CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 Showcases Innovation + Industry Momentum

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Spanning more than 3 million square feet of exhibit space and featuring over 2,000 exhibitors, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 drew more than 140,000 construction professionals from 128 countries to Las Vegas, Nevada. Held March 3-7, the event brought together contractors, manufacturers, technology leaders and workforce advocates to showcase new equipment, emerging technologies and solutions designed to help the construction sector build more efficiently, safely and sustainably — while maintaining strong industry momentum. Highlights included: Innovations to define the next jobsite Across the show floor, manufacturers unveiled technologies and equipment designed to define the next generation of construction jobsites, while technology innovators across … Read more

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New DBIA Primer Provides Targeted Guidance for Progressive Design-Build Projects

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The Design-Build Institute of America has released its Progressive Design-Build Done Right: Progressive Design-Build Best Practices primer, providing specific guidance for owners and practitioners using Progressive Design-Build. PDB now represents roughly one-third of all Design-Build procurements, according to FMI’s 2024 Design-Build Utilization Study. As Design-Build is projected to reach 47% of U.S. construction spending and exceed $1 trillion by 2028, PDB’s share continues to expand on projects facing technical complexity, cost volatility and evolving scope. This new publication builds on DBIA’s Design-Build Done Right Universal Best Practices and responds directly to PDB’s accelerating adoption. While grounded in the same collaborative … Read more

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Renovations at Broward Health Medical Center Support Largest Graduate Medical Education Program in South Florida

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The $10.8-million renovation of the Graduate Medical Education facility at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is complete. Spanning 28,250 square feet, the project transformed a hospital space on the first floor previously occupied by radiology offices into a modern hub designed to house the largest GME program in South Florida that will educate, train and support the region’s physician workforce. Over the course of 14 months, Skanska served as general contractor for the healthcare construction project leading a renovation that included the full interior demolition and rebuild of the first-floor space. The work encompassed the relocation and … Read more

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West Contra Costa USD Completes Construction on Campus Replacement at Lake Elementary School

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West Contra Costa Unified School District recently celebrated the completion of the Lake Elementary School campus replacement project in San Pablo, California. The project replaces an outdated and undersized campus, delivering modern, high-performing learning environments to serve 470 students from transitional kindergarten through sixth grade. Funded by Bond Measure R, the project was a collaborative Design-Build initiative between Quattrocchi Kwok Architects and Alten Construction, creating safe, healthy and modern learning spaces to support the surrounding community’s needs. Designed around the “learning suite” concept, classrooms are grouped around shared, flexible open spaces and break-out areas to enhance specialized and collaborative instruction. … Read more

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Preconstruction Lead Selected for Proposed NorQuest College’s Career Skills Centre

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Clark Builders has been selected to lead preconstruction services for the proposed NorQuest College’s Career Skills Centre, a landmark facility that will help prepare learners for Alberta, Canada’s evolving workforce. In close collaboration with NorQuest College and GEC Architecture, the project team is actively advancing the design, planning and costing required to bring this bold vision closer to construction. Located in downtown Edmonton, the new Career Skills Centre will become a dynamic and inclusive learning hub. It will bring together modern training environments for healthcare, business and technology programs, while significantly expanding NorQuest’s capacity to deliver hands-on, future-ready education. Designed … Read more

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