Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog
In our latest roundup, rail projects gain steam across the U.S., AI optimizes building operations, a modular approach speeds data center construction, and more!
- Hyperscalers want their data centers online, and utilities want to provide interconnections, but both are still looking for common operating guidelines. (Herman K. Trabish, Construction Dive)
- Contractors are taking advantage of multibillion-dollar train and transit contracts, even as funding challenges create hurdles for project execution. (Matthew Thibault, Construction Dive)
- Although hospitality and leisure M&A deal volume was down 2.5% in the first half of 2026 compared to the prior six months, investors are concentrating on the upper end of the market, including luxury hotels, wellness resorts and gaming, or “data-rich,” platforms. (Noor Adatia, Hotel Dive)
- The large language models that underlie generative AI offer an opportunity to help everyone involved in buildings—architects, engineers, construction professionals and facility managers—access building systems that converse with one another on optimizing development, maintenance and compliance issues. (Joe Burns, Facilities Dive)
- Washington, D.C.’s AG sued the owners and managers of two apartment buildings for allegedly allowing conditions to severely deteriorate and for retaliating against tenants who advocated for fixes. (Julie Strupp, Multifamily Dive)
- A modular approach to data center design and construction could help overcome bottlenecks like labor availability, land constraints and long lead times for power and electrical equipment while boosting performance once operational. (Brian Martucci, Utility Dive)