ArchWeek Residential 2009.1021
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Wed Oct 21 13:35:39 PDT 2009
Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,
ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly
from the editors of ArchitectureWeek.
The AIA Architecture Billings Index for September 2009 has just
been released. An interesting detail is that, in the breakdown
of building sectors, "multi-family residential" has the least-weak
index at 45.1, compared to institutional (43.9), commercial /
industrial (39.0), mixed practice (36.3). Alas, however, any score
below 50 indicates a decrease in billings, and thus tends to predict
less construction six to twelve months out.
"As the nonresidential construction industry continues to
struggle, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) showed a nominal
improvement in September. As a leading economic indicator of
construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to
twelve month lag time between architecture billings and
construction spending. The American Institute of Architects
(AIA) reported the September ABI rating was 43.1, up slightly
from 41.7 in August. This score indicates a decline in demand
for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in
billings). The new projects inquiry score was 59.1, its highest
level since September 2007.
"'The fact that inquiries for new projects are so high is an
encouraging sign that we may be seeing new construction activity
entering the design phase,' said AIA Chief Economist Kermit
Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA. 'But that optimism has to be tempered by
the fact that the marketplace is so competitive that firms are
broadening their search for new projects, thereby inflating the
number of inquiries that they are reporting. However, some
larger stimulus-funded building activity should be coming online
over the next several months, partially offsetting the steep
decline in private commercial construction.'"
Minimal Improvement in Architecture Billings Index - AIA Press Release, 2009.1021
http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB081449
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Residential Design and Building News
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Builders Urge Congress to Renew Home Buyer Tax Credit - Business Wire Press Release, 2009.1020
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Single Family Housing Starts Increase in September. Building Permits Decline - Mortgage Daily News, 2009.1020
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US Home Building Shows New Weakness - Associated Foreign Press, 2009.1020
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Housing Starts Are Lower Than Forecast - Bloomberg, 2009.1020
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