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Commercial work boosts construction new orders

Construction Enquirer

Commercial building and civils work helped construction output rise in May despite a continuing drop in the house building sector. This meant that residential work underperformed the rest of the construction sector by the greatest margin since October 2008. in May, up from 51.1 in April and above the neutral 50.0 ”

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The Most Successful 2013 Commercial Construction Trends

HardHatChat

With 2013 behind us, we wanted to look back at the year that was in the commercial construction industry. Some of the 2013 commercial construction trends we predicted came to pass, some were more significant than we originally thought they would be and others emerged that caught our attention. Not your parents’ mall.

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Commercial Construction Real Estate Trends from ICSC 2014

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For one week each year, the commercial construction industry converges on the desert city as national retail construction firms, retail brokers and retailers all get together to make deals and plan for the following year. I felt like this was the largest RECON I’ve attended since 2008, the last year of the retail construction boom.

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ICSC (RECon) Executive Summary: Four Commercial Construction Trends

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The tone of the attendees at ICSC’s “Global Retail Real Estate Convention” (RECon) in Las Vegas last month was as positive and energizing as it was in the commercial construction boom years before 2008. Retail and restaurant sales are steadily increasing and commercial construction space is slowly being absorbed.

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2012 Commercial Construction News Review…The Year that Was

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As we welcome in the New Year, it’s customary for us to look back at what the previous year meant to Englewood Construction and the commercial construction industry as a whole. I’m pleased to report 2012 was an excellent year for Englewood as we saw activity levels that we hadn’t seen since 2008. Bids were up…substantially.

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Restaurant Commercial Construction Trends: Why Restaurant Construction is Booming

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As noted early this year, 2012 was a great year for Englewood Construction as we saw our commercial general contracting activity increase immensely. Going into 2013, we thought momentum in the commercial construction industry would carry through. Most of the prime commercial locations are set up for retail, not restaurants.

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Five Predictions for Commercial Construction Trends in 2011

HardHatChat

Fast-casual restaurants like Noodles & Company should be a bright spot for commercial construction in 2011. It’s that time of year again, when I dust off the crystal ball to predict commercial construction trends for the following year. Around Labor Day 2008, the faucet shut off for commercial construction projects.