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Fehmarnbelt excavation yields 300,000 sq m of new Danish coastline at Rødbyhavn

Sund & Bælt has opened the first 300,000 sq m of reclaimed land on Denmark's island of Lolland, built from seabed material dredged for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel.

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Bain puts a $6 trillion revenue test on the US data center construction boom

Bain & Company says the global AI industry must generate $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to justify a projected $5-$6.5 trillion data center buildout - and four constraints are already slowing US construction.

13 Oct 2026Generated imageNews

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in Los Angeles after eight years of construction and a $1bn build cost

The 300,000 sq ft Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened in Los Angeles on 22 September 2026, delivered by Hathaway Dinwiddie after an eight-year build costing around $1bn.

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New York's fossil-fuel ban in new low-rise construction nears enforcement as court stay expires 28 October

New York's All-Electric Buildings Act ban on fossil-fuel systems in new low-rise construction is set to take effect 28 October 2026, after the Second Circuit upheld the law on 30 June.

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Louisiana enacts Act 881, replacing its construction code council with a new commission, effective 1 August 2026

Louisiana's Act 881 (HB 1186), signed 9 June 2026, abolishes the state's Uniform Construction Code Council and creates a new Commission housed in the Governor's office, with most provisions in force from 1 August 2026.

13 Oct 2026
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CASE adds three D Series 3-ton mini excavators with zero tailswing and load-sensing hydraulics

CASE Construction Equipment launched the CX30D, CX34D and CX38D on 17 June 2026, filling the 3-ton class with zero-tailswing machines powered by a 24.4 hp Kubota engine.

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Simplar Foundation study finds multiskilled U.S. construction crews cut idle time by 68% and post safety rates 57% below industry average

A first-ever national field study on multiskilling in U.S. construction finds a 39% jump in productive crew time and a total recordable incident rate 57% below the industry benchmark.

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Oakland adopts 2025 California Building Standards Code with FlexPath and Electric Readiness amendments, effective 1 January 2026

Oakland's 2025 Title 24 adoption - with FlexPath and Electric Readiness reach codes - took effect 1 January 2026, and AB 130 locks in residential standards until 1 June 2031.

10 Sept 2026Generated imageCodes

Washington State Building Code Council targets 16 October adoption of 2024 IBC amendments extending single-stair multifamily provisions statewide

Washington's SBCC is targeting 16 October 2026 final adoption of 2024 IBC amendments that would extend single-stair multifamily construction statewide, building on Seattle's 1977 building code precedent.

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Bobcat's R2-Series mini excavators bring load-sensing hydraulics to the 1-2 tonne class

Bobcat's new R2-Series mini excavators - the E16, E17z, E19 and E20z - replace the M-Series with SmartFlow load-sensing hydraulics, cutting fuel use by up to 18% and noise by 4 dBA.

9 Sept 2026Generated imageEquipment

JCB adds Dual Drive to its 3CX and 4CX backhoe loaders, letting operators reposition from the excavator seat

JCB has introduced a Dual Drive system for its 109 hp 3CX and 4CX backhoe loaders, allowing operators to move the machine without leaving the excavator controls - cutting downtime between digging cycles.

9 Sept 2026
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Bechtel completes all seven trains at Cheniere's Corpus Christi Stage 3 LNG plant in Gregory, Texas

Bechtel handed over the seventh and final liquefaction train at Cheniere's Corpus Christi Stage 3 project on 28 August 2026, closing out a four-year EPC contract ahead of schedule and on budget.

9 Sept 2026