5 construction trends to watch in 2026

Contractors will be keeping tabs on material costs, data center demand, interest rates and more this year.

3Q 2025 Cost Report: Construction Growth Stalls Amid Economic Concerns, Experts Say

As uncertainty continues to plague the economy as a whole, industry experts note the effects on construction trends as materials prices, labor woes and other concerns cause turmoil.

3Q 2025 Cost Report: Construction Growth Stalls Amid Economic Concerns

As uncertainty continues to plague the economy as a whole, industry experts note the effects on construction trends as materials prices, labor woes and other concerns cause turmoil.

JLL’s Construction Trends & Midyear Update report

JLL's Construction Trends & Midyear Update report is live on jll.com Navigating through this unprecedented economic landscape, it is crucial to reassess our forecasts in light of the most recent data. In our latest trends report, we examine the progress of 2023 to date and compare it to our initial forecasts outlined in the March edition […] The post JLL’s Construction Trends & Midyear Update report first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.

The top 4 construction buzzwords for 2023

Precon teams see digitizing and familiarizing with four key construction trends as ways to gain a competitive edge despite inflation, material costs and labor shortages.

Vox - The architecture trend dividing London's elites, 13112021 (Super Basement)

One of London’s most unusual luxury trends might be its gigantic basements. Professor Roger Burrows and his coauthors collected data on every basement construction project in from 2008 to 2019, and mapped it. They found more than 7,000 basement additions had been built. A combination of historic preservation laws, rapidly ballooning property values, and changing tastes have led to a boom in basement building.