Our Scans · (41201) Construction Of Commercial Buildings · Weekly Summary

• Both the commercial and industrial construction industries are projected to grow rapidly throughout 2026, particularly shaped by lots of purposeful planning, well-thought-out budgets and the need for more specialized facilities and buildings. Clark Contractors Inc.
• One emerging opportunity is hardwood cross-laminated timber for construction, which could be used to build schools, public buildings, low and high-rise projects, if production facilities are established in Kentucky. UK Research | University of Kentucky
• Norilsk Nickel plans to make investment decisions soon on two other projects: the construction of a third melting unit at the Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant for 850,000 mt and a new copper refining shop at the Kola MMC for 150,000 mt of copper. Engineering and Mining Journal
• Unvaccinated construction workers will not be allowed to work on projects at facilities that have vaccine mandates, which includes schools in New York City and hospitals statewide. Commercial Observer
• Unlike during the U.K.'s first three-month lockdown earlier in 2020, schools, universities, construction sites and manufacturing businesses will stay open. AP News
• In 2025, four vertiports are planned for construction at public buildings such as firefighting stations and hospitals with linked by two corridaor routes. Unmanned airspace
• Through the Emergency Rural Health Care Grants, USDA will help rural hospitals and local communities increase access to COVID-19 vaccines and testing, medical supplies, telehealth, and food assistance, and support the construction or renovation of rural health care facilities. / USA USDA
• From airports to office buildings, the focus in 2021 will encompass a wide variety of construction undertakings as contractors fight to overcome the economic uncertainties brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Construction Dive
• Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health started construction on a medical supply facility in Billings that will serve as a centralized distribution hub for hospitals and clinics across Montana. Becker's ASC

Last updated: 18 June 2026