Commercial Building: Page 2

  • A rendering of Elon Musk's Terafab project in Austin, Texas.
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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.

    By Nathan Owens • March 26, 2026
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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.

    By • March 26, 2026
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Courtesy of Turner Construction
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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.

    By • March 25, 2026
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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. 

    By Danielle McLean • March 24, 2026
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    New York City’s data center opportunity may lie on the ‘edge’: panel

    Demand for data center construction is colliding with the city’s aging power grid, according to a New York Build 2026 panel session.

    By • March 23, 2026
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    Office-to-housing conversion initiatives proliferate in California

    State policymakers have been pursuing policy changes that remove barriers to converting older commercial buildings into housing, with mixed success.

    By Keith Loria • March 23, 2026
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    Messer-Sundt JV starts $900M Nashville airport infrastructure work

    The job, which will create a road loop and six-level consolidated rental car facility, is part of a broader $3 billion capital plan for the busiest airport in Tennessee.

    By • Updated March 24, 2026
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    Skanska scores $165M Texas A&M biology building

    The Stockholm-based builder will begin construction on the 185,000-square-foot facility next year for the college, a repeat client.

    By • March 20, 2026
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    Opinion

    Why late-stage cost overruns are symptoms of a larger problem

    It’s easy to blame ballooning budgets on jobsite errors. But project stakeholders need to own decisions earlier in the planning stages to actually avoid them, writes a consultant.

    By Bhavik Savaliya • March 20, 2026
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    Construction prices spiked at ‘staggering’ rate to begin 2026

    The latest data — prior to the war in Iran — shows prices rose on an annualized basis of 12.6% through February. 

    By • March 19, 2026
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    Swinerton taps NYC leader to head Northeast region

    Jay Quackenbush, former market head for the builder’s New York City region, plans to expand his new market’s reach into New England.

    By • March 19, 2026
  • Stein Sperling, David De Jong, 2025 budget law, bonus depreciation, property renovation
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    Opinion

    4 bonus depreciation tax tips for construction firms

    With IRS staff under pressure, developing internal processes and documenting fixed assets can avoid extended reviews and additional information requests, writes a construction accountant.

    By Chris Coleman • March 19, 2026
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    Terawulf taps Fluor for preconstruction on $3B Kentucky data center

    The agreement covers master planning and preconstruction services for the large-scale brownfield data center campus, according to a company news release.

    By • March 18, 2026
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    Courtesy of Georgia DOT
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    Georgia advances $4.6B SR400 P3 infrastructure project

    SR400 Peach Partners, a consortium of Acciona Concessions, ACS Infrastructure and Meridiam, will deliver and maintain the 16-mile toll project under a 56-year public-private partnership.

    By • March 17, 2026
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    Multifamily starts jump in January

    New apartment construction rose on a monthly and yearly basis, buoying residential building overall.

    By Julie Strupp • March 17, 2026
  • A rendering of the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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    Turner goes vertical on $900M Pennsylvania hospital expansion

    The Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre will have an 11-story, 600,000 square foot patient facility and an expanded emergency department.

    By • Updated March 18, 2026
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    Construction’s latest jobs data shows slow start to 2026

    U.S. contractors had 231,000 open positions on the last day of January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    By • March 16, 2026
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    Trump’s temporary 10% tariff faces further legal scrutiny

    Two businesses say the president is unlawfully leveraging the Section 122 statute, echoing similar arguments from a case filed by a cohort of states days earlier.

    By Phil Neuffer • March 16, 2026
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    Opinion

    How to tell if you should switch from bidding to negotiated work

    Deciding how to pursue contracts can vary depending on clients and sectors, writes the CEO of a construction consulting firm.

    By Chad Prinkey • March 16, 2026
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    Q&A

    Clayco CEO on why the firm launched new power and energy unit

    The Chicago-based builder is targeting energy builds amid the massive demand for infrastructure created by data centers.

    By • March 13, 2026
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    Senate passes housing bill with single-family rental forced sale provision

    The multifamily industry is sounding the alarm about a measure in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that forces operators to sell their build-to-rent single-family homes after seven years.

    By Julie Strupp • March 13, 2026
  • A group of people in vests and hard hats pose for a photograph behind a signed construction beam.
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    Skanska tops out $435M Florida hospital project

    The contractor placed the final beam on the five-story, Lee Health hospital building and medical office in Fort Myers, Florida.

    By • March 13, 2026
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    Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Villas completes $100M renovation

    The multiyear project brings a new waterfront event space to the Texas property along with a 2.2-acre human-made lagoon.

    By Noor Adatia • March 12, 2026
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    Bryan Construction names new CFO

    With the appointment, the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based contractor will look to bolster its work in the federal and commercial construction markets.

    By • March 12, 2026
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    Backlog rebounded in February, remained lopsided across construction

    Larger contractors and those with data center contracts had the most work on their books, while smaller builders and firms not focused on artificial intelligence builds languished.

    By • March 11, 2026