2026-09-30 briefing · 20 items

Global (9)

• Pittsburgh eyes quicker permitting with virtual inspections and a ‘fast lane’ for low-risk projects
  Construction Dive

• Dotted Line: Not if, when: How construction is dealing with cybersecurity in the age of AI
  Construction Dive

• $16B Hudson Tunnel project begins boring
  Construction Dive

• Contractors nail down infrastructure projects to wrap up construction season
  Construction Dive

• AI and the BIM workstation: what if the LLM lives on your laptop?
  AEC Magazine

• AMD to buy World Labs for $8.2bn
  AEC Magazine

• Rayon raises €10m for 3D and agentic AI
  AEC Magazine

• Meta unveils lightweight VR Glasses
  AEC Magazine

• Accenture forms Accenture Construct
  AEC Magazine

Korea (5)

• 지난해 건축 허가·착공·준공 면적 모두 감소···착공 9.6%·준공 15.4%↓
  Last Year's Building Permits, Construction Starts, and Completion Areas All Decreased, with Construction Starts Down 9.6% and Completions Down 15.4% — Korea Specialty Contractor News

• 8월 누계 주택 인허가 4.6%↓·준공 27.2%↓···착공은 10.8% 증가
  August Cumulative Housing Permits Down 4.6%, Completion Down 27.2%, Construction Starts Up 10.8% — Korea Specialty Contractor News

• 10월 중소기업 경기전망 하락···비제조↓·제조↑
  Small Business Outlook Deteriorates in October, Non-Manufacturing Down, Manufacturing Up — Korea Specialty Contractor News

• 소득세·연말정산 어떻게···건설근로자 세무 무료상담
  Free Tax Consultation for Construction Workers on Income Tax and Year-End Settlement — Korea Specialty Contractor News

• 전문건설협회, 차세대 CEO 2기 11차 교육 개최
  Professional Construction Association Holds 11th Training Session for 2nd Generation of Next-Generation CEOs — Korea Specialty Contractor News

Policy & Market (6)

• 울산에 조선 철의장 디지털트윈센터 개소…도면부터 용접까지 자동화 실증
  Ulsan Opens Digital Twin Center for Shipbuilding Ironworks, Demonstrating Automation from Design to Welding — 뉴시스 건설

• 올해 서울 주택 인허가·착공 40% 늘어…공급 지표 회복세
  Seoul's Housing Permits and Construction Starts Increase 40% This Year, Supply Index Shows Recovery — 뉴시스 건설

• 작년 건축 허가·착공·준공 일제히 감소…지방 더 크게 줄어
  Last Year's Building Permits, Construction Starts, and Completions All Decreased, with Larger Drops in Rural Areas — 뉴시스 건설

• "입찰 담합 적발되고도 LH 사업 3천억 가까이 수주"
  LH Awards Contracts Worth Nearly 300 Billion Won Despite Bid-Rigging Allegations — 연합뉴스 건설

• '주택공급 선행지표' 서울 인허가 올들어 개선 추세
  Seoul's Housing Permit Trends Improve This Year — 연합뉴스 건설

• 건설근로자공제회, 특별퇴직공제 대상 '4년이상 적립자'로 확대
  Construction Workers' Mutual Aid Association Expands Special Retirement Pension to Those Who Have Saved for Over 4 Years — 연합뉴스 건설