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The plans for data centers, the hottest construction sector, continued to fly by the writing of tables in April, while the owners of Other market segments remained mostlyAccording to the Dodge Construction Network.
The Dodge Momentum index grew by 0.9% in April, almost exclusively at the back of the data center’s costs. Without these projects advancing, DMI would have dropped by 3%, while commercial planning would have dropped by 2.3%. Preparations for institutional projects, including education, life sciences and health constructions, fell 4.2% during the month.
“Despite an increase in April, most DMI growth was driven by an increase in data center planning, while impulse in other non -residential sectors was left behind,” said Sarah Martin, an associate director of the Dodge Construction construction network, based in Boston. “The owners and developers are navigating the economic and economic uncertainty, which probably reduced much of this month’s planning activity.”
The index tabs the dollar value of non -residential building projects that enter the drawing stages each month, an indicator that leads to the actual construction expense for a full year.
Still, while President Donald Trump’s fare war with the rest of the world has scared some The construction project sponsoring to the marginThe measure of planning activity increased by a healthy 22% compared to one year. In fact, the planning of the commercial segment was 20% higher than in April 2024, and institutional preparations were 26% higher, compared to a weak demonstration of last year.
But again, the data center models dominate the general activity. Dodge said that if all the projects of the data center dated to 2023 were removed, their starting point would be up to 7% compared to one year, while the commercial work would drop of 1%.
According to Dodge, a total of 40 projects with a value of $ 100 million or more entered the planning throughout April. Some of the eldest were:
- The TA Realty Data Center Center of $ 1.9 billion in Dulles, Virginia.
- The dollars of dollars of $ 900 million from Powhatan to Powhatan, Virginia
- The $ 493 million Revere High School in Revere, Massachusetts.
- The DFW2-DC3 $ 350 million QTS Data Center in Lancaster, Texas.
- The tower of the Medical Center Hospital of Kaiser Permanent Sunnyside of $ 230 million in Clackamas, Oregon.
- The $ 2000 Milinon Kawai-His Hostin, Hawaii.
