Lean Construction & Industry Reports
Read about what is impacting the construction industry, including quarterly economic insights, specialty reports on Lean best practices, technology trends, supply chain, health & safety, and labor.
Sizing the Surge: U.S. Data Center Construction Outlook to 2030
This special report provides the most comprehensive snapshot of the U.S. data center construction market through 2030.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q4 2025
This quarter brings market volatility, but growth in data centers, energy, and manufacturing favors firms aligned with policy-driven sectors.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q3 2025
This quarter’s edition discusses the U.S. nonresidential construction market softening amid trade uncertainty, inflationary input costs, and shifting federal priorities.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q2 2025
This quarter’s edition discusses elevated risk-driven inflation led by workforce constraints and material availability.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q1 2025
This quarter’s edition analyzes key trends affecting the U.S. nonresidential construction sector, highlighting slowing spending growth, shifting labor dynamics, and emerging cost risks.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q3/Q4 2024
This quarter’s edition discusses the challenges construction faced due to natural disaster recovery, a brief port strike, and a tense election cycle.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q2 2024
This quarter’s edition discusses how material prices have gone down, logistic issues have begun to resolve, and how the rest of 2024 looks.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q1 2024
This quarter’s edition discusses how the construction market has continued to reflect strong fundamentals with some indicators softening.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q4 2023
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Chief Economist Tom Sanders, this quarter’s edition discusses labor as it continues to be a cost driver.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q3 2023
This quarter’s edition discusses the soft landing we should expect instead of a recession.
Revisiting the 5 Big Ideas Transforming the Design and Construction Industry
Learn about The 5 Big Ideas, how they evolved and how we use them to implement process that build successful teams.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q2 2023
This quarter’s edition examines raging inflation and its impact on construction pricing.