Modular and Construction News
Modular news:
- Habitat chapter debuts modular construction to speed homebuilding - Toledo Bladeon July 14, 2026
Habitat chapter debuts modular construction to speed homebuilding Toledo Blade
- Habitat chapter debuts modular construction to speed homebuilding - Toledo Bladeon July 14, 2026
Habitat chapter debuts modular construction to speed homebuilding Toledo Blade
- Developer plans its first modular-constructed community in Mississauga - INsaugaon July 14, 2026
Developer plans its first modular-constructed community in Mississauga INsauga
- Developer plans its first modular-constructed community in Mississauga - INsaugaon July 14, 2026
Developer plans its first modular-constructed community in Mississauga INsauga
- Designs for Modular Homes that Disappear Into the Ground During Natural Disasters - Core77on July 14, 2026
Designs for Modular Homes that Disappear Into the Ground During Natural Disasters Core77
- AI, localisation to redefine UAE construction, industry says - Gulf Businesson July 14, 2026
AI, localisation to redefine UAE construction, industry says Gulf Business
- Samsung's Building Houses? Lee Jae-myung's Offhand Remark Ignites South Korea's Modular Home Market - finance.biggo.comon July 14, 2026
Samsung's Building Houses? Lee Jae-myung's Offhand Remark Ignites South Korea's Modular Home Market finance.biggo.com
- Samsung's Building Houses? Lee Jae-myung's Offhand Remark Ignites South Korea's Modular Home Market - finance.biggo.comon July 14, 2026
Samsung's Building Houses? Lee Jae-myung's Offhand Remark Ignites South Korea's Modular Home Market finance.biggo.com
- Make it in the Emirates, AI and modular construction to drive the next decade of UAE infrastructure - ZAWYAon July 14, 2026
Make it in the Emirates, AI and modular construction to drive the next decade of UAE infrastructure ZAWYA
- Make it in the Emirates, AI and modular construction to drive the next decade of UAE infrastructure - ZAWYAon July 14, 2026
Make it in the Emirates, AI and modular construction to drive the next decade of UAE infrastructure ZAWYA
Construction news:
- New York contractors decry state’s data center moratorium, the nation’s firstby Matthew Thibault on July 14, 2026
An executive order from Gov. Kathy Hochul halts new permits until the state establishes formalized rules for hyperscale builds.
- Kennedy Center repairs were rushed, shoddy, whistleblowers allegeby Robert Freedman on July 14, 2026
Work on its exterior columns and reflecting pool will need to be redone because of shortcuts contractors took to create cosmetic improvements in time for events featuring President Trump, according to the allegations.
- ABC Construction Backlog Indicator Falls in Juneby zevina@enr.com (Alisa Zevin) on July 14, 2026
Despite the drop, backlogs reported by contractors are still higher than they were in June 2025.
- Backlog ticked down in June, but builders remain positiveby Zachary Phillips on July 14, 2026
Though the amount of booked work decreased last month, the metric remained historically high, said Anirban Basu, chief economist at ABC.
- New York Orders Moratorium on Large Data Center Permitsby gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) on July 14, 2026
Builders, utility companies and environmental advocates are weighing the consequences after New York launched an unprecedented review that could reshape future AI infrastructure development across the state.
- Tunnel Boring Machine Prepared for $360M NH Stormwater Tunnelon July 14, 2026
Granite Janet, a 281-ton tunnel boring machine, arrived on an oversized truck at a parking lot beside the Queen City Bridge in Manchester, N.H. late last month as the $360 million Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel project team prepares for its launch in August.
- Contractor Wins $11.3M Judgment in Milwaukee Timber Tower Lawsuitby manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) on July 14, 2026
Why did C.D. Smith sue the developer of The Edison, which was planned to be the tallest mass timber tower in North America?
- FlatironDragados-Led Team Tapped for Vancouver Port's Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Expansionby gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) on July 14, 2026
Vancouver's future container terminal moves toward construction as planning begins for massive marine works and environmental mitigation before 2028 reclamation starts.
- The $1.2T IIJA expires Sept. 30. That’s making construction execs nervous.by Sebastian Obando on July 14, 2026
“If federal funding is reduced or fails to keep pace with growth and inflation, our projects will be postponed,” said Lynn Hansen, CEO of Crowder Constructors.
- GDC greenlights $88M change order ahead of 2028 Hudson Tunnel boringby Sebastian Obando on July 14, 2026
Kiewit subsidiary Weeks Marine is already mobilized in the Hudson River and expects to begin work on the change order later this year.
