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2014 Commercial Construction Industry Trends and Predictions

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Upscale restaurants will be a growing trend in 2014. We are coming into the final stretch of 2013, a year that has been rather good for the commercial construction industry. This year, I thought I’d take a look at our lengthy, active bid sheet in making 2014 commercial construction industry trends and predictions in the coming year.

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Commercial General Construction 2014 Highs and Lows

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As we close out another year, we wanted to take a look back at the commercial construction trends that defined 2014 and highlight some of the highs and lows. Overall, this was a great year for the commercial construction industry as commercial construction activity and revenue were up considerably.

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The Most Successful 2013 Commercial Construction Trends

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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. Bill Di Santo.

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Looking Back at Commercial Construction 2014 – The Year that Was

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When I look back on 2014, I’m kind of sad to see it go. While it was a good year for commercial general construction, it was by no means a record setting year. These are the three most important commercial construction trends I will take from the commercial construction industry in 2014. Rekindling relationships.

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2015 Commercial Construction Industry Trends and Predictions

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It has been another whirlwind year at Englewood Construction and we are happy to report that our predicted 2014 commercial construction trends came true, which has meant a lot of new projects on our end. Now to get to it—our predictions for 2015 commercial construction trends: 1) Shopping center owners reshape the mall.

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How Commercial General Contractors Can Help Improve Shopping Center Space for Lease

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While admittedly there is no silver bullet for leasing woes, a good commercial general contractor can help make some minor changes to a shopping center development that may provide a boost to struggling tenants and help shopping mall owners capture higher, more consistent rents. This creates a problem for shopping mall owners.

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Is Your Commercial General Contractor More Relevant Than You?

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It’s rare for the words “cool” and “general contractor” to be used in the same sentence. I tell you this because I think it’s a great example of how the commercial construction industry can stay relevant and keep current, despite the fact that there is very little innovation in the construction process itself.