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UK Construction Recovery Constrained by Historic Labour Crisis

UK Construction Blog

Building costs are forecast to increase 17% over the next five years, with tender prices rising 15% over the same period. Major projects are deploying advanced robotics like SAM bricklaying systems and Hadrian X robots capable of building house shells in three days. However, cost pressures remain severe. annual growth rate.

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Honolulu Construction Sector Looks on the Bright Side

ENR Construction

billion in 2026. billion in 2026. billion in 2026. The initiative is bringing together agencies from across the city and county of Honolulu to collaboratively develop and implement capital improvement projects that support the community’s resilience to these types of climate shifts,” Myers explains.

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A Perfect Storm of Challenges: State of the Concrete Industry

For Construction Pros

@bubutu - stock.adobe.com Concrete contractors in 2025 are facing a perfect storm of challenges that are reshaping how work gets done on-site, impacting project timelines, budgets, and workforce stability. For many, aligning with environmental goals while keeping projects on time and within budget is proving to be a difficult balance.

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Civil Engineers: Maine’s Infrastructure Grade Improves to a ‘C’

CCR Magazine

The improving grades are the results of increased investment and efforts to build more resilient infrastructure. Maine has invested substantially in projects to improve roads and bridges across the state, with Maine DOTs 2024-2026 work plan including $4.74 President of the Maine section of ASCE.

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Marine Terminal Planned for Site of Former New York City Floating Jail

ENR Construction

Opened in 1992 as a floating jail and decommissioned in 2023 as part of the plan to close the city’s outdated jails and build modern borough-based facilities , the Vernon C. This will streamline the process and add resiliency.” NYC EDC issued a request for proposals to remove the barge.

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White House announces infrastructure priorities, permit updates

Construction Dive

At the conference, Duffy signed an agreement with the Texas DOT that allows it to take more ownership of environmental permitting requirements, in an effort to help the state build infrastructure projects faster and to serve as a model for other states. Strengthening partnerships with states and other stakeholders. versus elsewhere.

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California walks back environmental law for housing, advanced manufacturing

Construction Dive

Published July 8, 2025 Matthew Thibault Reporter post share post print email license The California state capitol building in Sacramento, Calif. The rollbacks, which came as part of the state’s 2025-2026 budget and are now in effect, will exempt certain types of projects from the environmental reviews necessary under the CEQA.