Today's edition covers the U.S. data center pipeline nearly tripling since March, July spending data showing data centers as the sole driver of nonresidential growth, the IIJA expiry 20 days out, and a state moratorium wave now spanning 32 states.
10 Sept 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the IIJA expiry countdown and what the CR gap means for U.S. contractors, JLL's repricing warning, a $121.8M DoD facility award, a $141.3M Tennessee water intake contract, and data center coating specification pressure.
8 Sept 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the federal continuing resolution through 11 December, Indiana's $26M flood-repair release, Minnesota Power's $450M HVDC groundbreaking, the Memphis hospital campus advancing to demolition, and data center coating specification pressure.
7 Sept 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the Canada 50% tariff now live on building materials, lumber sliding below $580/MBF, a $264M Navy nuclear training contract in South Carolina, record U.S. data center starts, and a UK contract awards surge.
22 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers Skanska's Empire State Building retrofit lessons, the productivity bottleneck shifting from bidding to execution, the widening data center spending gap, and alternative energy equipment options for contractors.
21 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the MWAA board's $19.9 bn Dulles approval, a record month for U.S. nonresidential starts, a fresh lumber price slide, and a $27 bn UAE island development launch.
20 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the Canada 50% Section 338 tariff now live on building materials, lumber near a three-month low, Dulles Airport Package A bids closing today, and the third consecutive monthly fall in U.S. single-family starts.
19 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the Canada 50% tariff taking effect tomorrow, lumber's slide to a three-month low, the CIOB's September building safety seminar, and real-world AI savings on U.S. jobsites.
18 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the Canada 50% tariff on building materials taking effect tomorrow, Balfour Beatty's H1 numbers, backlog disparity between large and small contractors, copper and electrical escalation, and rebar capacity relief on the horizon.
17 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the 19 August Canada tariff deadline with negotiations still unresolved, Balfour Beatty's U.S. return to profitability, Fluor's pivot toward electricity infrastructure, and Ontario's new Billy Bishop Airport Act.
16 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers Canada's stalled tariff talks and falling lumber prices, the Senate's proposed transit and rail funding cuts, Q2 earnings diversification, and a new glazing safety standard.
15 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the five-day countdown to Canada's 50% tariff on building materials, the EPA's extended stormwater permit comment window, jobsite AI case studies, access equipment trends, and July's construction employment numbers.
14 Aug 2026
The BriefToday's edition covers the Commerce Department's proposed Section 232 duties on metal derivatives, August's construction expansion index, a lumber price drop, access equipment trends, and Columbia MO's 2024 IBC adoption timeline.
13 Aug 2026