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Non -residential construction planning was bounced in May after a slow April as a steep rise Institutional project activity It helped boost global growth, according to Dodge Construction Network.
The Dodge Momentum Index, a reference point that traces the planning of non -residential construction and which leads to the actual spending of a full year, increased by 3.7% in May. Institutional planning increased by 10.5%, led by educational and recreational facilities, while commercial planning increased by 0.8%, according to the report.
“Non -residential planning continued to accelerate in May, promoted mainly by a strong project activity on the institutional DMI side,” said Sarah Martin, an associate director of the forecast at Dodge Construction Network. “Impuls planning has also been moderately improved on the commercial side, after the small growth of this sector in recent months.”
The planning of the data center, which promoted most commercial gains, returned to more typical levels in May, according to Dodge. Martin added that “he increased Economic and political uncertainty“It will probably persist in the short term, although he said that the current pipeline remains stable.
Within the commercial sector, the strongest activity in the warehouse and hotel planning helped to compensate for the slow pace of the office and retail categories, according to the report. As for the institution, an increase in education and recreation projects led to the benefits, although health planning was slightly reduced.
However, the planning activity remains far ahead of last year’s rhythm, according to Dodge.
The index jumped by 24% compared to May 2024, with institutional planning 47% and commercial planning increased by 15%. However, if the data exclude all data center projects between 2023 and 2025, commercial planning would have grown by 4% during the year and total DMI would increase by 17%, according to Dodge.
A total of 33 projects with a value of $ 100 million or more the planning introduced in May. Among the main commercial projects included:
- The Evolution Energy Partners of $ 486 million in Warrenton, Missouri.
- The Warehouse and the LEGO distribution installation of $ 366 million in Prince George, Virginia.
- The Dollars Summit Crossing Center of $ 330 million in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The largest institutional projects to enter the planning included:
- The renewal of the Honda Center of $ 500 million in Anaheim, California.
- Phase 2 of $ 238 million in the Research and Development Building of the Sterling Bay Pacific Center in San Diego, California.
- The $ 201 million patient tower at the Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, Western Virginia.
