlog, the agency’s administrator says.

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    Punch List: Skanska, ABC make executive changes

    Plus, a Tutor Perini subsidiary wins a $61.6 million Coast Guard contract and a 3D printing construction firm plans operations in Michigan.

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    Construction starts jumped in April as more project types broke ground

    Unlike recent months, groundbreakings stretched beyond a handful of data center and energy megaprojects, according to Dodge Construction Network.

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    Maryland unveils 4 Key Bridge contracts totaling over $4B

    The Maryland Transportation Authority outlined the four separate procurements for various aspects of the Baltimore bridge’s reconstruction.