Tag Archive: Industry updates
September 6, 2025
Latest Producer Price Index Report Brings Limited Relief
Construction input prices ticked up 0.4% in July, the same increase for nonresidential inputs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau...
September 2, 2025
South Sees Uptick in Apartment Construction in 2025
The US is on pace to open more than 500,000 new apartment units in 2025 — a strong showing that, while down from last year’s...
September 1, 2025
A Wave of Projects Lifts Construction Planning to a Record High
A wave of projects lifts construction planning to a record high. Notable strength in data center and warehouse activity accounted for the growth as developers...
August 27, 2025
Construction Growth Forecasts Unchanged
The Construction Products Association (CPA) stands by the spring forecasts it published in April, with construction output still forecast to rise by 1.9% in 2025...
August 21, 2025
Creative Lending & Partnership Alternatives
With affordable housing growing more difficult to finance, a number of developers and designers are experimenting with creative lending and partnership alternatives for their projects....
August 17, 2025
Backlog Begins to Rebound Off Data Center Construction Boom
Backlog begins to rebound off data center construction boom. Contractors reported stronger pipelines despite lingering tariff-related impacts on costs, according to Associated Builders and Contractors....
August 13, 2025
Multifamily Completions Hit 38-year High
Multifamily completions reached 608,000 units in 2024, the highest level since 1986, according to a National Association of Home Builders analysis of the Census Bureau’s...
August 5, 2025
Executive Order Pushes for Quicker Data Center Construction
A new White House directive aims to accelerate federal permitting and unlock financial incentives for large-scale data center builds, along with related energy and manufacturing...
July 31, 2025
The U.S. & Europe Agree to Lower Tariffs
The U.S. and the European Union have established the framework of a deal that could set tariffs to 15% for most imports from the bloc....
July 17, 2025
Impact of Tariffs Increasingly Apparent but US Construction Firms Remain Confident
The impact of tariffs are increasingly apparent, but U.S. construction firms remain confident. “Despite this potential headwind, approximately six out of ten contractors expect their...
