The construction industry moved through 2025 under persistent workforce strain, cost variability, and greater reliance on connected systems. Firms invested in training, adopted AI-supported workflows, and sought stronger alignment between field activity and financial data. This year-end review captures the forces that influenced results and explains how contractors adapted their planning and execution practices over the course of the year.

Construction leaders entered 2025 with a rare degree of transparency into the forces shaping project delivery, financial performance, and workforce capacity. The year exposed pressure points that had been building for more than a decade and revealed how those pressures influenced execution across regions and sectors. Companies saw the effects of aging trades, rising wage demands, expanding digital tools, and uneven market conditions with a clarity that left little room for assumptions.

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