Construction planning fell 6.3% to kick off 2026

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nonresidential construction planning slipped 6.3% month to month in January due to weaker commercial and institutional activity, essentially erasing a gain from the end of 2025, according to the Dodge Momentum Index. Despite the overall pullback, data […]

From empty offices to urban homes: Inside the conversion boom

Peridot Residences at Santander Tower. Photos courtesy Adolfson & Peterson Construction Tanner Nichols, senior project manager with Adolfson & Peterson Construction, spoke with The Construction Specifier about the current wave of office-to-multi-family project conversions across the U.S. Why are more cities looking to convert office buildings into residential units, and what does that mean for […]

Return of the Quorum: New NLRB Confirmations Secure Quorum and General Counsel

On Dec. 18, the U.S. Senate approved an en bloc nominations package by a 53-43 vote, made possible by lowering the confirmation threshold for subcabinet-level positions to a simple majority. Ahead of the vote, Associated Builders and Contractors and the ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic Workplace supported the confirmation of three NLRB nominees sworn in […]