{"id":30328,"date":"2025-05-07T17:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T00:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dodge-momentum-index-increases-1-in-april\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T00:21:07","slug":"dodge-momentum-index-increases-1-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dodge-momentum-index-increases-1-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Momentum Index Increases 1% in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dodge Momentum Index \u2013 April 2025\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XcKVh2eGnxA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW10609397 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10609397 BCX0\">Data center surge offsets weakness in other categories.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BOSTON, MA \u2013 May 7, 2025 <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/construction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dodge<\/span><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Construction Network<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, grew 0.9% in April to 205.1 (2000=100) from the downwardly revised March reading of 203.1. Over the month, commercial planning grew 3.3% while institutional planning fell 4.2%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDespite an uptick in April, the bulk of the DMI\u2019s growth was driven by a surge in data center planning, while momentum in other nonresidential sectors lagged behind,\u201d stated Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting at Dodge Construction Network. \u201cOwners and developers are navigating heightened economic and policy uncertainty, which likely bogged down much of this month\u2019s planning activity.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A wave of data center projects entering planning played a key role in boosting commercial growth. Without data centers, commercial planning would have receded 2.3% in April and the entire DMI would have receded 3.0%. Office and hotel planning saw a sharp retreat this month, while warehouse and retail planning modestly ticked up. On the institutional side, planning momentum waned for education, healthcare, and government buildings. This was slightly offset by an uptick in recreational projects.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In April, the DMI was up 22% when compared to year-ago levels. The commercial segment was up 20% from April 2024, and the institutional segment was up 26% after a weak April last year. If we remove all data center projects between 2023 and 2025, commercial planning would be down 1% from year-ago levels and the entire DMI would be up 7%.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A total of 40 projects valued at $100 million or more entered planning throughout April. The largest commercial projects included the TA Realty LLC Data Center campus in Dulles, Virginia \u2013 which includes five data centers, each valued at $384 million. It also included the $350 million QTS Data Center DFW2-DC3 in Lancaster, Texas and the Powhatan Data Center Campus in Powhatan, Virginia \u2013 which includes three data centers, each valued at $300 million. The largest institutional projects to enter planning were the $493 million Revere High School in Revere, Massachusetts, the $230 million Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center Hospital Tower in Clackamas, Oregon, and the $203 million Kailua-Kona Hospital in Kaiminani, Hawaii.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The DMI is a monthly measure of the value of nonresidential building projects going into planning, shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/A-graph-and-chart-of-a-graph__AI-generated-content-may-be-incorrect-1-280x300.png\" alt=\"A Graph And Chart Of A Graph AI Generated Content May Be Incorrect (1)\" width=\"551\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/A-graph-and-chart-of-a-graph__AI-generated-content-may-be-incorrect-1-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/A-graph-and-chart-of-a-graph__AI-generated-content-may-be-incorrect-1.png 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Dodge Construction Network<\/strong><br \/><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Dodge Construction Network harnesses data, analytics, and industry connections to be the leading source of insights and opportunities in the commercial construction industry. 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