Real-Time Hazard Response System with Vision AI and Smartwatch

From Vision AI to Smartwatches: Building a Real-Time Hazard Response System For years, the safety industry has been improving its ability to detect incidents. New technologies, such as smarter cameras, faster algorithms, greater coverage, and improved accuracy are now available to help detect incidents. However, the current incident rates on high-risk industrial sites, like construction, […]

Wiring the AI Economy: Construction Spending on Data Centers

Since 2014, seasonally adjusted annual construction spending on data centers has increased 2,657%. Multi-hundred-million-dollar, multiyear investment plans are being announced at dozens of locations across the country. In 2025, ABC began asking contractors in its monthly Construction Confidence Index and Construction Backlog Indicator whether they were under contract to perform data center work. On average, […]

Construction Futures: March 2026 Economic Roundup

What We Learned in March: Industry Outlook Darkens in Early 2026 Materials price escalation resurfaced and the industry lost jobs in February, while private nonresidential construction spending continued its slow but steady decline to start the year. The fact that industry momentum was waning before the conflict in Iran sent oil prices and economic uncertainty […]