Spending on nonresidential building construction is expected to increase almost 4% this year and more than 2% in 2020, according to a new consensus forecast from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) has given its full endorsement to the 2018 edition of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America’s (MCAA) publication Change Orders, Productivity, Overtime—A Primer for the Construction Industry.

Driven by mega projects, the value of U.S. new construction will rise to $1.45 trillion by 2021, according to a new forecast by ConstructConnect.

Demand for design services in May 2019 remained essentially flat in comparison to the previous month, according to a recent report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

As the U.S.-China trade war continues to heat up, China’s latest move was to float an idea of banning exports of rare-earth elements to the U.S. This is being considered as one of several answers to the Trump Administration’s decision to increase tariffs on Chinese goods and blacklist Chinese telecom Huawei.

Architecture firm billings growth softened in February but remained positive, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

The Lighting Controls Association has published an article summarizing key construction economic indicators and presenting the AIA Consensus Construction Forecast for 2019, which predicts solid growth in an atmosphere of “cautious positivity.”

Architecture firm billings growth expanded in November by a healthy margin, according to a recent report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

ConstructConnect recently published new projections of U.S. put-in-place (PIP) construction activity. Overall, the organization sees a robust future for construction activity over the next three years in both the residential and nonresidential building sectors.