Construction crews worked to shore up homes and clear away sand and debris in Long Beach after Tropical Storm Rachel churned off the Pacific coast, bringing strong winds, elevated surf and power outages to parts of Southern California

Construction disputes can quickly lead to significant cost, delays, and disruption. But litigation is not the only path forward. Join AAA Construction Director Kate Raum and expert panelists, Lee Shidlofsky, Carson Fisk, FCIArb, and Maria Moffatt, for a one-hour webinar exploring practical strategies for resolving construction disputes early. Designed for in-house and outside counsel, the discussion will cover early dispute resolution, mediation and arbitration, and key considerations for drafting contract provisions that provide effective and flexible options before disputes escalate. Register for this free event today to learn practical approaches for managing and resolving construction disputes. #ConstructionDisputes# #ADR# #CommercialLaw#

Construction crews are undertaking work to prepare for the Boston area’s biggest life sciences move-in: 480,000 square feet across an entire building in Somerville for TransMedics.

Construction has started on a new $650 million @Tesla Megapack battery energy storage facility in Belgium to help power 385,000 homes. The project will use Tesla's next-gen Megablock technology with Megapack version 3. Total storage volume will be 2.8 GWh. This will be one of the largest BESS facilities in Europe. Tesla will handle all engineering, procurement and construction work and will be responsible for the site’s long-term maintenance. According to current planning, the site will be commissioned at the end of March 2028.

Construction productivity has barely moved in decades, while demand for infrastructure, energy projects, and data centers keeps growing. 🚧 During my visit to @GravisRobotics in Zurich, I spoke with CEO Ryan Luke Johns about how the company is tackling this challenge. It's worth to mention that they raised $200M Series A from SoftBank at > 1 billion USD valuation lately! 💰 Their approach is to add an autonomy layer to existing heavy equipment, particularly excavators, helping operators complete more work with the same machines. What makes this especially difficult is that construction robots don't just move through the environment, they constantly change it. Every bucket of soil alters the terrain, and ground conditions can vary from soft dirt to frozen or rocky surfaces. To address this, Gravis uses simulation to model these complex soil dynamics and train autonomous systems to dig efficiently while adapting to changing conditions. Some of the hardest autonomy problems aren't happening on roads or in warehouses, but on construction sites, where machines need to understand and interact with an environment that changes with every move. ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →