Construction Business Owner

MARCH 24, 2016

According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA), nonresidential building spending in 2015 was close to $360 billion, with forecasts estimating this number to hit $390 in 2016. The 2016 Dodge Construction Outlook also recently predicted a 9 percent gain in this sector.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2016

. – Associated Builders and Contractors’ Chief Economist Anirban Basu, American Institute of Architects’ Chief Economist Kermit Baker and National Association of Home Builders’ Chief Economist Robert Dietz predicted continued growth for the construction industry in 2017 during a recent joint economic forecast.

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PSMJ Resources

JANUARY 12, 2012

While inquiries for new projects also increased sharply, the biggest gains were seen among residential and commercial/Industrial firms, and those in the Southern U.S. Commercial/industrial firms are matching this performance as well, with three straight healthy months. As a result, firm revenue is estimated to have increased just 0.4%

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PSMJ Resources

JUNE 19, 2012

Revenue continued to grow at firms with commercial/industrial specialization, as this remains the strongest sector. A Broader Economic Forecast. GDP growing by an estimated annual rate of just 2.2% and Commercial/Industrial is up 53.8 —Two-person firm in the West, commercial/industrial specialization.

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Construction Marketing

JULY 6, 2010

Census Bureau , with about 45 percent coming from the more volatile commercial and industrial sectors and 55 percent from the typically more stable institutional building categories. The AIA Work-on-the-Boards Survey and the Architectural Billings Index. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how billings at U.S.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

DECEMBER 14, 2008

Despite last year’s residential meltdown (-35%), industrial construction recorded strong growth in 2008, and commercial largely held its own, with gains in niches such as the hospitality and office sectors. We’ve been told by our friends in estimating departments that even uncomfortably low bids are finishing second or third.

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