{"id":29550,"date":"2025-03-17T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/construction-planning-posts-smaller-gains\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T14:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:37:10","slug":"construction-planning-posts-smaller-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/construction-planning-posts-smaller-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction planning posts smaller gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1742231580\/news\/text_to_speech\/construction-planning-posts-smaller-gains_vwqysh.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nonresidential <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/dodge-momentum-index\/dodge-momentum-index-grows-1-in-february\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>construction planning lost some momentum<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in February after several months of stronger growth, according to Dodge Construction Network.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Dodge Momentum Index, a benchmark that tracks nonresidential construction planning, ticked up 0.7% in February. Unlike previous months, institutional planning, such as hospitals and education, slowed overall growth, falling 4.6% in February. Commercial planning, on the other hand, led by data centers, offset that decline with a 3.3% increase, according to the report.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cPlanning momentum moderated in February after a few months of stronger growth,\u201d said Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting at Dodge Construction Network. \u201cIncreased <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-prices-far-too-hot-9-gain\/742487\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>uncertainty around material prices<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and fiscal policies may begin to weigh on planning decisions, but for the time being, planning activity is largely continuing to move forward.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Data centers propped up overall activity, said Martin. Without those projects, the DMI would have declined 2% in February, according to Dodge.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>However, despite the slower pace of planning activity in sectors outside data centers, the index still sits higher on a yearly basis. The index jumped 27% compared to February 2024, with commercial planning surging 43% over that period and institutional planning rising 2%.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Much of that yearly growth is again due to the data center boom. Without the segment, commercial planning would have increased 12% over the past year \u2014 or less than half its current growth \u2014 while the overall DMI would have jumped just 8%, according to Dodge.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A total of 26 projects valued at $100 million or more entered planning in February, seven fewer than the previous month. Major commercial projects included:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $500 million Tract data center in Chester, Virginia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The SAT93 and SAT94 Microsoft data center projects in San Antonio, Texas, each valued at $350 million.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The largest institutional projects to enter planning included:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $329 million Burlington High School in Burlington, Massachusetts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $300 million T-Mobile Arena renovation in Las Vegas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $300 million North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown, North Dakota.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-planning-posts-smaller-gains\/742707\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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