The Latest
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Conferences for the second half of 2025
Construction Dive rounds up the industry conferences, contech expos and meetings on tap through the rest of the year.
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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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Project Wins
Skanska, FlatironDragados win $1B DC bridge upgrade
The roughly 1-mile span will ease congestion for both freight and passenger rail along the Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia corridor.
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Economic Reports
Construction spending drops for fourth straight month
High interest rates, fluctuating material prices and labor uncertainty mean that activity may not rebound this year, economists say.
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Loss of 179D deduction could derail office conversions
Although the deduction is about making commercial buildings energy efficient, it’s been key to owners’ willingness to invest in obsolete and financially distressed properties, supporters say.
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Economic Reports
Construction Dive’s June 2025 economic roundup
Higher material costs and weaker spending suggest growing pressure across the construction industry.
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Defense Department simplifies NEPA reviews
The move announced June 30 is part of a government-wide deregulatory effort from the Trump administration to speed up infrastructure construction.
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Hiring rate, job openings remain historically low
Though contractors are optimistic in the face of a subdued labor market, it’s not yet clear how President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have affected the data.
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Data center vacancy rates hit record low
As AI adoption ramped up, colocation facility rental rates rose precipitously during the first three months of the year, according to CBRE research.
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Project Milestones
Suffolk starts $750M New York hospital expansion
The Boston-based contractor will use its proprietary artificial intelligence-based steel tracking system, along with handheld scanners, to construct the project.
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How synthetic lichens can launch Martian construction
The NASA-funded system can form building materials with no outside intervention, which could lead to 3D printing in space.
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Amid the hype, contractors find practical safety uses for AI
Construction pros sort through a flood of information about artificial intelligence to find the applications that make sense for their firms.
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Construction restarts on $2.1B Portland water plant
The Bull Run Filtration Project in Oregon has been paused since February due to a legal fight with area residents.
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Project Milestones
$1.3B Harbor Bridge opens in Texas after series of delays
FlatironDragados built the project, which will allow Corpus Christi’s ship channel to accommodate taller cargo vessels.
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Q&A // CASE STUDY
How XL Construction built a building on top of a building in an earthquake zone
Cal Berkeley’s $95 million Grimes Engineering Center sits just 1,300 feet from the menacing Hayward Fault.
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Home Depot goes after pro market with $4.3B acquisition
The retailer has inked a deal for its SRS Distribution subsidiary to acquire GMS, which specializes in drywall, ceilings and steel framing.
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Project Milestones
Bechtel completes $3.5B Sydney airport 7 months early
The new Western Sydney Airport is the country’s first international, greenfield airport in over 50 years.
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Yale pauses 10 projects as funding worries grow
Several universities are reassessing their capital plans due to rising costs and uncertain federal support.
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Project Wins
Bechtel nabs $9B more Rio Grande LNG work
The Reston, Virginia-based contractor has been tapped for trains 4 and 5 of the plant in Brownsville, Texas, where it is already building Phase 1 of the project.
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Q&A
Swinerton scales up with public work
The Concord, California-based contractor is finding ways to grow by leaning into civil projects and shoring up its supply chain, according to a company executive.
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OSHA hearings hint at revised heat rule
Though many expected the Trump administration to kill the proposed regulation, the agency may simply tone it down to a more performance-based standard, experts say.
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June 2025: Contractors report their latest awards
Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Walsh, Yates and Lunda.
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Project Wins
Turner expands to Phase 1 on $5B One Beverly Hills project
The New York City-based firm has been doing overall site management since last year’s groundbreaking at the development, which will include a full facelift of the iconic Beverly Hilton.
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Office conversions accelerate, but many older buildings face demolition: reports
High vacancy rates have driven building owners to repurpose space, which should help the U.S. office market’s recovery. But high costs and incompatible structural designs remain challenges, CBRE says.
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Project Milestones
Adolfson & Peterson starts 2 Texas high school projects
The renovation jobs located in the Austin Independent School District will cost approximately $114 million combined.