Tag: boom
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What the last gas boom (and bust) says about today’s rush to build
Listen to the article 13 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Twenty-five years ago, a data center boom helped fuel a race to build gas-fired power plants, with the energy secretary, utilities, politicians and experts warning of blackouts and economic stagnation if the country didn’t meet surging demand…
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Transforming Urban Living with Toronto’s Garden Suites Boom
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Toronto’s housing landscape is changing rapidly. With rising property prices, limited space, and evolving family needs, homeowners are exploring creative ways to add value to their properties. One of the most practical and forward-thinking solutions today is the Garden Suite Toronto — a modern approach to urban living that combines comfort, sustainability, and financial opportunity.…
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October data signals boom, bust construction markets
Federal data went dark in October as the government shutdown stretched into its second month. The lack of government data has left builders without the usual reads on construction spending, producer prices and overall job numbers. With these reports on pause, construction firms face a data vacuum on materials costs and pace of construction investments,…
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New York City is having an office-to-housing conversion boom. Could Chicago be next?
In the early hours of the morning, through a wooden revolving door, the Pittsfield Cafe bustles in downtown Chicago. If you look up from your plate of flapjacks, you’ll notice that much of its historic home, the 38-story Pittsfield Building, is vacant office space. That could change soon, however, as the Chicago City Council recently…
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World Robotics 2025 Report Shows Service Robot Boom
The total number of service robots sold for professional use reached almost 200,000 units in 2024, marking a 9% increase. Staff shortages are a key driver for companies to use robots designed for trained professionals. At the same time, the growing elderly population is increasing demand for medical robots. These findings are presented in the…
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As stadium boom resumes, ‘private funding’ often comes with public strings
When the deep-pocketed Denver Broncos ownership group announced its plans for a new football stadium in September, city and state leaders applauded its pledge to privately finance both the stadium and a new mixed-use district surrounding it. But the Broncos’ announcement contained some notable fine print. The multibillion-dollar stadium complex won’t be entirely funded by…
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Jacobs cashes in on data center, AI boom despite tariff uncertainty
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Though some builders are experiencing a slowdown, Jacobs is taking advantage of high-growth construction sectors, according to its fiscal third quarter earnings call on Tuesday. The Dallas-based contractor cited strong demand across advanced facilities and consulting services,…
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Backlog rebounds off data center construction boom
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog rebounded to 8.7 months in June due to a strong flow of data center projects, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted June 20 to July 7. The largest contractors now…
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Can digital ignite an infrastructure boom?
Jalpesh Patel, industry development manager for infrastructure at Bluebeam, explains how to improve infrastructure delivery with software. The UK government wants an infrastructure boom, with up to 150 potential projects in the pipeline. From gigafactories to solar farms, and roads to railway lines, the aim is to create jobs and boost economic growth. However, budgets,…
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Will the UK’s solar power boom be built on the back of slave labour?
Is the UK’s clean energy transition at risk of being powered by modern slavery? That was the stark question raised in a heated Parliamentary debate on the Great British Energy Bill, as MPs clashed over whether the government is doing enough to prevent solar panels linked to forced labour from entering the UK’s energy supply…