After declining through the summer, construction starts are set to pick up through year end

Construction cost data provider Gordian has launched a big-data-driven service designed to predict construction project cost changes up to three years into the future.

Total construction starts are up 1% in the first half of 2018 compared to this time last year, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

Construction starts are still rising, according to Dodge, but they are set to peak in 2018

Construction companies are planning for the future in the face of current uncertainties.

Modest increases in labor, steel and cement costs offset a spike in lumber prices