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ENR December 21, 2009

12/16/2009

Recession Spreads To Nonresidential Buildings: Little Room For Costs To Move
By Timothy Grogan
The deepening recession in nonresidential building will keep a cap on costs, frustrating producers who are trying to take advantage of any signs of life in homebuilding. There will be some ups and downs, but in the end, there is too much idle capacity and too little demand to allow prices to stray beyond this year’s bottom.

Cover Illustration: Victor Williams/ENR

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