New $582M Contract Strengthens Lane's Role in Florida
Lane Construction Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Webuild, has been selected as the preferred team to design and build a $582 million modified phased design‑build contract for FDOT’s Moving I‑4 Forward Project 2. The contract covers a 3.1‑mile stretch of I‑4 in Osceola County, adding two express lanes each direction, reconfiguring the SR‑429 interchange, and widening Old Lake Wilson Road with sidewalks and bike lanes. The project accelerates the state’s largest infrastructure initiative, aiming to ease congestion, improve safety, and support projected population and economic growth. Lane’s win reinforces its three‑decade presence in Florida and adds to its pipeline of I‑4 corridor projects.
Urban Rail Industry News Round-Up
This week’s urban rail roundup highlighted several major projects. Turkey’s Sakarya municipality will issue a tender on April 28 for a 15.2 km, 19‑stop tram line with two branches. Tbilisi received four international bids—three from Turkey and one from China—to build a...
Builders Face Surging Costs From Iran War
Builders in Victoria are grappling with sharp cost spikes as the Iran‑War‑driven fuel surge pushes material prices up 30‑50 percent for bitumen and asphalt. A Master Builders Victoria survey shows nearly half of respondents face 6‑10 percent overall cost increases,...
Taiwan's Smart Tolling Technology Goes Global as Thailand Launches AI-Powered M81 Motorway System
Taiwan’s Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection (FETC) has deployed its AI‑enabled electronic tolling system on Thailand’s new M‑Flow M81 motorway, creating a multi‑lane free‑flow corridor between Bangkok and Kanchanaburi. The platform combines AI‑driven automatic license‑plate recognition, IoT sensors and multiple...
Brazil Rio Airport Concession: Aena's Landmark Win Ushers in True Private Control - Where Next?
Spain’s airport operator Aena secured the concession for Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão Airport after a competitive auction that attracted 30 bidders. The deal makes Aena the largest airport operator in Brazil and ends Infraero’s 49% ownership in the hub. Galeão...
Survey Confirms EPDM Roof Membranes Last 38+ Years
A new EPDM Roofing Association survey of 569 industry professionals, combined with German SKZ laboratory testing, confirms that properly installed EPDM membranes routinely last at least 38 years, with many reaching 40, 45, or even 50 years in service. Laboratory...
Georgian Government Gets US President’s Attention with Tbilisi Tower Deal
The Trump Organization announced a joint‑venture to construct a 70‑storey Trump Tower in Tbilisi, which would become the tallest building in the Caucasus. The project involves four Georgian firms—Archi Group, Biograpi Living, Blox Group, and Finvest Georgia—partnered with the US‑based...
Taylor Morrison Home Corp (TMHC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Taylor Morrison reported 2025 full‑year results with 12,997 homes delivered, generating roughly $7.8 billion in revenue and a 22.5% gross margin, outperforming most peers. The company reduced spec inventory by 24% year‑over‑year and shifted sales mix toward higher‑margin to‑be‑built homes, while...
Century Communities Inc (CCS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Century Communities posted a record 2,702 net orders in Q4 2025, a 13% sequential increase, and achieved an all‑time 84% mortgage capture rate. Incentive levels surged to 1,300 basis points, pushing average sales price down 5% and compressing GAAP homebuilding...
Is Netflix Making a Big Real Estate Move In L.A.?
Netflix is in talks with Goldman Sachs to acquire the historic Radford Studio Center, signaling a possible shift from its current lease of the Sunset Studios complex. The streaming giant currently pays $27 million in annual rent to Hudson Pacific Properties...
Matern, Flagler Schools Cut Energy Costs at High Schools
Matern Professional Engineering partnered with Flagler Schools to modernize the central energy plant at Flagler Palm Coast High School and upgrade the system at Matanzas High School. The Palm Coast plant, operational since December 2025, is expected to save the...
Industry Body Unites SMEs and Service Providers at Landmark First Event
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) staged its inaugural SME Developer Seminar, drawing over 70 small and medium‑size housebuilders. The day’s agenda tackled development finance, legal, tax, insurance and sustainability, featuring speakers from Lloyds Banking Group, MSP Capital and E.ON Next. HBF...
