Another trend is that larger and deeper excavations are “needed on sites with challenging geotechnical conditions, more often leading to finite-element modeling, real-time instrumentation monitoring or customized earthwork equipment to handle the job,”  he says.

Solar projects and multi-unit residential development are “active,” and highway and rail infrastructure have also been “strong,” Snow adds. But commercial office development “is in a lull as companies try to right-size their space to suit a hybrid work model.”  Meanwhile, “fierce” competition for design and construction technical, management and skilled trade workers continues as baby boomers retire, Snow says.