U.S. Construction Backlog Falls to 8.4 Months in October 2026
Associated Builders and Contractors’ Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.4 months in October 2026, its lowest reading since May and slightly below the previous month, according to the association’s latest survey of member contractors. Backlog held steady or rose in the three main sectors ABC tracks, but dropped sharply, to 5.8 months, among smaller contractors […]
Pile Driving Rig Collapse at Brickell Construction Site in Miami Hospitalizes Four
A pile driving rig collapsed on the morning of Monday, September 14, 2026, at a construction site in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, sending four people to the hospital with injuries described as minor, Miami Fire Chief Robert Hevia confirmed at a press conference. The equipment was a pile driving rig, a machine that shares the base […]
Florida Adopts 9th Edition Building Code: What It Means for Energy and the Building Envelope
Florida has confirmed adoption of the 9th Edition (2026) of the Florida Building Code, which takes effect December 31, 2026, replacing the 8th Edition in force since 2023, according to ICC-NTA in early September 2026. In addition to the Building Code itself, the package includes new editions of the Florida Energy Conservation, Fire Prevention, Plumbing, […]
Energy Codes and Modular Construction Drive the Building Envelope Tape Market
A new Research and Markets report published October 27, 2026, projects that the North American building envelope tape market will grow from $538.1 million in 2025 to $728.74 million in 2031, a compound annual growth rate of about 5.2%. The report attributes the expansion directly to stricter energy and building codes and to the rise […]
SFO Completes Harvey Milk Terminal Rebuild After a Decade of Construction
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) completed the full reconstruction of Harvey Milk Terminal 1 in July 2025, a $1.53 billion project that began in July 2016 and was delivered on budget and on schedule, Engineering News-Record recently reported. The roughly 900,000-sq-ft project was carried out under progressive design-build while the airport kept operating 24 hours […]