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2026’s top construction conferences
It’s time to plan for the year to come. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry conferences and expos on tap for 2026.
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Sponsored by CMiCApplying AI on construction jobsites: Where it actually delivers value
AI that works for contractors: practical applications in data entry, drawings and progress tracking.
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Top construction-related podcasts
The AEC industry boasts a vast offering of informative, on-demand programs. Here are some to add to your playlist.
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H-1B visa applicants will now have their social media scrutinized
The move is the latest measure from President Donald Trump’s administration to make the immigration process more stringent.
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NYC pegs $7B in work to new project labor agreements
City officials say the framework, which comes amid scrutiny of PLAs at the federal level, strengthens safety and overall construction workforce development efforts.
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Companies cut 32,000 from payrolls as Fed debates trimming main rate: ADP
Futures traders have increased the odds that the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10 will cut borrowing costs to 89% from 83.4.% last week.
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McCarthy leverages logistics, prefab on St. Louis hospital tower
Prefabrication elements played a major role in the delivery of the 16-story, 660,000-square-foot Plaza West Tower.
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OpinionHas your construction firm hit a revenue ceiling? You might be the problem.
When growth stalls in a building business, sometimes an owner’s best move is to get out of the way, writes a construction consultant.
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Smart permitting, phase-out of diesel generators could curb data center impacts
A look at what’s happening in California shows that even in an environmentally progressive state, unhealthy emissions and resource depletion is a problem needing a solution, an academic report says.
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Ferrovial wins $721M in Texas water projects
Work includes a 105-foot-deep pump station and a major plant expansion in Austin and Fort Worth, Texas, according to the contractor.
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Suffolk touts its 2025 contech startup picks
As builders grow more technologically literate, the Boston-based contractor showcased the cohorts of its sixth BOOST contech startup accelerator.
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Swinerton, Timberlab top out mass timber factory
Scheduled for completion in 2027, the 192,000-square-foot facility, made with glue-laminated timber, is expected to be one of the largest cross-laminated timber manufacturing plants in the U.S.
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OpinionWhy adopting better helmets in construction is a no-brainer
Type II helmets better protect workers from fatal falls, yet are underused, writes the director of Virginia Tech’s helmet safety research lab.
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Walmart, other retailers to 3D-print more than 12 projects
Contractor FMGI claims it can have AI-trained robots operating 24/7, supported by a team of five human operators.
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OpinionStop emailing people on the jobsite. Talk to them instead.
A newly appointed JE Dunn superintendent writes about why actually speaking face to face in the field can increase the overall efficiency of a build.
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Construction costs climb for 5th straight month
Rising materials prices are keeping procurement unpredictable for contractors, said Macrina Wilkins, senior research analyst at Associated General Contractors of America.
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Fluor kicks off $671M Texas highway rebuild
The Irving, Texas-based contractor expects work along a 12-mile stretch of State Highway 6 to wrap up by the end of 2030, per a company news release.
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Data center developer breaks ground on $3B Virginia campus
The 900-megawatt campus will span multiple phases with full buildout expected by 2035, according to CleanArc Data Centers.
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Opinion4 strategies to boost recruiting through employer branding
Retaining and upskilling construction workers requires a clear message and follow-through on employer culture, writes a strategic communication leader.
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Foxconn to spend $569M expanding Wisconsin factory
The investment comes days after the Apple product manufacturer announced a collaboration deal with OpenAI.
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Builders leaned on infrastructure amid shutdown uncertainty
Four years after the passage of the IIJA, funding remained strong during Q3 2025 as public contractors dug into civil jobs and the ongoing data center boom.
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Q&AHow Big-D Construction uses Planera to avoid ‘death by 1,000 paper cuts’
The Salt Lake City-based contractor deployed the scheduling tech to simplify a traditionally cumbersome task, said Chief Operating Officer Troy Thompson.
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The World Cup is coming to Atlanta, spurring a historic district’s rebirth
With new pedestrian zones, adaptive reuse projects and a focus on local business, Underground Atlanta aims to make downtown thrive long after the soccer fans have gone home.
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ColumnWhy ChatGPT (still) needs a construction lawyer
Large language models can generate a construction contract. Doing so is unnecessarily risky, attorneys said.
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Gilbane team tops out $205M Ohio jail
The combined facility and sheriff’s office will span 250,000 square feet and is scheduled to open in 2027.
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OpinionWhat commercial builders miss about Gen Z and the labor shortage
It’s not just about attracting younger workers to the industry. It’s also about keeping them once they’re here, writes a construction principal.
