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Commercial Construction Industry Trends: The “Highs” and “Lows” that Shaped 2019

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With the countdown on to 2020 – and the start of a brand-new decade right around the corner – it’s time for our annual look back at the commercial construction industry “highs” and “lows” from 2019. Even as the labor situation improves, it’s being outpaced by a high commercial construction activity level across the country.

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4 Commercial Construction Industry Trends and Predictions for 2019

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It has been another successful year for Englewood Construction, and with the calendar flipping over to December we’re excited to see what 2019 will bring. But looking ahead to 2019, I see a lot of positive creativity in the way developers and landlords are brainstorming on how to fill these spaces.

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Commercial Construction Trends: Three Headlines That Won’t Die In 2019

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After nearly 10 years of publishing Hard Hat Chat (more to come on our blog’s 10 th anniversary later this year), we know there’s never a shortage of fresh topics and trends to discuss in the commercial construction industry. Here they are: the commercial construction headlines that just won’t die – and why: Labor Shortage Lingers On.

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Challenges & Opportunities in Commercial Construction

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As a National General Contractor working across multiple verticals in the commercial construction space, we understand the challenges (COVID and Supply Chain) facing our retail, restaurant, hospitality, and senior housing clients. That certainly makes it difficult to schedule your opening.

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Commercial Construction Industry Trends: Reflecting on the Highs and Lows of 2018

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So before we officially ring in 2019, here is our rundown of Englewood Construction’s commercial construction trends “highs” and “lows” from 2018: High: A Sizable Senior Living Pipeline. Low: Labor Shortage Shapes Schedules. The result was the potential for scheduling complications and missed project deadlines.

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Shortage of skilled construction workers resulting in missed deadlines

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A shortage of skilled construction labor is impacting the bottom line for contractors, according to the first-quarter 2019 Commercial Construction Index report by USG Corp. The labor shortage has made it difficult for contractors to meet schedule deadlines. and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Jobsite 3D Mobile Scanning Tech Launched for Spot Robot Dog

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Construction Junkie (@constructionjunkie) on Nov 20, 2019 at 4:27pm PST FARO has been working with Boston Dynamics since at least November of 2019 , when their partnership was announced at Autodesk University. The scanner features a built-in 8 megapixel HDR camera, an IP 54 rating, and a 4.5

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