This past week the first of the 2018 construction economic
forecasts were released and there was tepid optimism with regards to the
non-residential side of the business.
Basically some of the analysts are pushing a small increase on the
commercial side, not exceeding 5% overall.
The residential side though has some more bullish predictions with a
potential for double-digit growth in ‘18.
Now keep in mind this is just one of many forecasts that will be coming
out in the next 8-12 weeks, so a lot can and will change. I like to take it all in and then see what I
can come up with a consensus. Plus my
favorite ones are not out yet, so that’s a big one for me to wait on. So sit tight as numbers are going to be
coming out constantly with results probably all over the board. In any case with regards to this release and
its small growth, I will take a positive forecast any way it is delivered!
Elsewhere…
-- Continued from last week and my review of the most recent
Glass Magazine…. The ad of the month… I do try and spread the kudos around but
if a company who’s gotten my recognition before comes out with a new ad and its
worthy, I have to give it props. So the winner for this issue is Guardian
Glass with their “Fall in Love” ad that carries on the video campaign they
debuted at GlassBuild. Loved the ad and because I was a big fan of the
video I thought it was sharp they continued the campaign in print. Well
done!
-- The newest Apple iPhone is out and this review was a
blistering putdown of the product. I
must say the author brought up a ton of good points- worth the read if you are
looking to purchase.
-- Ok construction geeks- what are 5 major changes coming to
the jobsite? Good article here and
personally I am really into what the next generation tools would be. With the on-going struggle for a solid (or in
some cases any) work force, advancing the tools to potentially do more and do it
more efficiently is huge.
-- Greenbuild is this week.
I am not a fan and I’ve made that known several times over the
years. The show this year may be decent
because it’s in Boston (great city) and combined with the ABX event but in the
end I don’t expect exhibitors to find any great success unfortunately.
-- Normally if I see a quote like this one I worry:
“…Midtown doesn’t need
any more glass”
But in this case there’s a lot more to a very interesting happening going on in New York.
-- Last this week… it is Glass Industry MVP season… yes my
yearly award is now here so soon you’ll have your nominees and then the winner
(who’s life will dramatically change for the better-lol) will be announced in
my last scheduled post of 2017 in December.
Once again there’s a ton of great candidates and like I do with the ad
reviews I try not to repeat with people nominated, but this year I may have
to….
LINKS of the WEEK
We used to be able to do a lot of things as kids… but riding
in a plastic pool on the roof a car was not one of them.
Score one for the Canadian beavers!
There are a handful of issues with this story of a man
locked in a beer cooler all night…
VIDEO of the WEEK
Some months these blooper reels are great. This month its so so… but that also may be my
quirky sense of humor at play. Judge for
yourself…
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