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DataABC's Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.1 months in October as backlog for contractors without data center work dropped to 7.6 FeatureABC's backlog indicator fell 0.6 months to 8.1 in October, as firms without data center work dropped to 7.6 months and those with it rose to 11.5.
AITrimble Connect Scheduling flags at-risk tasks from open RFIs, submittals and weather for $588 per user a yearTrimble Connect Scheduling links a CPM schedule to field look-aheads and uses an AI agent to flag tasks at risk from open RFIs, submittals and weather.
DataHow to adjust construction spending for inflation, which turns September's 2.3% nonresidential gain into a 3.0% declineDividing Census spending by a BLS construction price index separates price from volume, for national data and for your own revenue and backlog.
AICMiC's NexusAI lets construction ERP users set up jobs, budgets and invoices from a typed requestCMiC's NexusAI takes plain-language requests in its construction ERP and drafts jobs, budgets and invoices for a user to review and confirm.
DataHow to budget temporary heat from heating degree days, with a Midwest example that burns 20,000 gallons of propaneHeating degree days, an enclosure's heat-loss rate and EIA propane prices turn winter temporary heat into a monthly fuel budget.
AIDenver opens an AI completeness check for permit applications, using the CivCheck tool that caught 87% of in-scope intake errors in Seattle's test FeatureDenver's free StartSmart tool, built on CivCheck, checks building permit and site plan applications against city intake rules before they are submitted.
DataDodge Momentum Index fell 9.0% in October to 260.4 as commercial planning dropped 13.4%The Dodge Momentum Index fell 9.0% in October to 260.4, its first year-over-year decline in 13 releases, as data center and warehouse planning slowed.
AIBuildOps AI agents draft quotes and invoices from technician visit notes, with full release in January 2027BuildOps' new AI agents read technician visit notes, draft quotes for unquoted work, flag stalled service jobs and build invoices from billing rules.
DataConstruction employment slipped by 3,000 in October as residential specialty trade contractors cut 15,200 jobsBLS says construction employment fell by 3,000 to 8,367,000 in October 2026 as residential specialty trade contractors cut 15,200 jobs.
AIMach9 adds drone and aerial LiDAR to its AI survey drafting, and Langan says it cut delivery time about 40%Mach9's web-based AI CAD tool now drafts linework, classified point clouds and ground surfaces from drone, helicopter and plane scans.
DataHow to weigh crew hours by BLS fatal injury rates, from roofers at 48.7 to electricians at 5.3 FeatureBLS fatal injury rates by trade turn a contractor's hours by occupation into a blended rate that shows which crews carry its fatality exposure.
AIShackleton AI launches agents that draft RFIs and chase overdue submittals, with $1 billion of projects on its platformShackleton puts bids, budgets, RFIs, submittals and field reports in one system, and its AI agents draft RFIs, chase submittals and write daily reports.
DataHow to plan winter crew hours from wind chill and the ACGIH warm-up schedule, with a steel erection exampleThe NWS wind chill formula and the ACGIH work/warm-up schedule turn a cold-day forecast into break minutes and crew hours a contractor can budget.
AIAI cross-check of structural calculations against rebar schedules found 253 errors, 29 of them critical, on a 19-story Seoul apartment buildingA Seoul research team's AI reads a structural calculation package and the structural drawings, matches each beam and column, and flags where they disagree.
DataConstruction job openings rose 14% to 298,000 in September as quits reached 198,000, the most in 25 monthsBLS says construction job openings rose to 298,000 in September 2026 from a revised 262,000 in August, and quits rose to 198,000.
AIBluebeam survey of 750 US AEC firms finds 28% run AI in production and 17% credit it with less rework FeatureBluebeam surveyed 750 US design and construction decision-makers on AI adoption, barriers to scaling, reported benefits, savings and hiring.
DataConstruction spending fell 1.9% in September as residential improvement spending droppedCensus puts September 2026 construction spending at $2,186.1 billion SAAR, down 1.9% from a revised August, as private residential fell 5.5%.
AIZutec launches Handover AI to sort subcontractor closeout documents and track what is still missingZutec Handover AI classifies, names and tags the closeout documents subcontractors upload and shows main contractors what is still outstanding.
DataHow to adjust a crew wage rate to another metro with BLS OEWS data, from $26 in Houston to $42 in ChicagoBLS OEWS wages let an estimator scale a home-market crew rate to another metro. In this example a $26 Houston carpenter rate becomes $42 to $45 in Chicago.
AIEastern Construction says Tyce's AI bid review cut its preconstruction time at least 40%Tyce links drawings, specs, addenda and trade bids into one project model that flags scope gaps and contract risks and drafts proposals.
DataConstruction unemployment was 3.5% in September, and ABC's state estimates run from 1.7% in Maryland to 9.5% in North Dakota FeatureBLS put September construction unemployment at 3.5%, and ABC's state estimates range from 1.7% in Maryland to 9.5% in North Dakota.
AINCC makes Buildots a preferred supplier after AI progress tracking lifted one project's Percent Plan Complete 2.3 timesBuildots compares 360-degree site captures with the 3D model and schedule, and NCC's Nordic building unit has signed it as a preferred supplier.
DataHow to compute average annual receipts for the SBA size standard, with a $45 million general contractor exampleSBA averages five years of receipts, subcontractor costs included, to decide if a contractor is small. This example tracks a GC near the $45 million line.
AIBobyard adds AI submittals that build product data packages from a trade contractor's takeoffBobyard's new submittals tool matches takeoff materials to catalog cut sheets and exports a GC-ready product data package as one PDF.
DataConstruction employment rose in 180 of 360 metro areas in the year to September 2026, with Baton Rouge up 27%AGC's ranking of BLS metro data shows construction jobs up in 180 of 360 areas and down in 118 from September 2025 to September 2026.