Insufficient Contingency Funds Risk New Hospital Programme Delays, MPs Warn
The Public Accounts Committee warned that the UK government’s £60 billion (≈$76 billion) New Hospital Programme lacks sufficient contingency funding, allocating only 3% of the £8.9 billion (≈$11.3 billion) budget for projects through 2029/30. This shortfall could trigger cost overruns and push back the...
Industrial Land Prices Flat as Chinese Investors Sell Up
Industrial land prices in Thailand held steady in Q1 2026 as Chinese investors flooded the market with second‑hand plots after regulatory crackdowns halted their leasing or self‑use plans. The average asking price stayed at 8.3 million baht per rai (about $252,000), unchanged...
Exodigo Leadership Moves Fuel Engineering Expansion
Exodigo, an AI‑driven underground intelligence firm, announced three senior appointments this week. Rod Lacy, P.E., was promoted to Chief Engineering Officer for the United States, tasked with expanding the company’s engineering organization and AI‑powered design capabilities. Dillon Twombly joined as...
Microsoft Expands Partnership with NABTU to Deliver AI Training for Skilled Trades Workforce
Microsoft and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) have broadened their collaboration to deliver free AI literacy courses and an industry‑recognized credential to skilled‑trade workers across the United States and Canada. Building on a prior effort that trained 1,500 instructors,...
S. A. Miro Inc: Early BIM Key to Data Center Design
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has moved from a visual aid to a project‑critical platform for data center design. Because mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems dominate structural decisions, early BIM coordination uncovers conflicts that would otherwise cause costly rework. Templates...
GCT, Vancouver Port to Jointly Study Roberts Bank Terminal Project
Global Container Terminals (GCT) and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly study the development of a proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2. The one‑year exclusive study will let the parties share data and negotiate...
The New Word in Home Construction Could Be “Plastics”
MIT engineers have demonstrated that recycled PET mixed with glass fibers can be 3D‑printed into structural building components. In laboratory tests, four printed floor trusses carried over 4,000 lb, surpassing U.S. HUD standards while weighing only about 13 lb each. The process...
Nice Côte D’Azur Airport Inaugurates Terminal 2 Extension for Enhanced Passenger Experience
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has opened a 23,000 sqm extension to Terminal 2, raising its annual capacity from 14 million to 18 million passengers. The first phase, completed ahead of the 2025 summer season, adds a larger non‑Schengen lounge, a new passport‑control zone, retail...
California Contractor Ordered to Pay $468K in Wage Theft Case
A California contractor, SCA General Contracting, was ordered to pay $468,505 in back wages and damages to 137 construction workers after a Department of Labor investigation uncovered minimum‑wage and overtime violations from November 2024 through November 2025. The consent judgment...
Race Communications Breaks Ground on Bakersfield Fiber Network
Race Communications announced the start of construction on a new fiber‑optic network in Bakersfield, aiming to bring high‑speed, future‑proof internet to more than 50,000 homes and businesses. The rollout will offer symmetrical speeds up to 10 gigabits per second, with the...
Medcem Sets Fall Production Date for Florida Plant
Turkish cement maker Medcem will launch commercial production at its brownfield clinker‑grinding plant in western Florida by September, marking its first U.S. manufacturing footprint. The facility, equipped with two grinding mills, can ultimately process 40 mt per hour per line, delivering...
Connolly Completes $70 Million Parkside on Dresden Mixed-Use Community in Metro Atlanta
Atlanta‑based developer Connolly has finished Parkside on Dresden, a $70 million mixed‑use community in Brookhaven, Georgia. The 4‑acre project comprises 176 luxury apartments, seven townhomes, a six‑level parking structure and 28,000 sq ft of ground‑level retail that is already fully leased to a...
India’s Infrastructure Investments to Surge 50% Despite Global Uncertainties: Crisil Ratings
Crisil Ratings forecasts India’s infrastructure spending to jump 45‑50% over the next two fiscal years, reaching roughly $277‑$289 billion by FY2026‑27. The surge will be spread across roads, renewables, data centres, smart‑metering, green hydrogen and real estate, with renewables adding 50‑55 GW...
PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, AMERICAN AIRLINES AND ASUR AIRPORTS TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, together with American Airlines, ASUR Airports and Phoenix Infrastructure Group, opened a $125 million commercial program in JFK’s Terminal 8. The program features more than 60 new dining, retail, duty‑free and experiential concepts,...
Clean Building Performance Webinar Series and New and Updated Guidance Documents
The Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBPS) is hosting a webinar on May 6, 2025, to guide owners of Tier 1 buildings—those over 220,000 sq ft—through the compliance application process via the Clean Buildings Portal. The session will cover portal access, shared‑access setup,...
Exclusive: Commemorating Earth Day
Construction Canada highlighted CGC Inc.'s proprietary Take‑Back program, which recycles clean drywall scrap into new gypsum board without sacrificing performance. In Montreal, the initiative diverted over 40 tonnes of gypsum—equivalent to about 1,800 lightweight sheets—and avoided roughly 4,860 kg of CO₂e...
Amtrak to Get $4.7B for Northeast Corridor Projects, Opens Bids for New Long-Distance Trains
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $4.7 billion in grants for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and $2 billion for nationwide passenger and freight rail upgrades, funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The first round targets New York Penn Station and...
Safehold Working to Fill Affordable Housing Financing Gap in Texas & Beyond
Safehold, Inc. (NYSE: SAFE) is using its modern 99‑year ground‑lease model to close the financing gap for affordable housing, starting with a 348‑unit development in Austin slated for 2028. The deal marks Safehold’s first Texas affordable project and its 20th...
Kiewit JV Picked for Segment of $7B Texas Light Rail
Austin Transit Partnership awarded a joint venture led by Kiewit Building Group and Austin Commercial the contract to build the operations and maintenance facility for its inaugural light‑rail system. The overall project is valued between $6.8 billion and $7.1 billion, funded by...
Design Team Selected for New Event Park
Architecture firms DIALOG and HNTB have been chosen to design downtown Edmonton’s new Event Park, a world‑class indoor‑outdoor entertainment destination. The selection follows an RFP led by OEG Sports & Entertainment and the City of Edmonton, replacing the current Fan...
$1B Virginia Airport Upgrade Project Reaches Milestone
Norfolk International Airport announced a milestone in its $1 billion TransformORF modernization, unveiling a three‑gate expansion in Concourse A that adds nearly 19,000 square feet of space. The new gates, designated A10‑A12, will initially serve American Airlines, with Breeze Airways slated to...
Develon Reveals 2 New Compact Track Loaders: DTL26 and DTL30
Develon unveiled two new compact track loaders, the DTL26 and DTL30, slated for U.S. release later this year. Both models are powered by the company’s 71.4‑horsepower D24 diesel engine, which operates without diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). The machines are smaller...
The Path to a Unified Building OS: Are We There Yet?
Smart building operators are grappling with fragmented dashboards and siloed data across HVAC, lighting, security and other systems. Industry leaders, citing Johnson Controls' 2026 trends report, say the next wave will demand open‑standard platforms that unify data without layered tools....
$6 Billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel Project Drives 16km Construction in Baltimore
The $6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel Project is replacing the 150‑year‑old Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel, a critical choke point on the Northeast Corridor that carries roughly 14 million passengers each year. Engineers are constructing two parallel high‑speed tubes capable of 160 km/h while keeping...
U.S. Hyperscalers Shift Market Build-Out Targets to the Midwest and Texas
U.S. hyperscalers are redirecting data‑center build‑outs toward Texas and the Midwest, with more than half of new capacity expected in these regions by the end of 2025. Amazon announced a $15 billion investment for 2.4 GW of capacity in northern Indiana, while...
Bell AI Data Center in Canada Approved Amid Public Opposition, To Start Construction This Spring
Bell Canada secured council approval for a 300 MW hyperscale AI data center near Regina, Saskatchewan, despite vocal public opposition. The facility, part of Bell’s national “AI Fabric” strategy, is slated for phased construction with initial operations targeted for 2027. Bell...
