LEED v5 Goes Live and Makes Embodied Carbon Mandatory
LEED v5 certification is open and the v4.1 window closes July 1, making embodied carbon reporting a prerequisite on the top green building system.
Saipem JV Lands $1B-Plus Aramco Uthmaniyah Gas Compression Job
Aramco awarded the Uthmaniyah gas compression EPC to a Saipem and Nasser Al-Hajri JV, with the Italian contractor’s share topping $1 billion.
Trench Safety Stand-Down Returns June 15 as Cave-Ins Stay Deadly
The 2026 Trench Safety Stand-Down runs June 15-19 as cave-in protection stays the top OSHA trench violation and collapses keep killing crews.
Skanska JV Wins $711.7M Hudson Tunnel Surface Alignment Contract
Skanska Creamer Sanzari JV wins the $711.7M Hudson Tunnel New Jersey Surface Alignment contract, the rail approach linking the new tube to the NEC.
Micron Picks Bechtel to Build Its Clay, New York Megafab
Micron taps Bechtel for EPC on the first phase of its Clay, New York megafab, the biggest private investment in state history and a 50,000-job bet.
Meta’s Mass Timber Data Centers Test a Lower-Carbon Build Method
Meta is building data center support structures in mass timber and low-carbon concrete, cutting embodied carbon up to 41% and offering contractors a real-world test case.
Sound Transit Rewrites Its ST3 Plan Around a $34.5B Funding Gap
Sound Transit adopted a revised ST3 plan that fully funds 13 transit projects and defers 10 more, a response to a $34.5B gap on a program now pegged near $185B.
Healthcare Planning Picks Up as Construction’s May Pipeline Stabilizes
Healthcare joined data centers to lift May construction planning, with the Dodge Momentum Index up 5.9% and a second straight month of institutional gains.
Davie Defense Breaks Ground on a $1B Texas Icebreaker Shipyard
Davie Defense broke ground on a $1B icebreaker factory at its Gulf Copper yard in Galveston, the construction front of a $3.5B Coast Guard cutter contract.
Chicago Bears Vote to Advance an Indiana Stadium, and Illinois Scrambles
The Chicago Bears voted to advance a new stadium in Hammond, Indiana, putting a roughly $1B incentive package and a cross-border tax fight at the center of the build.
Hyperion Robotics Opens UK Factory for 3D-Printed Low-Carbon Foundations
Hyperion Robotics and LKAB Minerals are opening Forge I in North Lincolnshire to robotically 3D-print low-carbon concrete foundations, 50-plus a week.
A Dating-App Playbook for Trades Recruiting Hits New Jersey Campuses
Where Trades Go borrows dating-app mechanics to match trades workers, students and schools, with verified credentials and 3,500 users across New Jersey.
Turner-Consigli JV Lands $2.3B Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Pavilion
A Turner-Consigli JV will build Memorial Sloan Kettering’s $2.3B Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion, an 883,000-sq-ft cancer center on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Steel City Tunnel Partners Wins $1B ALCOSAN Ohio River Tunnel Contract
A Lane-Brayman JV won a $1B contract to build ALCOSAN’s Ohio River Tunnel, the first of three tunnels in a $4.5B plan to cut Pittsburgh’s sewer overflows.
New Section 232 Tariff Cut Trims Equipment Costs, Leaves Metals Pressure Intact
A June 8 Section 232 proclamation drops some equipment tariffs to 15%, but the 50% steel, aluminum and copper regime stays put, keeping material costs high.
USGBC Map Makes the Case That LEED Stadiums Aren’t an Oxymoron
USGBC’s new Sustainable Stadiums map counts 31 LEED-certified venues, showing energy and water retrofits work even at 80,000-seat scale.
Construction Job Openings Hit a 2026 High as Layoffs Sink to a Four-Year Low
Construction job openings jumped to 259,000 in April, up 10.6% in a month and 25% on the year, while layoffs fell to their lowest level since early 2022.
Minnesota Judge Halts Google’s Project Skyway Data Center Over Environmental Review
A Goodhue County judge paused work on Google’s 482-acre Project Skyway data center, and GC Ryan Cos. pegs the delay at $5M or more as review questions linger.