Development


  • The new Nissan Stadium rendering by Manica.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from Nissan Stadium on April 23, 2025
    Image attribution tooltip

    New Titans stadium brings electrical, mechanical systems into a single command center

    By pulling electrical and mechanical systems data into a centralized control center and seeing power consumption in real-time, operators will be able to improve energy efficiency before the stadium opens, Schneider Electric says.   

    By April 23, 2025
  • Alberta, Canada
    Image attribution tooltip
    halbergman via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Alberta prioritizing U.S. data center needs, former deputy minister says

    The Canadian province has a long history of working with American partners, and the tariff climate isn’t changing that, Alberta’s just-departed deputy minister of trade says in an interview.

    By Ramona Dzinkowski • April 22, 2025
  • data center, tariffs,  development costs
    Image attribution tooltip
    Gerville via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Despite semiconductor exemption, Trump tariffs could chill US data center investment: analysts

    With significant reshoring likely years away, higher prices for imported servers, cooling equipment and power systems could raise development costs in the short term, industry experts say.

    By Brian Martucci • April 10, 2025
  • Gordian, university repar and replacement
    Image attribution tooltip
    sshepard via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Universities face ‘daunting’ facilities needs: report

    Capital and operations spending are up, but not enough to close backlogs, construction data company Gordian says.

    By April 8, 2025
  • A view of windows that show renovation work in an office of a commercial building
    Image attribution tooltip
    FangXiaNuo via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Fit outs set to increase as new construction slows

    Companies interested in leasing high-quality offices will need to consider fit outs, despite rising commodity and labor costs expected across the U.S.

    By April 2, 2025
  • An empty hallway in a school shows lockers and a door to a classroom or cafeteria
    Image attribution tooltip
    urfinguss via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Schools earn a ‘D+’ for infrastructure

    Many public school buildings are hitting their 50-year design life, requiring “comprehensive” upgrades and replacements to key facility systems.

    By Naaz Modan • March 26, 2025
  • Interior of the new Terminal E at Southwest Florida International Airport.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Lee County Port Authority
    Image attribution tooltip

    $1.1B Southwest Florida airport expansion breaks ground

    Suffolk’s Terminal E project in Fort Myers, Florida, includes chiller replacement and expansion and a new concourse with 14 gates.

    By Julie Strupp • March 25, 2025
  • UAlbany decarbonization project to cut fossil fuel consumption 16%

    With geothermal wells, heat recovery and chiller replacements, the university will be able to shut off its gas-fired boilers during the summer, it says.

    By March 24, 2025
  • Two engineers look at a data center server rack.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Simonkr via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Schneider Electric, NVIDIA, ETAP collaboration set to advance data center efficiency, operations

    The technology uses digital twins to analyze inputs, like those from mechanical, thermal and electrical systems, to help operators manage data center facilities in real-time, the companies say.

    By March 18, 2025
  • An office filled with cubicles and windows in the background.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Xphotoz via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Non-prime office buildings look to concessions, rent drops as top-tier space shrinks

    While amenity rich, well-located Class A+ and Class A building stock is leased up at a premium, operators of non-prime stock are having to raise concessions, experts say.

    By March 10, 2025
  • Tax break programs help spur downtown DC office-to-residential conversions

    The Housing in Downtown Program has supported three housing conversion projects to date, while a new program will provide tax breaks to projects that convert offices to “anything” in the city’s business corridor.

    By Danielle McLean • March 5, 2025
  • data center construction, CBRE, Virtiv, Tecogen
    Image attribution tooltip
    halbergman via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Data center supply, construction surged in 2024 amid AI boom

    The rush to accommodate artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented demand for power-intensive infrastructures, CBRE says in a report.

    By Brian Martucci • March 5, 2025
  • A street lined with restaurants and shops.
    Image attribution tooltip
    littleny via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    JLL launches consumer goods, services division in push to improve real estate experience

    The firm says the move reflects a growing focus on experiences by consumers and efforts by organizations to ensure “they are getting the most out of their real estate.”

