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.

By Johnny Clemmons • March 6, 2026

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.

By Diana DiGangi • March 6, 2026

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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.

By Emily Pilloton-Lam and Miriam Warren • March 6, 2026

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.

By Brian Martucci • March 4, 2026

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.

By Danielle McLean • March 4, 2026

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.

By Matthew Thibault • March 3, 2026

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.

By Leslie Shaver • March 2, 2026

NLRB reverts to joint employer rule it crafted in Trump’s first term

The board said it maintains the “substantial direct and immediate control” it articulated in 2020.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 27, 2026

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.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 26, 2026

Immigration raids are hitting multifamily operators. Here’s how they’re responding.

Managers report negative occupancy impacts from ICE in states like Florida and Texas, which could be the “straw that breaks the camel's back” for class C properties, according to one expert.

By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 26, 2026

Light rail moves forward in Austin, Texas

With a construction team named, work on the 10-mile line is expected to begin next year and finish in 2033.

By Dan Zukowski • Feb. 25, 2026

Amazon plans $12B Louisiana data center build

Construction on the tech titan’s first data center in the state will begin in the coming weeks.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 24, 2026

States sue Energy Department for terminating $8B in clean energy funding

The Trump administration unlawfully bypassed Congress and made politically motivated cuts to programs created through the IRA and IIJA, the lawsuit claims.

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Feb. 24, 2026

Construction is a ‘relationship business’: Suffolk executive

As leader of the contractor’s Florida Gulf Coast and Las Vegas offices, Pete Tuffo sees promotions as valuable to building an executive leadership team.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 23, 2026

US led global hotel construction pipeline in Q4 as luxury drove growth

The U.S. represented 39% of projects in the global pipeline last quarter, with the number of luxury projects worldwide reaching a new record, per Lodging Econometrics.

By Jenna Graber • Feb. 23, 2026

How to find the balance between profitability and people

Recruiting the next generation of builders may require a cultural shift, but companies also can’t abandon their core values, writes consultant Matt Verderamo.

By Matt Verderamo • Feb. 20, 2026

Eric Trump invests in $1.5B drone manufacturer, construction merger

Israel-based Xtend has a contract with the Defense Department to provide the agency “lethality at low cost-per-kill,” the drone maker said in a November 2020 press release.

By Sara Samora • Feb. 20, 2026

Turner breaks ground on $500M Florida hospital

Baptist Health Sunrise in western Broward County will include a 30-bed emergency department and robotic-assisted capabilities in four surgical suites.

By Joe Bousquin • Feb. 19, 2026

Construction workers report for training camp at NFL stadium build

With the Tennessee Titans’ stadium a year from opening, one program has injected more than 100 new construction workers into the building workforce.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 19, 2026

Clayco backs historic DOE bid for nuclear-powered data center campus

The Chicago-based general contractor would advise on construction phasing and sequencing.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 19, 2026

Multifamily housing starts jumped to highest level of 2025 in December

New apartment construction rose at the end of the year but was still down slightly from the same period in 2024.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 19, 2026

Smithfield to build $1.3B pork processing plant

The facility, which will also produce packaged meats, will replace a more than 100-year-old plant in South Dakota and provide “significant efficiency gains.”

By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 17, 2026

McCarthy tops out $3.7B California healthcare tower

The St. Louis-based contractor broke ground on the 14-story UC Davis Health project in 2024.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 17, 2026

Demand for outpatient medical buildings growing, say CBRE, JLL

The average fit-out cost to turn space into a medical office building is $412 per square foot, not counting structural upgrades, according to an analysis. 

By Joe Burns • Feb. 17, 2026

Suffolk superintendent to women in construction: ‘Be confident and trust yourself’

Kerri Riggio, who has worked on major New York City projects, has witnessed a shift in inclusion over her career.

By Zachary Phillips • Feb. 17, 2026