FMI's 2026 Engineering and Construction Overview is Here!
Inside, you’ll find our latest forecasts, sector-level insights and practical guidance to inform your strategy and navigate a diverging industry.
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The Q2 2026 CIRT data tells a nuanced story about where the built environment stands right now: sentiment and confidence down, backlog and costs up, the leadership gap widening.
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#AEC#Construction#BuiltEnvironment#CIRT#FMIResearch
FMI's latest article breaks down how E&C firms can use compensation to retain key people, prepare future owners and reinforce the behaviors the business needs during transition: https://t.co/H5OY5UJbW0
#Construction#SuccessionPlanning#OwnershipTransition#AEC
Revenue growth doesn't start with projects. It starts with reputation.
In this FMI Minute, Julie Witecki breaks down the reputation flywheel and how to stop chasing demand and start engineering it.
#Construction#BusinessDevelopment#GrowthStrategy#AEC
What if the problem isn't talent?
Our latest article is titled, “Why Your Talent Leader is Failing,” but we could have just as easily called it, “Why Your Firm is Failing Your Talent Leader.”
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#AEC#TalentStrategy#BuiltEnvironment#FMI
Most construction firms talk about growth. Few talk about what it costs to scale without losing what made you worth scaling.
Tony Bond of @BONDcivilutil joins Scott Winstead to discuss preserving culture while driving growth.
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/0NO48aCMNI
#BuiltInPodcast
In this article for Fleet Maintenance, FMI's Mike Clancy explores why idle assets are a financial problem, and why the metric most fleet managers are evaluated on is the wrong one entirely.
https://t.co/VL1ucp6n0m
#FleetManagement#HeavyCivil#ConstructionStrategy
A new piece in @ConstructionMag breaks down why ESOPs produce a retention effect that goes beyond compensation: workers at employee-owned firms stay 53% longer than peers at traditional companies.
Read the article: https://t.co/tVRtLDKacc
#Construction#EmployeeOwnership#ESOP
At FMI's Project Manager Academy, PMs and operations leaders develop the business acumen to connect project performance to profitability, master project financials and strengthen firm reputation.
Seats are limited; register today to secure your spot:
https://t.co/YTKEC39CIp
In the latest episode of FMI's #BuiltInPodcast, Scott Winstead sits down with Nate Koetje, CEO of Feyen Zylstra, to unpack what it actually takes to build a disciplined, field-first organization at scale.
🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/nApwwHwW3B
#Construction#Leadership
FMI's latest Private Equity Sector Brief breaks down the market sizing, demand drivers and M&A activity shaping the next wave of consolidation in nonresidential architecture.
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#PrivateEquity#Architecture#BuiltEnvironment
The best engineering and construction firms don't chase opportunities. They build systems that generate them.
In this FMI Minute, Julie Witecki breaks down how to stop chasing work and start engineering the trust that brings it to you.
#Construction#Engineering#Leadership
The second quarter 2026 Civil Infrastructure Construction Index (CICI) slipped to 50.1 in Q2 2026 from 52.1 in Q1, reflecting a broad cooling in sentiment.
Read the report: https://t.co/dzp5Cz59Kx
#CivilInfrastructure#Construction#Infrastructure#BuiltEnvironment
Total U.S. construction spending is projected to hold at just under $2.2 trillion in 2026—but the aggregate masks a market that is anything but uniform.
@4ConstructnPros covered FMI's Q2 2026 North American Engineering and Construction Outlook: https://t.co/XPMY226EvJ
Growth into new geographies looks simple on paper. It isn’t.
In this FMI Minute, Stahler McKinney breaks down what it takes to scale geographically and why stabilizing internally has to come first.
#Construction#Leadership#BusinessGrowth#EngineeringAndConstruction
Most projects don't fail all at once. Problems start small and build when no one catches them early enough.
Here are 5 red flags every project manager should know—and the thinking behind FMI's Project Manager Academy.
https://t.co/y606EuGnpB
#Construction#ProjectManagement
Most leaders are asking whether the market is up or down. FMI's Jay Bowman says that's the wrong question.
In this FMI Minute, Jay breaks down how to think beyond bulls vs. bears and target where growth actually concentrates. ⬇️
#Construction#MarketStrategy#BuiltEnvironment
Heavy civil contractors that treat fleet management as a maintenance function, rather than a capital discipline, are leaving margin on the table at every stage of the asset lifecycle.
Read the article: https://t.co/klNU1crcAS
#HeavyCivil#FleetManagement#ConstructionStrategy
What does it take to grow from $27M to over $1.5B without losing your culture?
Scott Winstead sits down with Tim Paulson, Co-CEO of ESS Companies, to explore how an ownership mindset can drive long-term growth and performance.
🎧 https://t.co/SYYOyoMuJy