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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Housebuilders on either side of the 49th parallel have warned that President Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, and Canada’s retaliatory tariffs, would drive up the cost of residential construction…

Oregon is hoping to begin work in September on the long-delayed bridge over the Columbia River, but local politicians worry about President Trump withholding pledged federal funding, Oregon Public Broadcasting…

US senators are demanding answers from the Trump administration over what they say are damaging consequences for energy infrastructure and housing after deep and sudden staffing cuts at government departments…