Construction

Bain Capital's reported $250M minority investment values construction platform Kahua above $1B

Kahua has hit $100M in annualized revenue and is now valued above $1B. Bain's reported $250M is a bet on owner-side program data as the base for AI.

Element’s Charlotte lab makes tensile specimens from turbine blade roots

Daniel Steele says Element's Charlotte lab low-stress grinds specimens cut from CFM56 blade roots, and knows of no other lab grinding specimens that small.

NMHC survey: 37% raised pricing on projects on hold

37% of NMHC survey respondents raised pricing on projects on hold, up from 17% in June, as starts slowed and costs rose.

CMHA’s 2026 report estimates paver and wall production

CMHA's 2026 Hardscape Production Report analyzes segmental concrete pavement and retaining wall production across the US and Canada.

RIEGL’s miniVUX-4UAV hits 150 scans/sec in 120° FOV

RIEGL's miniVUX-4UAV captures up to 133,333 measurements a second in a 120-degree field of view. RIEGL lists 12 mm accuracy.

Cat expands autonomous Cat 775 haul trucks to two more Luck Stone sites

After 3.5M+ tons at Bull Run, Luck Stone and Caterpillar expand autonomy to Cat 775 fleets at Boscobel and Bealeton in Virginia.

Xtellio brings telematics to jobsite tools and heaters

Xtellio's Xense sensors and Pro-Xentral devices put telematics on small tools, heaters and excavators alike, with open APIs so fleets keep their own data.

MEP systems can run 30-40% of a construction budget, ASCE course says

ASCE's two-day MEP construction management webcast returns Nov. 9-10, 2026, aimed at owner's reps and project managers who sign off on mechanical and electrical

CAS Automotive launches Damaged Equipment to sell fleets' damaged and end-of-life machines

CAS Automotive has taken its salvage-vehicle model to heavy equipment, offering fleets, dealers and insurers a guaranteed offer on damaged and surplus machines.

Caterpillar and FieldAI partner on physical AI for jobsites

Caterpillar said Sept. 5, 2026 it is working with FieldAI to bring physical AI and autonomy to construction and industrial sites, per Automation News.

JE Dunn Adds Power Generation Unit as Data Centers Grow

JE Dunn Construction formed a power generation unit and named a leader, amid a wider industry shift toward power-focused construction work.

Construction Job Openings Rise as Dodge Index Slips 0.4%

Dodge's planning index edged down in August while ABC reported job openings near a two-year high, and a new study examined multiskilled crews.

HUD backs a 24-month study on mass-timber modules that ship and stack faster

HUD’s PD&R is funding Washington State University to design hybrid mass-timber modules that travel and stack faster. A 2023 review of modular CLT flags 2D vs. 3

HUD’s 24-month mass timber modular project goes after the cost driver: shipping the modules

A HUD-funded Washington State University project is treating transport hardware as part of the structure, a direct response to modular’s logistics cost curve.

Insurance and moisture controls now shape mass timber schedules

Mass timber can go up a floor a day, but builder’s risk, moisture controls, and prefab lead times are now the real critical path.

Dallas is still building big, but U.S. apartment deliveries fell 41%

Yardi Matrix data shows H1 2026 apartment completions dropped 41%, while DFW led both multifamily and industrial deliveries.

2026 design rankings show buyers now shop for engineering talent

BD+C’s 2026 Giants 400 and ENR’s international list point to the same constraint: specialized engineering depth. Owners are adjusting procurement and contracts.

Let's Get to Know Your Product - Donald Hillman

Multiplastic delivers specialized resin and raw material solutions for diverse manufacturing applications with expert product managers and sustainable…

Hadrian's $1.37B raise and the data center boom are pulling construction capital toward AI-driven manufacturing

Two converging forces, AI-powered factory automation and the data center construction surge, are reshaping how capital and contractors flow through the built envi

RD-6 Application in Peru

RD-6 cold-applied coating system prevents corrosion on high-altitude mining pipelines in Peru's Andes, enabling faster installation and long-term asset…

Humanoid and legged robots are ready for brownfield factories, but three technical gaps still stand in the way

Science and industry sources converge: legged robots can navigate existing factory floors, but reliability, dexterity, and data remain unsolved.

Procore acquires DroneDeploy for $845M, giving construction teams a direct line from drone data to project management

Procore's $845M acquisition of DroneDeploy folds reality capture directly into construction project management, cutting the workflow gap between site data and d

U.S. warehouse construction is up 18% as data-center supply chains drive a new industrial build cycle

Industrial real estate under construction topped 305 million sq ft in Q2 2026, up 18% year-over-year, with data-center equipment suppliers leading demand.

Alco Tourmaline 3600 BBQ Interviews

Next Compression recently completed the Alco Tourmaline 3600 BBQ package, a project that pushed the company beyond its established reputation in the small screw compressor space. According to multiple team members interviewed on the shop floor, this build stands out not only for its physical scale b

Albany's construction sector signals growth from Regeneron's $2B expansion to rising contractor billings

Regeneron's $2B Saratoga expansion, climbing GC billings, and a wave of new regional offices mark a busy construction cycle for the Capital Region.

DOE's Advanced Building Construction Initiative targets construction's productivity gap

The DOE's ABC Initiative is pushing off-site manufacturing and digitization to cut construction costs and accelerate energy-efficient retrofits across 125M U.S.

Y Combinator's 2026 construction and proptech cohort targets the industry's costliest operational bottlenecks

Forty-four YC-backed startups are attacking real estate and construction's most stubborn pain points, from AI estimation and permitting to property management agents.

Prologis files plans for 516,000-sq-ft, 99-megawatt data center in South San Jose

Prologis has filed plans with San Jose city planners for a three-story, 516,000-square-foot data center at 5977 Silver Creek Valley Road.

Data center demand and rising costs define commercial construction in early 2026

CBIZ's Q1 2026 Commercial Construction Index points to surging data center work, stubborn labor shortages, and climbing material prices as the quarter's definin

AI moves from back office to job site in construction's next build-out

McCarthy Building Cos. has signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Palantir, while Gleeds' James Garner says data readiness and culture are the real barriers to AI adoption.