India’s construction output is on track to exceed US$1 trillion by 2027 in nominal terms, according to a forecast by market intelligence firm GlobalData. The 2026-27 financial year’s capital expenditure…

Building owners now evaluate construction partners on a facility’s operational outcomes, making handover excellence a differentiator, writes Rachael Jones, JLL’s Head of Specialist Services for Project & Development in Saudi…

Demand for data centers and power facilities may be spiralling, but contractors have “dampened” expectations for 2026 amid fears over recession, tariffs, ICE raids and trouble finding qualified workers, a…

Malaysia’s deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called for contractors to be screened before being allowed to bid for work to reduce what he called “unhealthy competition”. Speaking at…

Data has begun seeping out of US federal agencies again after the longest shutdown in history, and the picture for August – the latest month for which numbers are available…

First, the bad news: Last month, eurozone construction saw its steepest drop in activity since March. In Germany, the sector was described as “sinking deeper into the proverbial swamp” while,…

A snapshot of the global data-centre construction market reveals rising costs and unease over the construction supply chain’s ability to meet soaring demand. The vulnerabilities are both human and systemic.…

A new global survey quizzed construction executives about their AI plans, actions and perceptions. The results suggest the “AI revolution” is some way off. In February 2021, two US economists…

The construction industry had only 188,000 job openings in August, down 38% from the month before and 38% from August 2024, according to analysis of US Bureau of Labor Statistics…

Annual construction output in the UAE is projected to swell to $130.8bn by 2029, up from the record $107.2bn seen in 2024, according to property consultancy Knight Frank. “The UAE…

The Middle East never strays far from the global spotlight and it continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the economic landscape, particularly in the energy, finance and construction…

US construction spending in May saw its biggest year-on-year slump in six years as developers delay or cancel projects amid confusion over US President Donald Trump’s policies on tariffs, labour…

Hiring in the US construction industry has slowed to the lowest level ever recorded, according to trade body Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The AGC analysed data from the US…

Tuesday marked the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second term in office and there are signs of stress and jitters in the US construction industry, with rising prices, falling…

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has unveiled what it calls the world’s first global system for rating the carbon footprint of cement and concrete. It says the scorecard…

US President Donald Trump sowed more tariff confusion on Thursday when he paused the 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the US from Canada and Mexico that he put…

The Texas chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has given infrastructure in their state an overall grade of ‘C’ this year, meaning it’s mediocre and requires attention.…

Artificial intelligence (AI) can speed up many processes in construction, from design and scheduling to contract and risk management, but it won’t lead to any across-the-board productivity gains as long…