This 2026 construction outlook analyzes how AI-driven megaprojects, labor shortages, inflation, and policy shifts will shape opportunities and risks for PHCP businesses in the year ahead.

ServiceTitan celebrates the second annual Day of the Trades, honoring the critical role tradespeople play by keeping the world running.

Discover why AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton calls plumbing a “future-proof” career and how skilled trades offer stability, growth, and resistance to automation.

Learn how connected data is transforming the construction and sheet-metal industry—eliminating silos, boosting fabrication efficiency, strengthening job-cost accuracy, preserving institutional knowledge, and empowering contractors to scale with confidence in an increasingly complex, fast-paced project environment.

Initially planned for an annual production of 50 MW of industrial high-temperature heat pumps, the project is being adapted to double its capacity to 100 MW per year by 2027.

Wint has introduced AI-driven temperature analysis, a tool that links water flow and temperature patterns to give facility and sustainability teams deeper insight into how water behaves across building systems.

Trimble has announced winners of the annual Trimble Construction Innovation Awards, recognizing exceptional use of Trimble technology to improve workflows, processes and project management by North American customers.

The collaboration brings Trane’s connected HVAC systems into Resideo’s edge distributed energy resource management system.

The acquisition represents a compelling strategic fit and a meaningful expansion of A. O. Smith’s presence in the water management market.

Direct digital control (DDC) is essential for today’s advanced HVAC systems, yet many small and mid-sized buildings struggle with costly, inefficient implementations.