Construction Outlook for Q2 2026

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has released its second quarter 2026 Quarterly Construction Cost Report (QCR), which touts a period of "strategic alignment and healthy stabilization" across the North American construction market. Current data analyed by RLB confirm that construction cost inflation has settled into a "sustainable quarterly pace of approximately 1%," allowing developers to advance long-term capital investments with greater clarity.