Ho Chi Minh City Approves $5B MSC Container Terminal
Ho Chi Minh City approved a $4.9 billion consortium led by MSC’s Terminal Investment Limited to develop the Can Gio International transshipment terminal. The joint venture, with Vietnam Maritime Corporation (36%) and Saigon Port (15%), will create Vietnam’s largest port on a 570‑hectare offshore islet. Initial capacity targets 4.8 million TEU by 2030, expanding to 16.9 million TEU by 2047, and will eventually feature 13 berths and 7.5 km of quay. The approval follows a $1.95 billion expansion of the nearby Cai Mep Ha project, boosting the city’s total handling capability.
In Quest to End Homelessness, City Delivers 500th Rapid-Housing Unit
Atlanta announced the completion of The Beacon on Cooper Street, a 100‑studio rapid‑housing project in Mechanicsville, marking the city’s 500th permanent supportive housing unit under its Rapid Housing Initiative. The development uses modular construction and includes four on‑site offices for...
Great Expectations SPC Acquires 102-Unit MF Development Site in Puyallup
Great Expectations SPC has acquired the Addison Grove site, a shovel‑ready 102‑unit multifamily development parcel in Puyallup, Washington. The transaction was arranged by Kidder Mathews, with the firm’s Simon | Anderson Multifamily Team representing both seller and buyer. The property sits in...
Venture Global Secures Pre-Filing Waiver for CP2 Phase 3 Buildout
Venture Global received a pre‑filing waiver from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the third phase of its Calcasieu Pass (CP2) LNG expansion. The waiver eliminates the need to submit a formal pre‑filing application, potentially shaving months off the project's...
Concord Wilshire Buys Brian Tuttle’s Bankrupt Palm Beach County Dev Site for $60M
Concord Wilshire purchased the 43‑acre Tuttle Royale site in Royal Palm Beach for $60 million, acquiring it out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The developer plans a mixed‑use master‑planned community featuring 401 multifamily units, a 125‑room hotel, an 83,000‑sq‑ft office building, and roughly 427,000 sq ft...
New International Arrivals Facility, Three More Gates and New Concessions Now Arriving at ORF
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) opened a three‑gate expansion of Concourse A, adding nearly 19,000 sq ft of space with expanded seating, restrooms and a pet‑relief area. The new area introduced two locally themed concessions—High Tide Bar Bites and Town Center Cold Pressed—while American...
Hawkes Bay Expressway Four-Lane Upgrade Right on Track, with a Little Help From the Cyclone Silt
New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay Expressway four‑lane expansion remains on schedule, with completion targeted for 2029. The $600 million (≈$360 million USD) project, part of the Roads of National Significance programme, will duplicate bridges and add a grade‑separated interchange along a 7‑km stretch...
Boom in Modular Home Construction Could Be Just Around the Corner
Modular home construction, representing 5.2% of North American building activity in 2023, is poised for accelerated growth as builders chase cost efficiencies. The Modular Building Institute projects a 6.3% annual demand increase, reaching $33.2 billion by 2030, driven by speed‑to‑market and...
Permitting Hurdles and Labor Shortages Threaten AI Data Center Timelines
Almost 40% of U.S. data‑center projects face schedule risk, and 60% of those slated for next year haven’t broken ground, according to satellite‑based analysis by SynMax. Executives cite permitting bottlenecks, local opposition, and shortages of labor, power and equipment as...
SharpGrade’s New Grader Blade Is a Simple Alternative to Large Grading Machines
SharpGrade unveiled its GS130 Precision Grader Blade at CONEXPO‑CON/AGG 2026, targeting large‑frame skid steers and compact track loaders in the 100‑135 hp segment. The attachment merges six‑way dozer capacity with motor‑grader precision, featuring a Zero Cross Coupling, side‑shift and pitch system, and...
Transit Briefs: ATP, CTDOT
The Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) has awarded Kiewit Austin Partnership the design‑build contract for the Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF) that will support Austin’s $7 billion Project Connect light‑rail system. The OMF will house vehicle storage, servicing and dispatch, creating thousands...
Liebherr Updates Digital Services for Earthmoving and Material Handling Machines
Swiss equipment maker Liebherr has expanded its MyLiebherr digital suite to cover earthmoving and material handling machines. The new MyLiebherr Maintenance tool adds a traffic‑light status view, integrated damage reports and centralized maintenance planning to reduce unplanned downtime. MyLiebherr Performance...
