Category: US Construction

US House of Representatives ended its legislative session for 2025 by passing a permitting reform bill aimed at shortening completion timelines for major infrastructure projects – .

The FY 2026 NDAA is now law, codifying progressive design-build and multiyear contracting that could reshape how defense agencies procure and deliver military construction projects. .

The social media company’s $6-billion merger with a nuclear fusion developer may bring new investment in the technology, but any construction is still a ways off. .

Judge orders reinstatement of the BRIC grant program as the FEMA Review Council abruptly cancels a vote to release their recommendations for revamping the agency. .

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Site automation, agentic artificial intelligence and cloud connectivity will continue to change the role of the contractor from one of builder to conductor of all construction processes in 2026. .

As data center demand surges, grid access—not land—is deciding which projects move forward, forcing builders to rethink power infrastructure, costs and schedules before construction begins. .

Beyond the dollar figure, AIS Infrastructure’s border announcement signals where labor pressure, equipment demand and execution risk may concentrate as federal projects move forward. .

What happens to permitting, design assumptions and risk models if the federal research backbone behind U.S. weather forecasting is broken apart? .

Figuring the safety return-on-investment is a work in progress. .