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The Future Is Building at Viewpoint Collaborate 2017

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Viewpoint CEO Manolis Kotzabasakis opened the Viewpoint Collaborate 2017 User Conference with an inspiring keynote speech. Viewpoint CEO Manolis Kotzabasakis welcomes the crowd at Collaborate 2017. In his keynote, Kotzabasakis’ focused on how integration is key to help build a stronger construction industry overall.

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3 Methods to Finding More Skilled Labor

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The outlook for 2017 is even more bullish, according to Wells Fargo’s Construction Industry Forecast 2017, “with significant talk in all areas of the need for increased infrastructure spending. trillion—a 4.5-percent percent increase over 2015, according to a report by JLL Research.

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2017 Construction Labor Cost Data

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To date, 2017 Construction Labor Cost Data shows a increase of 2.5%-2.7% 2.7% (over 12 months period), indicating a strong overall industry and consistent with forecasts of an approximate 3% increase for the year. Private office construction spending increased 29% in 2017, but demand has decreased (Census Bureau).

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The Construction Industry’s Recovery

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Despite many positives in the construction industry right now such as the high demand for skilled labor and that most construction firms are willing to prove higher wages for skilled workers, Alan Greenspan is pointing a finger of blame in construction’s direction. The industry now employs the most Americans since May 2009 at 6.068 million.

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Rental Equipment Industry to Reach $46.5B by 2017

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The American Rental Association’s (ARA) Rental Market Monitor forecasts rental revenues will reach $33.5 According to the forecast, equipment revenue in the U.S. According to the forecast, equipment revenue in the U.S. billion by 2017.' billion, a 7-percent increase over 2012, according to Rental Equipment Register.

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Stop the Finger Pointing: Avoid Mishaps With BI

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Only 25 percent of construction projects are finished within 10 percent of their original deadlines, and 35 percent of costs in the construction industry can be attributed to material waste and rework. The construction industry hasn’t been the quickest adopter of technology. Get on the same page with construction software.

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Moderating economic growth triggers construction forecast downgrade for 2017 and 2018

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The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast projects annual growth in the 3.5 percent range for the remainder of 2017 as well as for 2018, with a slower growing commercial/industrial market, and an institutional sector facing several challenges. percent to 4.0