2026-09-24 briefing · 9 items

Global (4)

• Mortenson: Mass timber use shaved $2M in costs from college build
  Construction Dive

• Sundt breaks ground on $92M Texas water project
  Construction Dive

• Cities get more say in data center development under new California laws
  Construction Dive

• The next data center bottleneck isn’t power. It’s public support.
  Construction Dive

Korea (4)

• “주택만으론 안 된다”···중견건설사, 공공·에너지로 생존 승부수
  Housing Alone is Not Enough, Mid-Sized Construction Companies Bet on Public and Energy Sectors for Survival — Korea Specialty Contractor News

• 5년 새 온열질환 산재승인 4배 급증···건설업 인정건수 41.6%
  Heat-Related Occupational Diseases Quadruple in 5 Years, Accounting for 41.6% of Recognized Construction Industry Cases — Korea Specialty Contractor News

• 광주시회, 회원사 모범 임·직원 해외 산업시찰 실시
  Gwangju Architects Association Conducts Overseas Industrial Inspection for Model Employees — Korea Specialty Contractor News

• LH·HUG 등 정부 지침 위반해 ‘저금리’ 사내 주택자금 대출···최근 2년간 178억원 규모
  LH, HUG Violate Government Guidelines, Provide In-House Low-Interest Housing Loans Worth 17.8 Billion Won Over Past 2 Years — Korea Specialty Contractor News

Policy & Market (1)

• 산재신청 4년새 30% 늘었는데…건설업 불승인율은 3배로
  Construction Industry Sees 30% Increase in Industrial Accident Claims Over 4 Years, Rejection Rate Tripled — 연합뉴스 건설