AIBluebeam Max puts AI drawing checks and a Claude connection inside Revu for $590 per user a year FeatureBluebeam Max adds AI sheet checks, AI revision comparison and a Claude connection to Revu, at an introductory $590 per user per year.
DataHow to compute unabsorbed home office overhead with the Eichleay formula, with a 60-day suspension exampleThe Eichleay formula prices home office overhead lost during a federal suspension. This example turns a 60-day suspension into a $2,000 daily rate.
AIBedrock Robotics raises $600 million after its retrofitted excavators began paid, operator-free earthwork in AugustBedrock Robotics retrofits existing excavators to dig on their own once a site manager sets the plan, and says contractors now pay for that work.
DataHow to set monthly weather delay days from NOAA climate normals, with a Chicago O'Hare exampleNOAA climate normals count rain days by month at more than 15,000 stations. This example turns Chicago O'Hare's counts into a work-day weather allowance.
AINetSuite plans AI agents that turn estimates into job budgets and draft pay applicationsNetSuite's planned construction product uses AI agents to turn estimates into schedules of values and job budgets, and to draft monthly pay applications.
DataHow to tie a fuel price adjustment to EIA diesel prices, with a 160,000-cubic-yard earthwork example FeatureA fuel price adjustment pays for estimated gallons at the change in a diesel index. This example prices 160,000 cubic yards of earthwork.
AIDocument Crunch, now part of Trimble, adds drawing sets to its AI review of contracts and specsDocument Crunch's CrunchAI now indexes drawing sheet text so preconstruction teams can query drawings, contracts and specs together for scope gaps.
DataHow to price delay cost from the liquidated damages daily rate and your own field overheadFAR and FHWA rules set liquidated damages from the owner's daily costs. This example adds a contractor's field overhead and tests Saturday shifts.
AIBRG survey finds 68% of North American construction executives spent $250,000 or more on AI and 15% call it fully integratedBRG surveyed 109 builder and owner executives on where they use AI, what they spent, the savings they report and how they measure the return.
DataHow to price crew vehicle mileage with the IRS rate, which rose to 76 cents a mile in JulyThe IRS business mileage rate is 76 cents for July through December 2026. This example prices a diesel crew truck's miles against $6.29 fuel.
AIProcore says its Magpie 3.0 engine completed 78% of 200-plus construction tasks, 18 points above the closest general AI model FeatureProcore's Magpie 3.0 reasons across RFIs, submittals, drawings and schedules, and Procore says it passed 78% of a 200-plus task construction test.
DataHow to price per diem for a traveling crew with the FY 2027 GSA rates, $181 a day in most of the USGSA's FY 2027 standard per diem is $113 for lodging and $68 for meals. This example prices a four-person crew on a three-week out-of-town job.
DataHow to compute Prompt Payment Act interest on a late federal pay application, with a $6,740 exampleFederal agencies owe interest on late construction payments. This example computes it for two pay apps and a retainage release at the 4.75% rate.
DataArchitecture billings index fell to 44.7 in September, the lowest reading since MayThe AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index fell to 44.7 in September from 47.2 in August, as design contracts dropped and inquiries rose.
AIEarthCam connects its jobsite camera AI to ChatGPT and Claude and adds seven detection modelsEarthCam's new connectors let ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistants answer jobsite questions from detections its cameras have already made.
DataHousing starts fell 5.2% in September to 1,221,000, the second-lowest rate in 25 months FeatureCensus says September housing starts fell 5.2% to a 1,221,000 annual rate, with starts in five-plus-unit buildings down 25.9% from a year earlier.
AIHow to measure RFI turnaround before an AI pilot, with a 10-RFI exampleLogging drafting days and answer days for each RFI gives a baseline to test an AI RFI tool against. This example works through a 10-RFI log.
DataHow to compute overtime premium on a 50-hour week, with a $40 wage that averages $44Overtime premium is the extra half-rate on hours past 40. This example turns a $40 wage into $44 per hour worked on a 50-hour week.
AIOrigin raises $20 million for OG-1, a robot that applies joint compound, sands and primes drywallOrigin's OG-1 robot applies joint compound, sands and primes interior walls up to 14 feet high, while the crew maps the site and refills material.
DataHow to annualize Davis-Bacon fringe benefit credit, with a $1,200 health premium worth $7.50 an hourDavis-Bacon fringe credit divides benefit cost by all hours worked. In this example a $1,200 monthly health premium earns $7.50 an hour of credit.
AISketchDeck 3.0 adds connection material and revision matching to the AI steel takeoff that more than 500 estimators use FeatureSketchDeck 3.0 reads structural steel PDF drawings, counts and sizes members, adds connection material and exports a bill of materials for review.
AIAutodesk names Diana Colella to lead AEC, the product family that brought in $3.58 billion in fiscal 2026Colella, who ran Media & Entertainment, now oversees Forma, Revit and Civil 3D. AECO was 49.7% of Autodesk's fiscal 2026 revenue.
DataHow to compute an hourly rate for owned equipment with the Corps of Engineers method, with a $400,000 excavator exampleA worked example of the Corps of Engineers equipment rate method prices a $400,000 excavator at $93.99 an hour and $21.59 on standby.
AIPunch raises $2 million for spoken daily reports that one drywall superintendent says take 3 minutes instead of 30Punch turns a superintendent's spoken jobsite updates and photos into a daily report, follow-up tasks and purchase orders under the contractor's own rules.
DataHow to compute labor burden per hour worked, with a $50 wage that costs $70.86Labor burden adds payroll taxes, insurance and benefits to wages. This example turns a $50 wage into $70.86 per hour worked and checks it against BLS.