Top markets for AEC industry in 2008
Top hot building markets for AEC firms in 2008 include healthcare, higher education, K-12 schools and commercial office buildings, according to the Building Design+Construction chief economist and ZweigWhite, a leading management consulting firm for the industry. Highway and bridge construction also will be strong in 2008.
The economists also reported that the cost of building materials and construction wages were up in the last months of 2007, factors that could affect project costs. Labor and materials also are in relatively tight supply.
Source: Building Design+Construction
