Sebastian Obando
Senior Reporter | @Sgo96Sebastian Obando is a reporter covering the construction industry for Construction Dive, based in Washington D.C. Prior to Construction Dive, Sebastian covered the commercial real estate industry for the National Real Estate Investor, based in New York City, as well as contributing to Forbes, covering personal investment topics. He has also appeared in Adweek, New York Post, Washington Post, among others, and interned with The Daily Caller in our nation's capital. Sebastian is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
829 articles by Sebastian Obando
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Lessons from Maine’s data center moratorium debate for construction
May 1, 2026 -
Garney breaks ground on $1.2B Florida wastewater treatment facility
April 29, 2026 -
ASCE flags risks after Trump administration fires National Science Foundation board
April 29, 2026 -
Traylor, Walsh, Skanska JV wins $1.29B Hudson Tunnel work package
April 28, 2026 -
Consigli CIO sees biggest AI impacts in estimating
April 22, 2026 -
What’s stalling data center projects? Public opposition and power access lead delays.
April 22, 2026 -
EPA rollback eases permit requirements but adds risk
April 21, 2026 -
Backlog rebounded in March with contractors unfazed by Iran war impacts
April 15, 2026 -
Oil prices triggered higher construction costs in March
April 15, 2026 -
Iran war impacts on oil prices spiked construction stress, increased abandonments
April 14, 2026 -
Construction’s economic outlook is increasingly cloudy
April 13, 2026 -
Data centers powered March construction planning almost exclusively
April 10, 2026 -
4 takeaways from New York Build 2026
April 10, 2026 -
What adjusted steel, aluminum and copper tariffs mean for construction
April 8, 2026 -
Why power access is critical to data center site locations
April 7, 2026 -
Latest construction data shows weakening market to start 2026
April 6, 2026 -
Data centers must have a community benefits spec: NY Build panel
April 1, 2026 -
Hoffman Construction wins $350M Sound Transit contract
March 31, 2026 -
Construction data woes hold back robot use
March 30, 2026 -
Jacobs wins awards on $4.9B Wisconsin infrastructure project
March 30, 2026 -
Judge orders DOT to restore $2B for Chicago transit work
March 27, 2026 -
Feds flow $889M to Western states for water infrastructure
March 24, 2026 -
Data center boom failed to lift construction spending to start 2026
March 24, 2026 -
Construction starts plunged 13% as megaprojects faded
March 24, 2026 -
New York City’s data center opportunity may lie on the ‘edge’: panel
March 23, 2026
