News 62% of California voters say they want high-speed rail Despite President Trump’s action to cut billions in federal funding for the California High-Speed Rail project, a new poll finds that 62% of registered voters in the state – and…
Perspectives With copper up 40%, uncertainty’s the theme for 2025 What’s the mood among US project owners right now? We asked George Swetz, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Skanska Integrated Solutions (SIS), based in Boston. The prevailing tone…
News Aecom, Clark lead Trump’s $200m White House ballroom revamp Donald Trump’s White House says it will build a standalone, 90,000-sq-ft ballroom able to accommodate 650 people, replacing the current 200-capacity venue situated in the White House’s East Room. Clark…
News US labour and materials costs rise as builders await tariffs The cost of materials and services used in nonresidential construction in the US rose 0.2% from May to June and 2.3% from June last year, the biggest 12-month increase since…
News White House puts Fed chair under pressure over $2.5bn HQ renovation No one welcomes construction disputes, but when the initiator is the President of the United States, it’s even less welcome. Last Thursday, President Donald Trump’s director of the Office of…
News Trump’s policy chaos is shrinking private construction, employers group says 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…
News Belgian pharma company to invest $5bn on US factory Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB says it plans to invest $5bn in a US factory to avoid President Trump’s tariffs on the EU. It makes drugs to treat diseases of the…
News Trump administration makes U-turn on New York’s $5bn Empire Wind scheme Donald Trump’s assault on offshore wind appeared to falter Monday when, barely a month after his administration ordered Norwegian energy firm Equinor to stop work immediately on its 810MW Empire…
News Bechtel to expand King Salman International Airport in Riyadh Bechtel will be the delivery partner for three new terminals at King Salman International Airport (KSIA) in Saudi Arabia after signing an agreement today. The deal with KSIA Development Company…
News California turns to AI to speed up wildfire reconstruction As builders and homeowners in Los Angeles worry about President Trump’s tariffs raising the costs of rebuilding after the wildfires, they can take some comfort in California’s new high-tech approach…
News Prices up, confidence down after 100 days of Trump 2.0 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…
Perspectives Offshore wind provides jobs, investment and clean power. Trump is killing it On April 16th, 2025, the Trump administration conducted a targeted attack on offshore wind in the US. The Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOEM) issued a formal and meticulously worded…
News Trump tariff chaos makes Dow pause $8.4bn plant in Canada US chemical producer Dow has pressed pause on its plan to build the world’s first net-zero chemical plant in Canada, broadcaster CBC reports. It was planning to invest US$6.5bn on…
News Plug pulled on more university projects amid funding uncertainty Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri has become the latest US university to halt major construction projects as the Trump administration sows confusion over funding. It hit pause on a…
News West Bengal’s $1.9bn power and industrial complex to capitalise on Trump chaos Maharashtra-based JSW Energy has started building a 1.6GW coal power plant and industrial park in the Indian state of West Bengal, in part to capitalise on the global economic chaos…
News University halts work on $300m research hub amid Trump funding freeze The University of Arizona (U of A) has stopped construction of an estimated $300m biomedical research hub in downtown Phoenix as the Trump administration slashes university funding. Planned since 2022,…
News Granite Construction to build $70m section of Trump’s border wall US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected Granite Construction to build an 11km-long wall in Hidalgo County, Texas, on the Mexican border. The agency said the wall section will…
News Aluminium alert: US jobs at risk from 25% tariff on critical metal President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imported into the US took effect today, with likely cost hikes for construction, and a warning of 100,000 US jobs…