Las Vegas – September 16, 2026 -- Stephanie Cherney, a Lead Area Sales Representative for KB Home in Las Vegas, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging years of sexual harassment, coercion and retaliation by the homebuilder, according to a complaint lodged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Des Plaines, Ill. – September 16, 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.

Cary, N.C. – September 16, 2026 -- Mattamy Homes, North America's largest family-owned homebuilder, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Raleigh/Durham by Triangle Business Journal for the sixth consecutive year, placing it among 50 total honourees.

Independent survey drives the recognition

The award is based on an independent employee survey administered by Quantum Workplace, evaluating factors including employee engagement, workplace culture, trust and leadership effectiveness across Mattamy's Raleigh Division.

San Francisco – September 15, 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.

Westminster, Colorado – September 15, 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.

Bad Wildungen – September 15, 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.

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.

Bluefield – September 15, 2026 -- West Virginia American Water will spend $275,000 to replace 600 feet of aging water main on Thompson Avenue in Bluefield, part of a statewide $129 million infrastructure program for 2026.

Boston – September 15, 2026 -- A 19-story residential tower at 41 LaGrange Street in downtown Boston has opened with 126 mixed-income rental units, 70 of which are designated as permanent supportive housing for individuals exiting homelessness.

Houston – September 13, 2026 -- Sallyport, a Houston-based investment firm, has launched Truss Infrastructure Services, a new platform built to acquire and strengthen essential service businesses supporting critical infrastructure operators.