$240M Thumamah–Othman Intersection Project: RCRC to Build Tunnel, 4 Bridges
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has approved a $240 million Thumamah–Othman Intersection Project that will add an 850‑meter tunnel and four elevated bridges spanning roughly 2 kilometers. The tunnel will carry three lanes in each direction, while the bridges will...
Fit-Out Costs Escalate as High Energy Prices Impact Labor and Materials: JLL
JLL’s 2026 Global Fit‑Out Cost Guide shows North American fit‑out expenses climbing to an average $3,200 per square metre, the highest level worldwide. Year‑over‑year costs rose 4.2%, spurred by surging energy prices, a 26‑30% jump in copper, and persistent skilled‑worker...
Holcim Ups Electric Quarry Fleet Ante in UK Adding 20 LiuGong 870HE Wheel Loaders
Holcim UK is deploying 20 LiuGong 870HE electric wheel loaders, each weighing 24.6 t and equipped with a 423 kWh LFP battery that delivers up to nine hours of operation and an 80‑minute fast charge. After a year‑long trial at the Callow...
These 2 Cities Enacted Upzoning Policies to Boost Housing Development. It’s Working, Study Says.
A new Urban Institute study finds that upzoning reforms in New York and Philadelphia have spurred measurable housing development. New York’s neighborhood‑level upzoning produced roughly 4,000 additional units over four years, while Philadelphia’s upzoned districts are issuing about 4,000 permits each year....
Dynapac Reenters 16-Ton Asphalt Roller Class with Its Heaviest Model to Date
Dynapac has launched the CC7000 VI, a 16‑ton asphalt roller weighing over 32,000 lb, marking the company’s return to the heavyweight compaction segment. The machine features Dynapac’s patented Seismic Asphalt technology, which continuously tunes vibration frequency to the stiffness of the asphalt...
Britten Pears Arts Awarded £1.9 Million Grant for Snape Maltings Concert Hall Restoration
Britten Pears Arts has secured a £1.9 million (≈$2.4 million) Creative Foundations Fund grant from Arts Council England to restore the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, with work slated to start in January 2027. The funding is the second phase of a £13.86 million...
Loop Revival Unfolds As Chicago's Center Of Gravity Spreads Out
Chicago’s Loop is undergoing a post‑pandemic rebirth, shifting from a pure office district to a mixed‑use neighborhood. City‑backed office‑to‑residential conversions, driven by the LaSalle Street Corridor tax‑increment financing, will add roughly 1,800 housing units and retire hundreds of thousands of...
Metropolitan Park Riverfront Redevelopment Advances Flood Protection and Public Space in Jacksonville
Jacksonville’s 15‑acre Metropolitan Park is being redeveloped by Civitas into a climate‑resilient riverfront that blends flood mitigation with public amenities. The centerpiece is a 100‑foot “Living Edge” of wetlands and native plantings that adds roughly three feet of storm‑surge protection...
North Carolina Awards $215M for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, Resilience Projects
North Carolina’s State Water Infrastructure Authority approved more than $215 million for 66 drinking‑water and wastewater projects across 26 counties, primarily to recover from Hurricane Helene. About $196 million of the allocation targets storm‑hit communities, covering treatment‑plant relocations, system repairs and resiliency...
Portland’s Bull Run Filtration Facility Earns Envision Platinum Award
The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure awarded Portland Water Bureau an Envision Platinum Award for its Bull Run Filtration Facility, the highest tier in the Envision framework. The plant will treat up to 135 million gallons per day, expandable to 220 mgd, and...
Portland Approves Expedited Permitting for Multifamily Housing on the Eastside
Portland’s city council approved a resolution to fast‑track zoning changes on the Eastside, aiming to boost multifamily housing production. The measure requires the city administrator to deliver a 90‑day report outlining how to accelerate rezoning, with a target to enact...
MCIOB Develops Own AI Software for SMEs Using AI
Steve McKenna, director of the SME contractor Gemstone, used Anthropic’s Claude Code to create Construction AI, a full‑featured, multi‑tenant SaaS construction management platform. The system boasts over 700,000 lines of code, 186 secured database tables and 596 API routes, delivering...
