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Construction Dive's Friday Punch List series summarizes major construction news contractors may have missed this week. Highlights include: Gilbane, as construction manager, begins a $322 million expansion of Cleveland Clinic's Avon Hospital; McCarthy promotes Dhruv Patel, president of its renewable energy business, to President and COO; Tutor Perini's Perini Management Services wins a $69.5 million contract to restore the water treatment system at Death Valley National Park; ASHRAE awards 47 scholarships totaling $225,200 for the 2026-2027 academic year.
U.S. senators have introduced new legislation to address the high suicide rate in the construction industry through nationwide research. The bill would authorize the CDC to collect data, analyze risk factors at employment, organizational, and individual levels, and submit policy recommendations within three years. The industry has already launched multiple mental health initiatives on its own.
BloombergNEF (BNEF) released an analysis on Wednesday stating that Texas's suspension of data center grid connection reviews could affect approximately 20% of U.S. data center projects, involving nearly 49.8 gigawatts of capacity. If 60% of these are AI-related projects, revenue losses could reach $8 billion by the first quarter of 2027.
Jacobs disclosed on its fiscal 2026 third-quarter earnings call that the data center backlog roughly doubled, the opportunity pipeline tripled, and market visibility extends two to three years. The company's overall backlog reached a record $28.9 billion, but net income fell 24% year over year.
Executive teams in the construction industry continue to undergo changes. As of July 2026, several large contractors have announced executive promotions and new appointments, while some senior executives have chosen to retire. This article outlines these significant personnel adjustments.
美国众议院于9月1日通过一项持续决议，以370票对48票的结果将政府资金维持至12月11日。该法案若获总统签署，将为参众两院委员会争取更多时间处理地面交通立法和资金问题。此前参议院已于8月10日以90票对6票通过类似版本。法案未延续《基础设施投资与就业法》提供的预拨资金，可能导致公共交通投资减少20%、客运铁路减少83%，引发交通倡导组织的担忧。
Novo Construction leverages the Diffs feature of the AI tool BuildCheck to automatically compare drawing versions on two California projects, replacing the time-consuming manual overlay process and helping project managers quickly identify changes to walls, doors, windows, and more, while assessing cost impacts early. CIO Colin Stoner notes that the tool greatly lowers the learning barrier and emphasizes that the team maintains a "trust but verify" attitude toward AI.
The construction technology sector has recently seen a new wave of capital influx, with six startups raising a combined $234 million. Among them, TerraFirma led with $115 million, followed closely by Arrakis and Gritt, with funds earmarked for technology development, team expansion, and market growth.
25 U.S. states jointly sued the Trump administration, alleging that the forced labor tariffs imposed on 60 trading partners under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 are 'arbitrary, capricious, and unlawful,' and requesting the court to invalidate the tariffs and refund collected duties.
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) announced that the first round of safety inspections at sites linked to the partial collapse at 235 East 42nd Street in July has concluded, with a total of 180 sites inspected and no urgent structural hazards posing a threat to public safety found.