Final Burke Lakefront Hearing Sharpens Closure Debate
Cleveland City Council wrapped up hearings on Mayor Justin Bibb’s plan to shut down the 450‑acre Burke Lakefront Airport. Officials and the nonprofit North Coast Waterfront Development Corp. presented early‑stage concepts ranging from parks and trails to hotels, a marina,...
$2.3bn+ Sable Oil Pipeline Restart in California Tentatively Blocked Despite Federal Backing
The $2.3 billion Sable oil pipeline restart on California's Central Coast has been halted by a federal judge, who upheld a preliminary injunction requiring compliance with state and local regulations. The Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to force the...
Carollo Selected for Construction Management of Nevada’s First Advanced Purified Water Facility
Truckee Meadows Water Authority has tapped Carollo Engineers, backed by DOWL, to manage construction of Nevada’s first Advanced Purified Water Facility, a $200 million project. The plant will use an ozone‑biological‑carbon treatment train to produce Category A+ water, a more energy‑efficient alternative...
Redevelopment Projects Still in Planning Phases Create Industry Opportunities Nationwide
U.S. cities are moving forward with large‑scale redevelopment plans that blend mixed‑use districts, public‑private partnerships, and destination‑driven assets. Projects range from Omaha’s $400 million stadium‑centered district to Boston’s $550 million housing‑focused revitalization, each still in early planning stages. The initiatives aim to...
GasEntec Secures Contract for LNG Terminal in Senegal
GasEntec has been awarded a contract by ELTON Logistics to build a jetty‑based LNG regasification terminal in Dakar, Senegal. The facility will include a 137,000 m³ storage tank, two 15 km subsea pipelines and ten truck‑loading bays, feeding the country’s largest 300 MW...
270-MW Blevins Solar Project Comes Online in Texas
Geronimo Power announced that its 270‑MW Blevins Solar Project in Falls County, Texas, is now online. The facility fulfills two power purchase agreements with Fujifilm and Bristol Myers Squibb, marking the companies' shift toward renewable electricity. Over its 20‑year lifespan,...
How Is Concrete Reclamation Getting Faster?
Ready‑mix producers are adopting closed‑loop concrete reclamation systems that cut processing time from several hours to under 30 minutes. The new technology captures, filters, and re‑conditions wash water on‑site, achieving up to 95% cement recovery while slashing water use by...
$4B Affordable Housing Initiative Launches in New York City
New York City announced a four‑year, $4 billion Housing Investment Initiative, doubling pension fund allocations to affordable housing. The plan earmarks $750 million for mixed‑income development and office‑to‑housing conversions, $500 million for a public‑private apartment rehabilitation program, and additional funds for large‑scale projects...
EPA Rollback Eases Permit Requirements but Adds Risk
President Trump’s administration rescinded the EPA’s 2009 greenhouse‑gas endangerment finding, stripping the legal foundation for federal climate regulation. Construction attorneys say the rollback could ease permitting for large industrial and infrastructure projects by removing greenhouse‑gas analyses from the Prevention of...
Skilled Trades Labor Shortage Reaches ‘Critical Inflection Point’
JLL’s new research warns that up to 2.1 million skilled‑trade positions—including electricians, HVAC technicians and plumbers—could remain vacant by 2030, threatening the upkeep of America’s aging commercial building stock. The United States posted roughly 600,000 trade job openings last year while...
Watkin Jones Secures Gateway 2 Approval for 484-Bed Bristol PBSA Scheme
Watkin Jones has secured planning approval for its Gateway 2 project, a 484‑bed purpose‑built student accommodation (PBSA) in Bristol. The scheme is slated for completion in time for the 2028 academic year, expanding the city’s student housing stock. The development represents...
Port of Galveston Master Plan Suggests Strong Future Cruise and Cargo Growth
The Port of Galveston unveiled its 2045 Master Plan, outlining up to $2.4 billion in capital projects to expand both cruise and cargo operations. The blueprint projects annual port revenue of roughly $345 million by 2045 and passenger traffic climbing to 11 million...