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    Home»Industry News»Nonresidential Building Activity Projected to Accelerate in 2014
    January 29, 2014

    Nonresidential Building Activity Projected to Accelerate in 2014

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Healthy fundamentals in the commercial property market combined with the international economy returning to more traditional growth levels are factoring into a projected increase in growth for the design and construction industry.  Led by the hotel and retail project categories, the commercial sector looks to see the biggest gains in construction spending, with demand for institutional projects increasing at a more moderate level.  The American Institute of Architects’ semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey of the nation’s leading construction forecasters, is projecting that spending will see a 5.8 percent increase in 2014, with next year’s projections raised to 8 percent.

    “Since the overall economy is stabilizing, there should be a significant improvement in the outlook for the construction industry that has been recovering at a slow and steady pace the last two years,” said AIA Chief Economist, Kermit Baker, Ph.D., Hon. AIA. “At a more granular level, the surging housing market, growing commercial property values and declining office and retail vacancies are all contributing to what is expected to amount to a much greater spending on nonresidential building projects.”

    Market Segment Consensus Growth Forecasts

    2014

    2015

    Overall nonresidential building

    5.8%

    8.0%

    Commercial / industrial

    10.3%

    10.8%

    Hotels

    13.1%

    9.2%

    Retail

    10.5%

    11.5%

    Office buildings

    9.2%

    10.8%

    Industrial facilities

    7.8%

    8.7%

    Institutional

    3.4%

    6.3%

    Amusement / recreation

    9.9%

    7.5%

    Healthcare facilities

    5.2%

    7.8%

    Education

    2.8%

    5.8%

    Public safety

    -0.2%

    3.1%

    Religious

    -1.7%

    1.3%

    Baker continued, “The rosy outlook also contains several concerns for the entire construction industry.  Rising construction costs, a shortage of skilled labor and bank credit standards that have not eased up enough to keep pace with the strong demand for construction financing are all serious challenges to sustained growth in the coming years.”

    AIA Architecture Consensus Construction Outlook

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