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Hard Hat Economics: Where construction is growing in 2026 (besides data centers)
Data centers get the headlines, but they’re not the whole story. Tariffs and fuel costs are keeping construction prices elevated, while...
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The MOB paradox: Outpatient funds vs. construction delays
CBRE’s Q1 MOB Report shows surging demand and capital, but construction completions are at 25% of the 5-year average. To protect margin...
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Hard Hat Economics: With all our eggs in one basket, what could go wrong?
Rising interest rates, inflation and labor shortages continue to hammer the construction industry in all areas except one—data centers....
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Hard Hat Economics: What’s reshaping nonresidential construction?
Despite a historic boom in data center construction, nonresidential spending has declined since its April 2025 peak. In this blog, Dr. ...
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Navigating the digital permitting wave: How to prepare your agency
Mandatory digital permitting is coming fast. Discover how local government agencies can outpace state and federal compliance deadlines ...
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Hard Hat Economics: Finding construction's bright side
In spite of high borrowing costs, rising material prices and labor challenges, nonresidential construction is still seeing momentum dri...
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Hard Hat Economics: What I know about what I don’t
Everyone wants to know what it’s going to take to get an interest rate cut. But inflation is stubborn, and employment rates are high, s...
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Hard Hat Economics: The offputting costs of construction inputs
Hard Hat Economist Dr. Anirban Basu shows the three-headed beast of construction cost inputs—materials, labor and loans—all have their ...
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The 25 best construction conferences in 2026-2027
With the construction industry embracing AI, BIM, autonomous operations and green building trends, it’s crucial to attend the right ind...
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Navigating the AI infrastructure sprint: Lessons from the H2 2025 data center trends
With vacancy at an absolute floor of 1.4% and nearly 6GW in the pipeline, the "Megawatt Crunch" is here. Discover how hard-coding insti...
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Hard Hat Economics: The Economic Cost of Uncertainty
For this issue of Hard Hat Economics blog series, Dr. Anirban Basu uses the Strait of Hormuz uncertainty as a broader indicator of othe...
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Hard Hat Economics: Navigating a gloomy construction economy
In this first installment of our Hard Hat Economics blog series, Dr. Anirban Basu provides a broad, high-level "year-in-review" to set ...
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Implementing AI solutions in AEC: A guide to boosting efficiency and innovation
The AEC industry is undergoing a significant transformation due to AI. This guide explores AI's potential applications and a framework ...
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How AI is transforming the future of construction
Construction faces crises in labor and fragmented data. AI is evolving beyond simple automation into autonomous "agents." Trimble exper...
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Trimble + Liverpool Football Club: A Partnership Built on Teamwork
Teamwork drives success. Trimble is partnering with Liverpool Football Club to celebrate this shared belief, showing how connecting peo...
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The rise of BIM in the UK
BIM adoption in the UK has reached 73%, according to a trusted industry report. Key benefits of this collaborative 3D process include i...
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From vision to value: How innovation and AI are rewiring the industry
Explore how innovation and AI are reshaping the industry, addressing challenges like aging infrastructure and tight budgets. Discover s...
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What happened to AgileAssets?
Discover why AgileAssets is transitioning to Trimble Unity Maintain — a GIS-centric, cloud-based solution for smarter infrastructure ma...