Boston Eyes Water-Based Thermal Network to Ease Grid Strain
Boston and the Mass Clean Energy Center are committing $500,000 to a year‑long study of a closed‑loop water‑sourced thermal energy network, dubbed BosTEN. The system would harvest heat from the Charles and Mystic rivers, Boston Harbor, the Fort Point Channel,...
Wesley Housing Completes $62M Fort Totten Project: The D.C. Deal Sheet
Wesley Housing completed a $61.5 million expansion of One Hawaii at 1 Hawaii Ave. NE, doubling the building from 34 to 70 affordable‑housing units in Washington, D.C. The development, financed through a blend of federal and D.C. low‑income housing tax credits, solar...
Proposed Scottish Nuclear Study Unlikely to Be Published Before Election
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has tasked Great British Energy – Nuclear with a £80,000 (≈$100,000) feasibility study to locate new nuclear sites, including SMRs and AMRs, at existing Scottish facilities such as Torness and Hunterston. The study...
Punch List: Barton Malow Hits Milestone on Jackie Robinson Ballpark, Jacobs Wins 2 Chicago Jobs
Barton Malow announced the completion of Phase 1 of the Jackie Robinson Ballpark renovation in Daytona Beach, adding a modern player development facility, new clubhouses, indoor batting cages and accessibility upgrades. The project honors the historic 1914 venue, home to the...
Trump Administration Seeks Scaled-Back Building Efficiency Money
The Trump administration’s FY2027 budget request trims the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from $3.1 billion to $1.1 billion, slashing the Building Technologies Office to $20 million—a 93% cut. While the request earmarks a $4 billion increase for nuclear...
Pasadena Approves Plan for 710 Stub but Tables Restorative Justice Elements
Pasadena’s city council voted to adopt most of the Reconnecting Pasadena vision, a redevelopment blueprint for the 50‑acre “710 stub” that was seized by Caltrans in the 1970s for a never‑built freeway extension. The approved elements include a California Environmental...
States Rush to Build Clean Energy Projects to Tap Expiring Incentives
U.S. states are accelerating large‑scale renewable projects to capture a 30% federal investment tax credit that expires soon. California, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Minnesota and Oregon are fast‑tracking solar, wind and battery‑storage builds that must break ground by July 4 and finish...
Runwal Enterprises Launches Runwal Meadows, A New Luxury Project in Kanjurmarg
Runwal Enterprises has launched Runwal Meadows, an 8‑acre luxury residential phase completing its 36‑acre Runwal City Centre township in Kanjurmarg, Mumbai. The development will feature multiple high‑rise towers overlooking a 5‑acre central park and will offer 2‑, 3‑ and 4‑BHK...
Home Depot Eyes Same-Day, Next-Day Delivery Site in New York
Home Depot has filed an application to build a 414,000‑square‑foot distribution center in Yaphank, New York, designed for same‑day and next‑day delivery of bulky building materials. The project would cost about $157 million to construct, with an additional $11 million for site improvements,...
L.A. County Office Building Adds Glass Exterior at 550 S. Vermont Ave. In Koreatown
Los Angeles County is renovating the former Department of Mental Health headquarters at 550 S. Vermont Avenue, adding a glass curtain wall and expanding the 12‑story building. The $210 million project will increase office space from roughly 155,000 to over 240,000 sq ft...
Mixed-Use Complex Unwrapped at 1430 Lincoln Blvd. In Santa Monica
Tishman Speyer has unveiled 1430 Lincoln Boulevard, a five‑story mixed‑use complex in downtown Santa Monica. The development will deliver 97 apartments ranging from studios to three‑bedrooms, topped with roughly 5,900 sq ft of ground‑floor retail and a 295‑car underground garage. Designed by Studio T‑Square 2, the project...
Affordable Housing Planned at 5640 Riverton Ave. In North Hollywood
HVN Development has submitted plans for a five‑story, 75‑unit affordable housing project at 5640 Riverton Avenue in North Hollywood, just half a mile from the Metro station. The development, designed by Stockton Architects, will feature painted‑stucco exteriors and will not...
Kruger Breaks Ground on 196MW Saint-Paul-De-Montminy Wind Farm
Kruger Energy has broken ground on the 196 MW Saint‑Paul‑de‑Montminy wind farm in Quebec, slated for operation by December 2027. The project, costing over C$580 million ($423 million), will feature 28 turbines and a power purchase agreement with Hydro‑Québec. Construction will generate more than...
