Construction, Real Estate & Infrastructure

Washington – September 16, 2026 -- National Real Estate Advisors will replace founder and CEO Jeffrey Kanne with Kevin Verdi, its Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, effective January 2027, the institutional investment manager announced.

Kanne exits after more than 25 years building the firm into an institutional real estate platform

Kanne, who founded National in 2000, will retire from the CEO role after more than a quarter-century at the helm, during which the firm grew into an investment manager serving U.S. and international institutional investors. He will remain with National as a Special Advisor following the leadership change.

Philadelphia – September 16, 2026 -- FirstService Residential has been reappointed to provide full-service property management for The Grandview Condominium Unit Owners Association, a 16-story Art Deco landmark in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood originally completed in 1935.

Board ends self-management model after seeking expertise for complex construction oversight

The Grandview's board of directors moved away from a self-management structure, citing the need for a partner capable of overseeing large-scale, complex construction projects within the condominium community. Edmund Aristone, President of The Grandview Board of Directors, said the board is confident that under the leadership of FirstService Residential's Bob Bender, the community will be positioned to meet its long-term goals while enhancing residents' quality of life.

Westminster, Colorado – September 16, 2026 -- Trimble has unveiled four new GNSS receiver modules — the BD1090, BD1092, BD1092i and BX1092i — built on its next-generation Maxwell 8 technology, targeting OEM integrators in geospatial, marine, construction and mining sectors facing rising GPS jamming and spoofing threats.

New JammerGuard system defends against full spectrum of jamming signals

The centerpiece of the launch is Trimble JammerGuard, a comprehensive anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capability that deploys automatically and independently. Unlike conventional anti-jamming tools that counter only select jammer types, JammerGuard is designed to handle jamming broadly while authenticating that reported positions are genuine.

Bad Wildungen – September 16, 2026 -- The Bad Wildunger Fenstertage, a fixture conference for the window and facade construction industry, will move to the Wandelhalle Bad Wildungen for its 2026 edition on October 15-16, ending a multi-year run at the Holzfachschule Bad Wildungen site. Organizer Fachverband Leben Raum Gestaltung Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz expects owners, executives and technical staff from window-building firms across Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz and nationwide Germany to attend.

Toronto – September 16, 2026 -- Starlight Investments has closed its Starlight UK BTR Fund II with £680 million in total capital commitments across the fund and related investment vehicles, financing the acquisition and completion of more than 6,000 build-to-rent homes across the United Kingdom.

Fund II Secures Backing From Global Institutional Investors Across Three Continents

The fund drew commitments from a diverse group of global institutional investors spanning Europe, Asia-Pacific and Canada, including both existing limited partners and several new backers. Earlier this year, Homes England's National Housing Bank made a significant commitment to the fund, aligning the strategy with national efforts to expand the UK's undersupplied rental housing stock.

Gąski – September 16, 2026 -- The Goose Bay residential development in Gąski, Poland, completed in September 2026, has integrated PENETRON ADMIX crystalline waterproofing technology into its below-grade concrete structures to counter chloride penetration from its Baltic Sea location just 40 meters from the shoreline.

Goose Bay comprises 58 apartments with six penthouses and a rooftop pool

The development offers units ranging from 28 to 70 square meters. Its proximity to the sea made water ingress and chloride penetration a critical design concern for the project team.

Newark, NJ – September 16, 2026 -- New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC) has listed two rehabilitated single-family homes on Cortland Street in Newark's Ironbound at $384,900 each, roughly $50,000 below an estimated market value of $435,000, under a $2.625 million state appropriation sponsored by Legislative District 29.

State funding totals $2.625 million across two fiscal years

Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz and Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin sponsored the resolution restoring $1,125,000 for the program in the FY27 State Budget, building on a $1,500,000 allocation secured in FY26. Assemblywoman Shanique Speight joined the two in directing the combined funds to Newark housing stability efforts.

Berlin – September 15, 2026 -- Steffen Krach, the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) top candidate for Berlin's upcoming Abgeordnetenhaus election, has proposed increasing annual funding for the Berlin city cleaning utility BSR (Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe) by €20 million to €30 million.

Krach says a €45 billion city budget can absorb the increase

Krach told rbb that a growing city requires greater investment in sanitation infrastructure and that the additional sum is feasible within Berlin's overall €45 billion budget.

Candidate ties revenue growth to new business formation and job creation

To fund the initiative without new taxes, Krach said Berlin needs new companies and more jobs, arguing that higher employment would simultaneously reduce fiscal pressure on the city budget.

United States – September 15, 2026 -- Paslode has launched a new Universal Heavy-Duty Stapling program at Lowe's, adding five manual fastening tools and a line of universal 20-gauge staples to its jobsite portfolio.

Five new tools target jobsite fastening tasks

The lineup includes three compression staplers -- the Heavy-Duty Pro Stapler, 5-in-1 Pro Stapler and 2-in-1 Pro Stapler -- alongside two hammer tackers, the Pro Hammer Tacker and Compact Hammer Tacker. The tools are built for fastening house wrap, roof paper, underlayment, insulation, carpet pad, upholstery, trim components and temporary jobsite materials.

New staples fit Paslode and competitor tools

The tools work with Paslode's new Heavy-Duty Universal 3/8-inch Crown Staples as well as most heavy-duty competitor staples. The 20-gauge, galvanized chisel-point fasteners come in 1/4-inch, 5/16-inch, 3/8-inch and 1/2-inch lengths across multiple pack configurations.

Birmingham, Ala. – September 15, 2026 -- The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Tribunal has published a decision confirming that the Government of Mexico violated international law through its treatment of Vulcan Materials Company and its investments in Quintana Roo, contradicting Mexico's claims that its actions constituted legitimate environmental enforcement.

Tribunal rejects Mexico's environmental counterclaims as inadmissible

The ICSID panel declared Mexico's counterclaims of environmental harm inadmissible and found that Mexican environmental authorities improperly used regulatory powers to target Vulcan, shut down its lawful operations, and prevent the company from meaningfully defending itself in Mexican proceedings.