Economy

What General Contractors Wish Their Steel Fabricators Did Before Steel Arrives to a Jobsite

by Tom Adams | Nov 4, 2026
Top Story | Business | Commercial | Economy | Manufacturing | Markets | Productivity | Project Delivery | Risk | Risk Management | Topic

Material selection can affect both cost and schedule, but reducing steel tonnage does not automatically reduce the overall cost of a project.

Data Centers Continue to Drive Nonresidential Spending Higher in September

by ABC | Nov 2, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Economy | Productivity | Project Delivery

Spending was up on a monthly basis in 8 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories.

Complexities of Office-to-Residential Conversion Projects in a Growing Construction Market

by David J. Pfeffer | Oct 28, 2026
Top Story | Business | Commercial | Economy | Legal and Regulatory | Markets | Multifamily | Policy | Project Delivery | Residential | Risk | Risk Management | Topic

Where 1.6 million square feet of office space was converted to residential in 2023, that number soared to reach 5 million square feet by 2025.

Data Center Demand Is Creating a Talent Crisis Across the Rest of Construction

by Sam Cormack | Oct 27, 2026
Top Story | Artificial Intelligence | Business | Business Risk | Economy | Human Resources | Industrial | Leadership | Markets | Recruitment | Retention | Technology | Topic | Workforce

Mission-critical construction is moving at a ridiculous pace, and the influx in labor demand is stripping all the capabilities away from the rest of the construction sector.

Construction Futures: October 2026 Economic Roundup

by Construction Executive | Oct 23, 2026
Top Story | Business | Construction Futures | Economy

For the fifth month in a row, nonresidential construction spending grew—thanks to data centers.

A More Selective Market: AI, Operational Efficiency and Project Cancellations Top of Mind for Contractors This Year

by Construction Executive | Oct 22, 2026
Research | Artificial Intelligence | Business | Business Risk | Data Analytics | Departments | Economy | Finance | Nuts + Bolts | Productivity | Recruitment | Technology | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

Of those surveyed, 45% said they were piloting or actively implementing artificial intelligence.

Safety Gains Vary by Sector

by Construction Executive | Oct 21, 2026
Research | Business | Data Analytics | Departments | Economy | Markets | Nuts + Bolts | OSHA | Public | Risk | Risk Management | Safety | Technology | Top Story | Topic | Training | Workforce

CPWR’s June 2026 Data Bulletin compares injury trends in building construction, heavy and civil engineering, and specialty trades using federal data.

Construction Materials Prices Jump 2.2% in September, Up 11.2% Year Over Year

by ABC | Oct 21, 2026
Top Story | Business | Economy | Finance | Productivity | Project Delivery | Taxes

“Construction input prices have risen more than 11% over the past 12 months, the largest year-over-year increase in nearly four years."