CanaData Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:04:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png CanaData Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Expect Renovation Costs to Further Cool Following Post-COVID Surge /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/11/expect-renovation-costs-to-further-cool-following-post-covid-surge Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:02:12 +0000 /?p=412861 Spending on residential renovation makes up just over a third of total residential construction spending. Because it accounts for this large share of total residential expenditures, Statistics Canada recently introduced a residential renovation price index to track the cost to complete renovation projects in Canada. In the second quarter of this year (the latest available), […]

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]]> Top 10 major upcoming water treatment and manufacturing/warehousing construction projects – U.S. – October 2024 /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/10/top-10-major-upcoming-water-treatment-and-manufacturing-warehousing-construction-projects-u-s-october-2024 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:08:05 +0000 /?p=408177 The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming water treatment plant and manufacturing/warehousing construction projects in the U.S. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve additions and/or alterations. Shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, medical buildings, educational buildings, libraries and museums, sports and entertainment complexes, industrial […]

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]]> Top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec construction projects – Canada – October 2024 /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/10/top-10-major-upcoming-educational-and-medical-construction-projects-canada-october-2024 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:51:21 +0000 /?p=408170 The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec construction projects in Canada. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve additions and/or alterations. Shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, medical buildings, educational buildings, government buildings, industrial projects, oil and gas projects, and electric power […]

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]]> Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – September 2024 /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/10/top-10-largest-construction-project-starts-in-canada-september-2024 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:18:07 +0000 /?p=408163 The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in September 2024. There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs have often received a fair amount of media coverage. Therefore, people in the industry are on the lookout for when job-site work actually gets underway. And, as showcase projects, […]

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]]> Lower Interest Rates and New Mortgage Rules to Boost GGH Homebuilding /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/10/lower-interest-rates-and-new-mortgage-rules-to-boost-ggh-homebuilding Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:20:02 +0000 /?p=403720 Seasonally adjusted sales of existing homes in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) slid lower by -8% month over month (m/m) in August following back-to-back declines of just over -10% in the previous two months. The combined decline in average house prices and successive interest rate cuts have not yet given a boost to existing home […]

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]]> Top 10 U.S. Project Starts for August 2024 /canadata/forecaster/projects/2024/10/top-10-u-s-project-starts-for-august-2024 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:34:06 +0000 /?p=400922 °µÍø½ûÇøConnect reported the top ten nonresidential construction starts by dollar volume in the September °µÍø½ûÇøion Economy Snapshot.      Last week, °µÍø½ûÇøConnect announced that the volume of Total Nonresidential construction starts—the sum of Nonresidential Building and Heavy Engineering—was $49.7 billion, a decrease of $7.8 billion or 13.5% compared to a revised July reading of $57.5 billion through August […]

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]]> Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – August 2024 /canadata/forecaster/projects/2024/10/top-10-largest-construction-project-starts-in-canada-august-2024 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:38:29 +0000 /?p=400160 The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in August 2024. There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs have often received a fair amount of media coverage. Therefore, people in the industry are on the lookout for when job-site work actually gets underway. And, as showcase projects, […]

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]]> Top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest construction projects – U.S. – September 2024 /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/09/top-10-major-upcoming-midwest-and-northwest-construction-projects-u-s-september-2024 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:36:14 +0000 /?p=394081 The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest construction projects in the U.S. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve additions and/or alterations. Shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, medical buildings, educational buildings, libraries and museums, sports and entertainment complexes, industrial projects and […]

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]]> Top 10 major upcoming educational and medical construction projects – Canada – September 2024 /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/09/top-10-major-upcoming-educational-and-medical-construction-projects-canada-september-2024 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:01:35 +0000 /?p=394047 The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming educational and medical construction projects in Canada. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve additions and/or alterations. Shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, medical buildings, educational buildings, government buildings, industrial projects, oil and gas projects, and electric power […]

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]]> Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – July 2024 /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/09/top-10-largest-construction-project-starts-in-canada-july-2024 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:34:20 +0000 /?p=394041 The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in July 2024. There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs have often received a fair amount of media coverage. Therefore, people in the industry are on the lookout for when job-site work actually gets underway. And, as showcase projects, […]

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]]> U.S. and Canadian Rate Cuts Brighten Ontario’s Way Forward /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/09/u-s-and-canadian-rate-cuts-brighten-ontarios-way-forward Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:46:58 +0000 /?p=392438 Hiring cools in province but remains in positive territory  Last fall, when we overviewed Ontario’s economic outlook, we noted that while some forward-looking economic indicators were flashing amber, few were flashing red (i.e., indicating a sharp contraction). A year later, although there are a few bright spots, the outlook for Ontario remains clouded. For example, […]

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]]> Top 10 Major Upcoming Medical and Educational °µÍø½ûÇøion Projects – U.S. – August 2024 /canadata/forecaster/economic/2024/08/top-10-major-upcoming-medical-and-educational-construction-projects-u-s-august-2024 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:36:00 +0000 /?p=390529 The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming medical and educational construction projects in the U.S. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve additions and/or alterations. Shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, medical buildings, educational buildings, libraries and museums, sports and entertainment complexes, industrial projects and […]

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