When War Is No Excuse
Geopolitical turmoil is prompting contractors to lean on force‑majeure clauses, yet FIDIC’s Red Book sets a strict “prevented” threshold that many overlook. The recent Black Sea shipping dispute shows tribunals demanding concrete evidence of impossibility, causation, and critical‑path delay, rejecting...
U.S. Homeowners Are Remodeling Instead of Relocating
A Redfin‑commissioned survey of 4,000 U.S. adults shows that roughly two‑thirds of recent home renovators chose to upgrade their current house rather than move. Overall, 43% of homeowners renovated in the past year and another 33% plan to do so...
Virginia Officials End Support for Proposed Data Center Next to Civil War Battlefield
Virginia officials in Prince William County voted to end support for a proposed 2,100‑acre data center adjacent to the Manassas National Battlefield Park. The project, which would have added 22 million square feet of space across 34 buildings, required a controversial...
Pignatelli Reservoirs: From Water Infrastructure to Urban Park / Héctor Fernández Elorza
The historic Pignatelli Reservoirs in Zaragoza, once a 19th‑century water supply system, have been redeveloped into a 27,394 m² urban park. Designed by architect Héctor Fernández Elorza, the project reimagines the former 80,000 m³ reservoirs as three distinct zones featuring a navigable...
Monthly Construction Insolvencies Exceed 300
In February 2026, 301 construction firms in England and Wales entered insolvency, a 9% rise from January but a sixth lower than February 2025. Specialist contractors accounted for over half of the cases, with 157 firms, while electrical, plumbing and...
Multiplex Selected as Preferred Bidder for £300m Imperial Scheme
Multiplex has been named the preferred bidder for Imperial College London’s £300 million (approximately $384 million) academic and research building at its White City Campus. The 42,489 sqm, ground‑plus‑12‑storey scheme will consolidate data science, AI, computing, mathematics and business programmes under one roof....
CESA Urges Action – Progress Starts with Infrastructure That Works
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is urging the government to replace infrastructure rhetoric with tangible delivery, emphasizing that reliable water, sanitation, energy and transport are basic human rights and economic drivers. CEO Chris Campbell stresses that projects must move from...
Tapping Into Facility Software for Energy Efficiency
Facility software has evolved from basic building automation and maintenance tracking to integrated, cloud‑based platforms that combine BAS, CMMS, and advanced analytics. These solutions provide real‑time dashboards, AI‑driven fault detection, and predictive maintenance, enabling managers to cut energy waste while...
Phasing Progress: How Universities Can Tackle Infrastructure Challenges Amid Budget Uncertainty
Universities are wrestling with a growing deferred‑maintenance backlog as enrollment declines and state funding shrinks, leaving critical utility systems under‑funded. Many institutions issue purchase orders that never materialize, creating safety and reliability risks. Experts recommend a phased, data‑driven approach—prioritizing the...
General Contract Engineer for Poland’s New Airport Selected
Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has awarded the General Contract Engineer role to a consortium led by Hill International, valued at roughly $408 million (PLN 1.585 billion). The consortium will oversee the full spectrum of project management, from planning and scheduling to contract integration...
The Magic Formula: Ontario Should Follow Alberta’s Lead on Housing
Ontario’s housing starts dropped 12% to 65,376 units in 2025, while Alberta posted a record 54,858 starts, a 15% increase. The article blames high development charges, a 36% tax burden on new homes and slow approval processes for Ontario’s slowdown....
LA Needs 100,000 Construction Workers. Community Colleges Are Racing to Train Them
Los Angeles faces a shortage of over 100,000 construction workers after the Palisades and Eaton fires, prompting a state analysis that estimates median pay just under $30 an hour. The state awarded $5 million to five local community colleges to expand training,...
$435 Million Port Dickson Data Center in Malaysia to Start Construction, Linked to US Tech Company
Gamuda Berhad has secured a RM1.72 billion ($435 million) contract to build a single‑story hyperscale data center in Port Dickson, Malaysia. The US‑based multinational client awarded the deal to Gamuda Engineering, with construction slated to begin in 2026 and finish in Q1 2028. The...