Have you been to the office lately? Not many of us have. The pandemic has created more virtual offices, less dining-out, and even going to court means getting on a Zoom™ call. Will that change in 2022? The impacts of commercial real estate construction are affecting our construction industry. Commercial Real Estate Predictions Multifamily and […]
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Did you think the supply chain issues the construction industry faced in 2021 would magically resolve themselves this year? Some predict many of the materials we had difficulty acquiring last year will go forth and multiply, creating another construction industry issue: hoarding. Contractors will pay more for materials and stockpile what they can get. Construction
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“They’re no longer lollygagging when it comes to committing to projects…” That’s one of the first economic indicators a Canadian construction CEO noticed in 2022. This year the construction industry will see a year of rebuilding, reorganizing, and recommitment to the future. Challenges and opportunities. Construction Industry 2022 Pricing continues to be a shot in
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The construction industry may be sailing into “the perfect storm” this year. A combination of factors may impact construction labor in 2022. Construction Dive says, “From a huge influx in public spending…vaccines…and continued social changes, here are the top trends impacting construction labor in 2022.” Construction Labor Trends To Watch We’re wooing high school seniors
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The pandemic put most companies in jeopardy and almost every industry took a beating. Except multifamily real estate. Sometimes more is more: Rent and valuation growth are factors leading to increased multifamily construction development in 2022. Multifamily Construction In-Demand Economic situations led to almost double 1Q 2021 demand for rentals followed by record-high rent increases in
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Only 16.7% of Zoomers (Generation Z; those born between 1981-1996) have expressed interest in construction as a career path. Internships are one way to address our biggest workforce issue (no workforce). Plus, internships can reinforce our biggest draw: Becoming an apprentice in the construction trade means you can earn while you learn. You don’t have
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Operating costs are a fact of life for construction business owners. And just as we begin to embrace one technology for managing construction costs, another technology becomes more viable. Cloud capabilities for managing construction costs have many advantages. Application integration – You go one place for one piece of data but somewhere else for another
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The recent construction industry slump in nonresidential structures is blamed on decreased demand, labor shortages, and the rising costs of materials. During 3Q 2021, project owners began postponing projects. The spending dropped most noticeably in lodging and public safety construction industry projects. Other Factors Impact Temporary Construction Industry Nonresidential Slump There are other factors at
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Business travel for construction companies has changed in 2020. We couldn’t hop on a flight or drop-in anywhere without masking, social distancing, vaccination-proving, and concerns. The pandemic will eventually be over but there are threats of other contagious diseases for 2022. Virtual meetings and Zooms – things we did because we had to in 2020 – may
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When the global consulting firm HKA released a report analyzing construction claims and disputes, many knowledgeable construction industry leaders were stunned. CRUX Insight is an annual publication and was released 3Q 2020. It reports “colossal costs lost to construction claims and disputes.” Causes of Construction Industry Claims, Disputes The analysis revealed “eye-watering sums of money
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