Building Technologies

PITTSBURGH – November 10, 2026 -- A Woburn, Massachusetts, inventor has developed a patent-pending pusher tool for insulated metal panels and is offering the design for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers.

PANEL PUSHER targets tightening and plumbing of insulated metal panels

The inventor, an installer by trade, designed the PANEL PUSHER as a longer-lasting alternative for installing insulated metal panels used in construction. The tool is intended to make installation faster and easier while maintaining a high level of safety.

It is meant to help tighten and plumb an insulated metal panel without damaging it. According to the inventor, it replaces weak or flimsy pushers that do not last, and it prevents damage to tongue-and-groove connections.

A prototype is available upon request.

Tulsa – November 10, 2026 -- AAON, Inc. reported record third-quarter 2026 net sales of $707.4 million, up 84.1% from $384.2 million a year earlier, and raised its full-year outlook. The company also restated its first- and second-quarter 2026 financial statements and disclosed a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting.

BASX data center demand drives the sales surge

BASX-branded sales rose 218.3% to a record $397.2 million, on data center demand and higher utilization of newly added manufacturing capacity. AAON-branded sales grew 19.6% to a record $310.2 million.

Operating income increased 129.3% to $100.0 million from $43.6 million. Diluted EPS rose 124.3% to $0.83 from $0.37, and non-GAAP adjusted EPS was also $0.83. Year-to-date operating cash flow reached $146.9 million, against a use of $18.8 million a year ago.

SAN FRANCISCO – November 09, 2026 -- Outbuild, a construction scheduling platform, has launched an integration that syncs submittals, RFIs and drawings from Trimble ProjectSight directly into its scheduling and planning software, removing manual updates across spreadsheets and systems for general contractors running both products.

The companies point to two figures behind the launch: only 8.5% of construction projects finish on time and on budget, and teams lose an average of 5.5 hours a week searching for revised drawings and updates. Outbuild says documentation and scheduling have long sat in separate systems, so a slipped approval or revised drawing often reaches the scheduler days later, typically in a status meeting.

SHANGHAI – November 06, 2026 -- Otis holds the Guinness World Records title for "Tallest Elevator in a Building" after two of its SkyRise elevators at Tianjin 117 in China reached a rise of 597.2 meters. The company is the sole elevator and escalator provider for the 117-story supertall tower and is supplying 266 units.

Otis supplies all 266 elevators and escalators for the tower

The scope covers SkyRise and Gen3 elevators, Otis Link commercial escalators and heavy-duty Public Escalators. More than 200 Otis specialists have worked on the project, which runs on an expedited construction schedule. Tianjin 117 is due for completion by the end of 2027.

Sally Loh, President of Otis Greater China, said "extraordinarily tall buildings depend on extraordinary vertical transportation."

Tokyo – November 06, 2026 -- ANDPAD Inc., operator of a construction platform used by more than 279,000 companies, has been named one of Asia's 30 leading growth companies in the NextGen Tech 30 2026 program.

The 2026 recipients were announced at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on September 30, 2026. The program assesses innovation, growth potential and impact across Asia. ANDPAD was cited for its development capabilities in construction AI and its regional influence.

ANDPAD scales from project management tool to vertical AI data platform

ANDPAD launched in 2016 as a cloud-based construction project management service. It now reports 279,000 corporate users and 818,000 individual users. The company says it holds the top share of the Japanese construction business management cloud service market, citing a December 2025 MIC IT Report based on Deloitte Tohmatsu MIC Research Institute data.

Salisbury – September 18, 2026 -- Annual roof inspections can prevent minor issues like loose shingles and deteriorating sealant from escalating into costly structural damage, according to a new HelloNation article featuring Roofing Expert R. Sean Fahey of Peninsula Roofing Company, Inc. in Salisbury, Maryland.

Inspections target flashing, gutters and surface wear before leaks appear

The article outlines an annual roof inspection checklist that prioritizes flashing around chimneys, vents and skylights, since failures there allow water to penetrate the structure. Inspectors also check for missing, curled or cracked shingles on residential roofs and damaged sections on commercial roofs. Clogged gutters and blocked drainage points are flagged as common causes of water buildup that shortens roof lifespan.

Las Vegas – September 17, 2026 -- Reins has launched Valuation, a standalone AI-powered product that gives owner-operators in the trades a real-time figure for what their business is worth and the specific levers to increase it. The tool pulls directly from an owner's QuickBooks and ServiceTitan data to generate a current valuation without requiring a consultant or appraiser.

AI agents translate contractor financial data into a single valuation number

Valuation uses agentic AI analysis to process an owner's financial and operating records, benchmark the business against industry peers, and identify which factors are suppressing or driving company value. The system then flags the KPIs and targets with the greatest potential impact on that number.

Des Plaines, Ill. – September 17, 2026 -- Chicago Faucets has joined BACnet International and launched CF Connect PLUS, a system that links electronic faucets directly to building automation systems (BAS) via native BACnet/IP integration.

CF Connect PLUS captures water temperature at the point of use, not just at centralized equipment

Unlike traditional BAS inputs that monitor centralized plumbing equipment, CF Connect PLUS uses retrofit temperature sensors installed at faucet angle stops to measure water temperature directly where it reaches occupants. That data is relayed to a CF Connect PLUS Gateway, which communicates with the BAS using the BACnet/IP protocol.

San Francisco – September 16, 2026 -- OpenSpace unveiled a new AI agent platform and mobile tracking tools at its Waypoint 2026 customer event, aiming to shift construction workflows from document-based reporting to real-time visual data drawn from more than 110,000 projects.

OpenSpace introduces AI Autolocation 2.0 to track workers' live position without GPS or beacons

The company's upgraded Autolocation technology allows field teams to see their exact position on drawings and BIM models in real time, including offline, without installing bluetooth beacons or other wireless hardware. The tool powers a new mobile interface called Site Mode, which surfaces location-specific project information and opens Field Notes directly from a user's position on the jobsite.

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.