Tag Archives: Construction Spending

Construction spending index points to uncertainty in 2017

December 29, 2016

The third-quarter results of the Marcum Commercial Construction Index report a continuing trend of spending weakness in nonresidential construction, and warn of significant change in the coming year.

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Feedback requested on new global construction investment standard

December 12, 2016

Public consultation for the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) launched last month, a step intended to help the ICMS Coalition—a group of more than 40 professional bodies—improve consistency across the global construction industry.

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AGC reports decline in infrastructure investments

November 21, 2016

A recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) suggests public-sector investments in infrastructure are declining, despite the year’s generally strong growth in multi-family and private non-residential spending categories.

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Architect surveys report decline in billings

November 11, 2016

The results of two surveys—the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI)—suggest the building industry could be facing a decline.

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May’s ABI shows healthy demand for all types of construction

July 7, 2016

The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA’s) architectural billing index (ABI) has accelerated to its highest position in nearly a year with a May score of 53.1, up from 50.6 the previous month.

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