Dulles, Va. – October 19, 2026 -- Unanet, a provider of AI-first ERP and growth software for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms, will exhibit at seven industry events between October 21 and November 20 and lead three speaking sessions on agentic AI in the project lifecycle.

Chicago – October 19, 2026 -- The HNTB-designed South Conveyance Storm Sewer Project at O'Hare International Airport has won the American Society of Civil Engineers Illinois Section's 2026 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award in the more than $100 million category, after crews tunneled beneath active runways and taxiways without interrupting airport operations.

Berlin – October 19, 2026 -- Linker Vision launched an ESG AI agent that, in a pilot, projected urban shade coverage rising from 15.7% to more than 50% within 15 years through targeted tree planting.

Washington – October 16, 2026 -- More than 6,000 unionized tradeswomen, labor leaders and industry representatives from the United States and Canada attended the 2026 Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) Conference in Houston, Texas, on October 9–11.

London – October 16, 2026 -- The global data center fire detection and suppression market will grow from USD 4.47 billion in 2025 to USD 10.35 billion by 2035, an 8.75% CAGR, according to a new DC Market Insights report updated Oct. 12, 2026.

Higher rack densities, lithium-ion battery systems and tighter rules on clean agents are changing fire protection design across hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and edge facilities, the report states.

Towson, Md. – October 16, 2026 -- DEWALT's DALE drilling robot has cut project timelines by more than 300 weeks across 44 data center construction phases, and TIME has named it to its Best Inventions of 2026 list in the Robotics category.

DALE, an autonomous downward drilling robot, was developed by DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, in collaboration with mobile robotics company August Robotics. TIME editors and correspondents selected 300 winning innovations based on originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.

Santa Clara, Calif. – October 16, 2026 -- DPR Construction moved up one place to No. 3 on Engineering News-Record's 2026 Top Green Contractors list, from No. 4 in 2025, as green contracting revenue across the sector's top 100 firms rose 5.9% to $101.9 billion in 2025.

Atlanta – October 16, 2026 -- White Cap and DEWALT will present a combined $175,000 donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Sunday, October 18, at Phoenix Raceway, marking the fourth year of their joint partnership.

DEWALT adds $25,000 through October in-branch product sales

DEWALT will contribute an additional $25,000 through purchases of select DEWALT products at participating White Cap branches throughout October. The retail-linked mechanism ties charitable output directly to distributor sales volume during the campaign month.

Aurora, Ohio – October 16, 2026 -- RoviSys Building Technologies has promoted Devin Worley, Will Hughes and Chris Smaldino to Regional Director, as the company responds to expanding demand for building automation, mission critical infrastructure and data center solutions.

The company said the appointments are meant to strengthen its regional presence and customer engagement. Two of the three have been with the company since 2013, and the third joined in 2015.

Orlando – October 16, 2026 -- A crystalline waterproofing admixture removed roughly 60 days of planned waterproofing work from the rehabilitation of the Dujmovača Tunnel in Split, Croatia, and cut water penetration depth by 83% after ten test cycles, according to Penetron Group.