Construction of the Sky 19 Plaza in Bismarck, N.D. in 2016. Photo: Consolidated Construction/Creative Commons
June 03, 2016 | JLL
Retail construction projects were up nearly 25% year-over-year, and the industrial and office con...
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Construction in Cleveland's Public Sqaure in April 2016. Photo: Erik Drost/Creative Commons.
June 02, 2016 | ABC
Lower building material prices, a sluggish U.S. economy, and hesitation among private developers...
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Austin, Texas. The population growth of the city has slowed, but a few of its suburbs, including Pflugerville and Georgetown, have experience booms. Photo: Stuart Seeger/Creative Commons
May 20, 2016 | BD+C Editors
Older Millennials are looking to buy homes and move away to more affordable suburbs and exurbs....
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May 17, 2016 | AIA
The American Institute of Architects reported the April ABI score was 50.6, down from the mark of...
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Construction in San Francisco in April 2016. Photo: Lynn Friedman/Creative Commons.
April 29, 2016 | ABC
Bureau of Economic Analysis data indicates that the U.S. output is barely growing and that nonres...
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April 20, 2016 | AIA
The multi-family residential sector fared the best. The Midwest was the only U.S. region that did...
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A new report from Navigant foresees a steady climb in commercial demand for wireless sensors, as developers and their AEC partners seek better ways to make their buildings smarter and interconnected. Image: Navigant Research
April 11, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Europe and Asia will propel that growth, according to a new report from Navigant.
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April 07, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Survey respondents are targeting smaller acquisitions, at a time when market cap rates are narrow...
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April 04, 2016 | ABC
Spending in the nonresidential sector totaled $690.3 billion on a seasonally adjusted, annualized...
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JLL's white paper identifies 10 trends across a wide range of influences that are likely to impact commercial real estate firms over the next few years. Image: JLL
March 30, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The report looks at global threats and opportunities, and how CRE firms are managing their expect...
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Construction in New Russia, Ohio. Photo: Edsel Little/Creative Commons.
March 23, 2016 | AIA
Business conditions softening most in Midwest in recent months.
The Mall of the Future will be a combination community center and gathering place. It will be technology rich, be attached or near living and working spaces, and will provide variety to lure customers for frequent visits. Image: CallisonRTKL's “Mall of the Future” report
March 16, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
CallisonRTKL foresees future retail centers as hubs with live/work/play components.
Corporate real estate executives are compelled to create workplace environments where a more diverse, younger workforce can excel. Image: CRBE's Glendale, Calif., office
March 06, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A new CBRE survey finds more companies leaning toward “smarter” workspaces.
Construction of the SLS Hotel & Residences Brickell in Miami in February, 2016. Photo: Phillip Pessar/Creative Commons
March 01, 2016 | ABC
Nonresidential construction spending expanded 2.5% on a monthly basis and 12.3% on a yearly basis...
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March 01, 2016 | Leopardo
This year’s report shows that spending in 2015 reached the highest level since the Great Recessio...
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For the first time since the recession, office deliveries outpaced office starts in 2015, according to JLL's latest construction report. Image: Pixabay
February 26, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Its latest report cautions about ongoing cost increases related to finding skilled laborers.
February 17, 2016 | AIA
Multifamily residential sector improving after sluggish 2015.
Construction of Urban Union in Seattle in 2015. Photo: SounderBruce/Creative Commons
February 11, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
The American Institute of Architects’ semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast indicates a gro...
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Spending on lodging construction, like the expansive renovation of the Intercontinental New York Barclay pictured above, should increase by 10.8% to $23.4 billion in 2016. Total spending on nonresidential building is projected to grow this year by 13.7% to $439.2 billion, according to Gilbane. Image: Shawmut Design and Construction
February 10, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
But finding skilled workers continues to be a problem and could inflate a project's costs.
Despite a projected slowing in manufacturing activity, warehouse distribution should continue to be a shining light in the nonresidential sector, for builders and investors alike. Image: Pixabay
February 09, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Sees positive signs for construction and investment growth in warehouses, offices, and retail
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February 05, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Increased government spending on infrastructure projects should help.
Construction on the Amazon Complex in Seattle in December 2015. Photo: Jeffrey Scott Will/Creative Commons.
February 04, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
The Construction Cost Index, from Mortenson Construction, indicated rises between 3 and 4% on ave...
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Construction in Palo Alto, Calif. Photo: albedo20/Creative Commons.
February 01, 2016 | ABC
Though the economy did not have a strong ending to 2015, the data does not suggest that nonreside...
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Novartis's Alcon Laboratories campus in Texas includes a 37,000-sf data center with a 100 kW PV array for on-site power. JLL's latest Data Center outlook says more third-party data centers are turning to alternative energy sources for their long-term power needs. Image courtesy Integrated Design Group
January 28, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
JLL’s latest outlook foresees a maturation in certain metros.
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January 20, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
CDM Research finds only a few positive signs among the leading sectors.
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January 20, 2016 | AIA
While volatility persists, architecture firms reported healthy performance for 2015.
Photo: Dennis S. Hurd/Creative Commons.
January 15, 2016 | ABC
In December, construction material prices fell for the sixth consecutive month. Prices have decli...
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Economists continue to debate whether the U.S. economy will be more resilient than other nations and thrive, or limp along for the next several years. Image courtesy Pixabay
January 13, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Strong job growth and dwindling consumer debt give rise to hope.
InterContinental Hotels Group and Brack Capital Real Estate recently opened the 293-room Hotel Indigo in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Photo courtesy IHG
January 13, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
More than 100,000 rooms could be delivered this year alone.
Photo: SounderBruce/Creative Commons.
January 06, 2016 | Construction Equipment Magazine
The largest revisions came in the last two years and were largely upward.
