O’Hare’s $1.45B Concourse D Goes Vertical as the ORDNext Expansion Picks Up Speed
Chicago O’Hare’s $1.45B, 19-gate Concourse D started vertical construction, the first big piece of the $8.5B ORDNext expansion to leave the ground.
WSP Closes Its $3.3B TRC Buy, Becoming the Largest U.S. Engineering Firm by Revenue
WSP completed its $3.3B cash acquisition of TRC, vaulting past rivals to become the largest U.S. engineering and design firm by revenue with a power-sector focus.
Brooklyn’s 1 Java Street Becomes New York State’s Largest Residential Geothermal Building
1 Java Street, an 834-unit Greenpoint rental, will be New York State’s largest residential geothermal building, cutting heating-and-cooling emissions 53%.
Buildroid Brings Simulation-First Bricklaying Robots to U.S. Blockwork Crews
Buildroid is rolling block-laying robots onto U.S. jobsites with a simulation-first model, targeting a $13B blockwork segment on a shared-savings deal.
Cleveland Browns Break Ground on a $2.4B Domed Stadium in Brook Park
The Cleveland Browns broke ground on a $2.4B enclosed stadium in Brook Park, with an AECOM Hunt-Turner JV building Ohio’s first domed NFL venue.
Newark Airport Solar Expansion Aims to Nearly Tenfold On-Site Generation
The Port Authority launched a Newark Liberty solar expansion to nearly tenfold on-site generation to 20 MW across 32,000 panels by 2031.
Worker Shortages Are Now the Top Reason Projects Run Late, AGC Survey Finds
AGC’s 2026 survey finds 92% of firms struggle to hire craft workers, and labor shortages have become the leading cause of project delays.
OSHA’s Fall Stand-Down Returns as Falls Stay Construction’s No. 1 Killer
OSHA’s 13th annual fall stand-down ran May 4-8 as falls stay construction’s leading cause of death, with silica enforcement still in focus.
Foothill Gold Line Picks Skanska-Led JV to Manage the A Line’s Last 2.3 Miles to Claremont
A Skanska-led JV won the construction manager contract for the Foothill Gold Line’s 2.3-mile A Line extension from Pomona to Claremont.
Army Corps Picks 14 Firms for $2B, 10-Year Military Energy Resilience Pipeline
The Army Corps’s Huntsville Center awarded a $2B, 10-year MATOC to 14 firms for microgrids, storage and backup power at military installations through 2036.
Union Construction Wages Settle at Decade High as 4.7% Hikes Roll Through First-Half CBAs
H1 2026 collective bargaining agreements delivered an average 4.7% increase in union construction wages and benefits, the strongest pace in 15 years.
Construction Input Prices Climb 12.6% as 50% Metal Tariffs Reshape Procurement
Metal tariffs at 50% have shoved construction input prices to a 12.6% annualized clip, the fastest pace since 2022. Estimators are tearing up procurement plans.
Meta Breaks Ground on $10B, 1-GW Lebanon Data Center as Turner Joins the GC Bench
Meta’s $10B Lebanon, Indiana campus pencils out at 1 GW, 4M sqft and 1,500 acres, with Turner among the contractors and first buildings online late 2027.
Ferrovial-Webber JV Wins $1.47B Grand Parkway B-1 Design-Build Southeast of Houston
TxDOT picks a Ferrovial-Webber JV for the $1.47B Grand Parkway Segment B-1, a 15-mile tolled design-build that pushes Houston’s outer loop deeper into Brazoria and Galveston counties.
Atlantic Canada’s First Tall Mass Timber Tower Lands an 8.4% Cost Premium
A Dartmouth, Nova Scotia mass timber tower study pegs the cost premium at 8.4% over concrete but flags a four-to-six-month schedule advantage that closes the gap.
Samsung Commits $1.5B to Its First Vietnam Chip Testing Plant North of Hanoi
Samsung is putting $1.5B into a chip testing plant in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, with construction already underway and a November 2027 production target.
OSHA Extends Heat Inspection Program Five More Years as Summer Construction Ramps
OSHA renewed its Heat National Emphasis Program through 2031, locking in programmed heat inspections for 55 high-risk sectors including construction.
Princeton’s Sea-Sponge-Inspired 3D Printed Concrete Solves the Brittleness Problem
Princeton engineers borrowed a sea sponge’s layered skeleton to make 3D printed concrete that resists cracking, a fix for the technology’s biggest commercial roadblock.