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June 2026 Total Nonresidential Construction Starts — the sum of Nonresidential Building and Civil Construction — reached $100.3 billion, up $24.8 billion from May’s revised $75.5 billion.
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Chief Economist Michael Guckes noted in the Construction Economy Snapshot that Offices, including Data Centers, surged $14.5 billion to $23.5 billion — more than a third of all Nonresidential Building starts in a single month.
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The June 2026 Top 10 Project Starts highlight the developments driving the most significant investments by dollar volume.
ConstructConnect reported that June 2026 Total Nonresidential Construction Starts — the sum of Nonresidential Building and Civil Construction — reached $100.3 billion, up $24.8 billion from May’s revised $75.5 billion.
Chief Economist Michael Guckes indicated that Offices, including Data Centers, surged $14.5 billion to $23.5 billion — more than a third of all Nonresidential Building starts in a single month.
Guckes added, "The month’s gains were sharply concentrated rather than broad-based, a distinction that contractors reading headline totals as a measure of available pipeline should weigh carefully."
The June 2026 Top 10 Project Starts highlight the developments driving the most significant investments by dollar volume.
ConstructConnect Top 10 Project Starts through June 2026
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ConstructConnect Top 10 Project Starts chart from the July 2026 Construction Economy Snapshot. A square footage measure does not apply to alteration, some forms of industrial (e.g., petrochemical), and most engineering/civil work. Image: ConstructConnect
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