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Friday, July 3, 2026

Features of the week

I Pulse Secures Major CHIPS Award to Advance the Next Generation of Semiconductor Technology

A US$250 million investment will accelerate breakthrough chip innovation and support future energy and industrial technologies New York, United States, 26 June 2026 – I Pulse has signed a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive a...

Why Insurance Is Becoming a Make-or-Break Factor in Construction

Rising risks are pushing developers to prioritize insurability from the very beginning of project planning Zurich, Switzerland, 19 June 2026 – The construction industry is facing a new reality. Beyond budgets, schedules, and engineering challenges, project owners must now consider...

Alstom Expands Rail Infrastructure with New Service Depot in Kazakhstan

New facility aims to improve locomotive reliability and strengthen rail connectivity along the growing Middle Corridor trade route Arys, Kazakhstan, 5 June 2026 – Alstom has announced the development of a new electric locomotive service depot in Arys, a major...

North America Pushes Forward in Smart Construction and Modular Manufacturing

Growing interest in DfMA and productization signals a major shift in the future of construction New York, United States, 28 May 2026 – North America may still be behind other global regions in adopting productization and Design for Manufacturing and...

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Modular Construction Isn’t Just a Build Method. It’s a Design Opportunity.

When people talk about modular and prefabricated construction, they usually talk about speed and cost. Those advantages are real, and they matter. But I think they cause us to miss the bigger story. Modular isn't changing construction nearly as...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the NFL, business, and life, it’s this

The circumstances will always change. The people around you aka your team will determine whether you simply survive the change—or become stronger from it. In all industries. Markets shift. Timelines move. Labor shortages appear. Projects change overnight. New technology arrives. Regulations...

The Invisible Bottleneck in Modular Construction

Katerra raised more than two billion dollars to industrialize construction. It went bankrupt in 2021. The widely accepted lessons focus on overreach, vertical integration, and SoftBank's misjudgments. Katerra was the loudest failure but not an isolated one. Foundamental's State of...

Construction’s Reckoning: Why Modularization Is No Longer a Choice

Construction has a $40 trillion productivity problem. Over the past two decades, global constructionproductivity grew just 10% in total; one-fifth the rate of the broader economy, one-third that of manufacturing.Between 2020 and 2022, US and European construction productivity did...