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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction

Pro Builder

Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction. Planning + Development. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 10:24. The housing market may be slowing, but senior economist Jordan Rappaport predicts an upcoming surge in single-family home building . New-Construction Projects. Single-Family Homes. New-Construction Projects.

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Hotel construction pipeline ends 2019 with record high

Construction Dive

Though there were a record number of hotels planned and underway as of the close of the year, Lodging Econometrics' results and forecast do not include the potential impact of the coronavirus.

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Summer assignments: 2019 K-12 school construction costs

BD+C

Schools plan these projects well in advance of when they actually start, and they use accurate construction cost data to forecast prices and to budget appropriately. . For schools, summer is a time to ramp up construction work, complete safety upgrades, and renovate academic, athletic, and artistic spaces.

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Outlook Predicts Economic Slowdown, Broad-Based Impact on Construction Growth

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Dodge Data & Analytics recently released its 2020 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. construction starts will slip to $776 billion in 2020, a decline of 4% from the 2019 estimated level of activity. The report predicts that total U.S.

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40+ APAC Construction Industry Statistics You Need to Know

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APAC projects in the pre-planning stage account for US$92.3/ Meanwhile, projects in the planning stage account for US$443/A$609 billion of pipeline value. Sixty-six percent of investors plan to invest in Australian infrastructure in 2022. In 2021, it was forecasted that spending on APAC smart cities would amount to US$45.3

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Bridgit Bench Helps You Optimize Construction Workforce Management in the Cloud

Construction Junkie

Bridgit, a construction technology company, released a product called Bridgit Bench to simplify the tracking of labor resources and simplify project planning processes. Bridgit Bench also makes it easy to forecast future labor needs with a 12 month look ahead option on your projects. courtesy of Bridgit.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

Funded in large part by the 20-member Leading Builders of America consortium, BTF has placed more than 1,000 candidates into construction-related jobs since Minic took the helm in 2019, and currently works with more than 600 employers and is active in 15 states. It plans to add 10 more markets within the next 12 months. . And on Aug.