    By Feb. 26, 2025
  • An office real estate agent walks through an empty office with a tenant.
    Image attribution tooltip
    AJ Watt via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    US office market sees stability in Q4 as vacancy, sublease rates wane

    Demand has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, but it’s unclear if desire for top-tier office space will trickle down to lower asset classes, according to reports by commercial real estate firms.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
  • Electric vehicle charging stations in a parking garage.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from EVPassport on February 18, 2025
    Image attribution tooltip

    CBRE selects EVPassport to roll out 3,600 EV chargers

    The agreement comes as the real estate firm seeks to meet demand for EV charging infrastructure. 

    By Feb. 18, 2025
  • Google Cloud logo is seen on a building in Chicago, Illinois on March 29, 2022.
    Image attribution tooltip
    JHVEPhoto via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Google plans $75B investment to build out cloud AI capacity

    The majority of the spending will target technical infrastructure, including servers and data centers, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said Tuesday.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 6, 2025
  • A shot of a large building in the background, with the construction on the structure in progress. The skeleton of the building is open to the public eye.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Pittsburgh International Airport
    Image attribution tooltip

    $1.6B Pittsburgh airport project hits key milestone

    One of the largest airport projects currently underway in the U.S. is now 80% complete, with the new terminal scheduled to open later this year.

    By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 5, 2025
  • Engineers standing side by side
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Interplay Learning
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sponsored by Interplay Learning

    5 reasons you need to cross-train your in-house building engineers

    Discover how cross-training can boost retention, flexibility and efficiency for your team.

    Feb. 3, 2025
  • The Google logo is displayed on a building.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Multibillion-dollar data center projects to watch

    In addition to Oracle and OpenAI's Stargate initiative, Amazon, Meta, Google and other tech giants are building facilities across the country this year.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Jan. 28, 2025
  • A rendering of a tall, glassy, angular building looms in the background on a busy street.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Gensler
    Image attribution tooltip

    Hitt breaks ground on tech-forward headquarters

    The new structure will house a 40,000-square-foot innovation lab in partnership with Virginia Tech. It features facets of sustainable design throughout.

    By Matthew Thibault • Jan. 27, 2025
  • Construction workers and a backhoe working on a highway.
    Image attribution tooltip
    John Moore via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    What Trump’s infrastructure funding pause means for cities

    A lack of clarity in the president's executive order may lead some cities and states to pause or review projects until they know funds are on the way.

    By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 24, 2025
  • Crowds of people walking through a busy crosswalk at the intersection of 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City..
    Image attribution tooltip
    deberarr via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    High-quality and downtown office buildings will shine in modest CRE recovery: CBRE

    Occupiers are making location and space decisions with “more confidence than they’ve had in years,” one CBRE research director said on a webinar.

    By Jan. 24, 2025
  • An office building seen from ground level across the street.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Kent Nishimura / Stringer via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Trump orders GSA to advance ‘beautiful’ federal buildings

    The American Institute of Architects expressed concern over the change, which mirrors a move the president made in the final days of his first term.

    By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 23, 2025
  • technician man working inside big data center room
    Image attribution tooltip
    DisobeyArt via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Deep Dive

    The 2025 outlook for data center cooling

    Rapidly increasing server rack densities and 24/7 uptime requirements will increase demand for liquid and hybrid cooling systems, including retrofits, these data center cooling experts say.

    By Brian Martucci • Jan. 22, 2025
  • The amphitheater at Walmart's new corporate headquarters in Arkansas.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Walmart
    Image attribution tooltip

    Walmart opens new Arkansas corporate headquarters

    About 15,000 associates will occupy the new campus that includes collaborative work and gathering spaces, public retail, eateries and a hotel.

    By Nate Delesline III • Jan. 21, 2025