ArchWeek Residential 2008.1202

Tue Dec 2 14:49:30 PST 2008

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly 
from the editors of ArchitectureWeek.

CoStar's summary of some recent construction indicators suggests most 
of us should probably be thinking rather long-term, for a good while 
longer...

	On Monday, the same day the government officially declared a
	recession, the Census Department reported that private
	nonresidential construction fell 0.7% in October from the
	previous month. It's the third decline in four months,
	leaving activity at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
	$417.7 billion.

	Hit by the continuing spiral in private residential
	construction, which plunged another 3.5% in October, overall
	construction spending fell 1.2% from September to October to
	a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.07 trillion.

	While nowhere near as steep a drop-off as seen in housing,
	nonresidential activity has begun to weaken because the
	credit squeeze is making it tougher for developers to get
	financing...

	Meanwhile, a forward-looking index of U.S. nonresidential
	construction activity 9-12 months in the future fell to the
	lowest level in its 13-year history in October, an
	architects' trade group said late last month. The
	Architecture Billings Index fell more than 5 points to 36.2
	in October, the American Institute of Architects said. A
	reading below 50 indicates a decline in billings.

	A separate measure of inquiries for new projects fell to
	39.9, from 51 in September, also reaching a record low...

New Reports Reveal Deepening Building Woes - CoStar, 2008.1202
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=7A12B8C8E244BBE9A51FED5CFC939C56

Discuss online:
http://www.designcommunity.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22723

Residential Design and Building News
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Wanted: McMansions to Go - Camden Advertiser, 2008.1203
http://camden.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/wanted-mcmansions-to-go/1375693.aspx

Trouble Building - Business Day, 2008.1203
http://www.businessday.co.nz/comment/4779940

Tupelo Is Trying to Curb Its Trend of Urban Sprawl - Clarion Ledger, 2008.1202
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20081202/NEWS/812020340/1001/news

Will New Home Stifle Joe Biden's Creativity? - Pensacola News Journal, 2008.1202
http://www.pnj.com/article/20081202/LIFE/812020302

Welcome to the New Golden Age of Housing - Evening Standard, 2008.1202
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23595618-details/Welcome+to+the+new+golden+age+of+housing/article.do

Hawaiians Get Home-Building Help - Honolulu Star Bulletin, 2008.1202
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/hawaiinews/20081128_Hawaiians_get_home-building_help.html

Building Codes Required CO Detector in Aspen Home - Denver Post, 2008.1202
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_11116078

Beazer Might Not Be Last Builder Caught by Ownership Change - CNN, 2008.1202
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200812021148DOWJONESDJONLINE000463_FORTUNE5.htm

Local Architects Honored for Their Designs - 27east, 2008.1202
http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=181012

Building Materials Suppliers Sliding - CNN, 2008.1201
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/2b51b1c0a80309306950487d23f4b53a.htm

We Can't Do It All - RecordNet, 2008.1201
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081201/A_OPINION01/812010301/-1/A_OPINION06

US Economy Officially in Recession Since December 2007 - Yahoo News, 2008.1201
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices_9

Manufacturing Index Drops to 26-Year Low - International Herald Tribune, 2008.1201
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/01/america/Economy.php

New Building Plan: 1 Home Per 10 Acres - Delmarva Now, 2008.1201
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081201/NEWS01/812010303/-1/newsfront2

Contractors Are Using More Energy-Saving Materials, Techniques - Providence Journal, 2008.1130
http://www.projo.com/news/content/Green_buildings_11-30-08_RPCE5R0_v21.34c2e82.html

McMansions Welcome under New Code - Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.1130
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mansions-welcome-under-new-code/2008/11/30/1227979845030.html

Home Building Slump Continues - San Jose Mercury News, 2008.1125
http://www.mercurynews.com/realestatenews/ci_11073195?nclick_check=1

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