Architect Billings Hit Record Low in April, Says AIA Alisa Zevin May 21, 2020 No Comments Economic impacts of COVID-19 have caused industry-wide decline. Read More
Commodity Prices Continue Decline, Says IHS Markit Alisa Zevin May 14, 2020 No Comments But concrete pipe and ready mix concrete are among outliers to overall downward price trend.Read More
Survey: Workloads Decline Amid Virus Outbreak Alisa Zevin May 6, 2020 No Comments Overall expectations have been downgraded for the next 12 months. Read More
U.S. Dept. of Commerce Reports Increase in March Construction Spending Alisa Zevin May 1, 2020 No Comments Spending rates increased in both private and public sectors.Read More
Engineering and Construction Costs Fall for First Time Since 2016, Key Index Shows Alisa Zevin April 30, 2020 No Comments Economic impacts of COVID-19 response spurred big drop in EPC costs, says IHS Markit survey.Read More
Commodity Prices Show Signs of Recovery Alisa Zevin April 15, 2020 No Comments IHS Markit reports boosts in oil, lumber and fiber prices and improved market sentiment.Read More
After Tough Second Quarter, Recession will Ease, Says Dodge Alisa Zevin April 10, 2020 No Comments The economy is expected to rebound relatively quickly after a steep drop.Read More
Construction Spending, Commodity Prices Continue to Fall Amid Global Crisis Alisa Zevin April 2, 2020 No Comments The U.S. Census Bureau reports that both public and private construction declined in February.Read More
Economists Expect Steep Dip in GDP, Construction Markets Due to COVID-19 Alisa Zevin March 26, 2020 No Comments While construction impacts may be less in the short term than other industries, experts say there's more long-term risk that future projects will be slower to move forward.Read More
Perspective: A Virus-Shaken Economy Could Erode Markets for New Construction Alisa Zevin March 19, 2020 No Comments Rider Levett Bucknall's Julian Anderson says belt-tightening is set to become the industry's new normal. Read More