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Construction planning pipeline again increased to close the summer, an indicator contractor could see that new projects were broken by the end of 2026.
It Dodge Momentum IndexIt traces the non -residential projects that enter the planning stages and leads to the actual construction spending for a full year, jumped by 7.5% in August. Commercial planning increased by 8.7%, along with a growth of 5.4% of institutional activity, such as education and health projects.
The gain turns on 20.8% July And it provides a year planning activity at the date 30% higher than the same period of 2024, according to Dodge Construction Network.
“DMI continues to point to a stronger construction activity at the end of 2026 or early 2027 with specific sectors,” said Sarah Martin, an associate director of the forecast at Dodge Construction Network. “After the months of uncertainty caused by fare concerns, owners and developers have begun to progress with projects while accepting higher costs.”
Despite optimism, Martin warned High fiscal and economic uncertainty Could probably cause changes in the future planning activity. Until then, commercial growth continues to maintain the momentum, led by force in data centers, warehouses and hotels, according to the report.
In the institutional sector, planning around education and health projects were slowed by last month, but it was still positive. Meanwhile, several detention facilities and court building projects caused high gains to the Public building sector Throughout August, according to the report.
Compared to August 2024, global planning activity jumped by 51%. Commercial planning increased by 38% year -on -year and institutional planning increased by 84%, according to the report. Excluding data center projects between 2023 and 2025, commercial planning would still increase by 38% of the levels of the previous year, largely due to an increase in warehouse and automotive planning.
According to Dodge, a total of 51 projects with a value of $ 100 million or more entered the planning throughout August. Among the main commercial projects included:
- The Big Sky Center Center of $ 500 million and batteries storage in Billings, Montana.
- The Center for Prologis Concorde of $ 360 million in Sterling, Virginia.
- The Johnston County County Complex of $ 347 million in Smithfield, North Carolina.
The largest institutional projects to enter the planning included:
- The Weld County Judicial Center of $ 490 million in Greey, Colorado.
- The dollar 375 million bedroom within the San Antonio Medical Education Training Complex.
- The renewal of $ 360 million at Framingham’s correctional institution in Framingham, Massachusetts.
