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Commercial Construction Trends: The Highs and Lows of 2016

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Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National. As a national commercial construction firm, it’s not surprising the majority of our 2016 revenue came from work outside our home market of Chicago. High: Big Opportunities in Big Box Retail.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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Social Media Summit Webcast

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On Thursday, September 22, 2016 (1 pm CST – 2:00 pm CDT), the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) is hosting a webcast on the social media marketing strategies and best practices in the construction industry. Nicole Serena is a social media program manager at Caterpillar Inc. ABOUT Nicole Serena. ABOUT Kevin Enke.

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Commercial Construction 2017 Trends and Predictions

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Rounding the corner into the final weeks of 2016, it’s time for our annual post predicting the commercial construction trends that will influence the industry in the coming year. In 2017, retail center developers will continue to focus on creating exceptional experiences that give shoppers new reason to head to the mall. Bill Di Santo.

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Foreign Real Estate Investors Plan Continued U.S. Investment in 2016

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Investment in 2016 originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. real estate in 2016. Retail moved from fourth place last year to third; office moved from third to fourth; hotels remained in fifth. AFIRE members have an estimated $2 trillion or more in real estate assets under management globally. Los Angeles.

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Commercial Property Transactions Expected To Decline

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Overall, the recent Consensus Forecast for April 2016 projects continued economic expansion over the next three years but at a somewhat slower pace than the prior two years. Commercial real estate prices are projected to grow but at subdued and slowing rates over the next 3 years, at 5 percent in 2016, 2.7 percent for retail up to 4.0

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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

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Building owners that utilize ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager will see a dramatic change in the 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR scores after August 26, 2018. commercial building space is benchmarked in Portfolio Manager (versus less than 1% of U.S. This latest CBECS data became available in 2016 and is based on the results of the 2012 survey.