DBIA Updates, Expands Teaming Agreement Guidance with New Design-Build Deeper Dive

The Design-Build Institute of America has released Design-Build Teaming Agreements: A Design-Build Done Right Deeper Dive, an expanded resource that builds on DBIA’s existing teaming agreement guidance with updated recommendations, practical tools and real-world considerations for increasingly complex Design-Build pursuits. The publication provides practical guidance for design-builders, designers, trade partners and owners navigating modern Design-Build delivery environments. It outlines best practices for developing teaming agreements that support early alignment, transparency, risk management and long-term collaboration. As design-build projects become more complex, the resource emphasizes the need for teaming agreements that support smarter, more strategic collaboration beyond standard templates. The Deeper … Read more

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Pacific Mobile Structures Earns Dual Honors at 2026 World of Modular Awards of Distinction

Pacific Mobile Structures earned two Awards of Distinction at the 2026 World of Modular hosted by the Modular Building Institute, recognizing excellence in sustainable design and permanent modular construction. The Long Beach Police Academy received the Green Modular Building Award and WaFd Bank Chewelah Branch earned the Permanent Modular Retail Award. Green Modular Building Award: Long Beach Police Academy Pacific Mobile Structures, in partnership with AMCO and a team of industry collaborators, delivered a permanent modular training facility for the city of Long Beach, California. Completed in 13 months, the facility serves as a modern hub for law enforcement training … Read more

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Grows on Public Sector Strength in April

National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.1% in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.250 trillion. Spending was up on a monthly basis in 10 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending was down 0.2%, while public nonresidential construction spending was up 0.4% in April. Spending on data centers, which is included in the office category, increased another 1.9% in April, rising to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $50.7 billion, and is up 28.1% over the past year. “Nonresidential construction … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Celebrates Demolition Milestone at Brooklyn & Church Site

Balfour Beatty celebrated the completion of demolition activities at the Brooklyn & Church project, on behalf of Asana Partners in partnership with MRP Realty and Rockefeller Group, during a milestone event held May 28 at the project site. City officials and community stakeholders joined the project team to recognize the achievement and highlight the role of adaptive reuse projects in supporting sustainable growth and long-term investment in Charlotte as the transformation of one of Uptown Charlotte’s most prominent developments moves forward. To complete this phase of construction, project teammates reduced the existing building by 250,000 square feet through detailed structural … Read more

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Construction Job Openings Increased By 25,000 in April

The construction industry had 259,000 job openings on the last day of April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings increased by 25,000 last month and are up by 52,000 from the same time last year.  “This release of April data suggests that contractors are increasingly struggling to fill open positions,” said ABC chief economist Anirban Basu. “Fewer construction workers were laid off in April … Read more

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