Construction Futures: January 2026

What We Learned in January: Construction Industry Continues to Slide The construction industry posted another month of concerning economic data. Hiring remains sluggish, while construction spending has failed to gather any momentum. Rising input prices and high borrowing costs represent an ongoing cause for concern, yet contractors remain broadly optimistic about the outlook. Construction Spending […]

Data Center Power Demand Will Cause a Boom in Industrial Construction

Whether used for construction, software development, small business ventures or otherwise, AI, with its seemingly unlimited potential, isn’t all-powerful. This burgeoning revolution is dependent upon a proper power supply to the massive data centers housing the vast array of computer processing chips, hardware, software and storage capability—the computing engines that comprise AI. Like all engines, […]

How Connected Systems Are Transforming Lone Worker Safety

How Connected Safety Systems Are Redefining Lone Worker Safety Imagine a remote industrial facility. A maintenance technician is inspecting a high-pressure valve deep inside a processing unit, far from the main control room. The area is dimly lit, the machinery hums constantly, and radio reception is unreliable. As the worker reaches for the valve, a […]