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.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q2 2025
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Principal, Construction Economist, Brandon Michalski, this quarter’s edition discusses elevated risk-driven inflation led by workforce constraints and material availability.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q1 2025
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Principal, Construction Economist, Brandon Michalski, 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
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Principal, Construction Economist, Brandon Michalski, 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
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Principal, Construction Economist, Brandon Michalski, 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
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Principal, Construction Economist, Brandon Michalski, 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
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Chief Economist Tom Sanders, 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
This e-book is focused on understanding Lean Construction principles and how the intersection of humans and technology can deliver better results.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q2 2023
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Chief Economist Tom Sanders, this quarter’s edition examines raging inflation and its impact on construction pricing.
Include Construction Planning Software in Your Construction Specifications
Touchplan is pleased to make a set of specifications about construction planning software available to owners that you can include in requests for proposals you send to contractors.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q1 2023
Written by MOCA Systems, Inc., Chief Economist Tom Sanders, this quarter’s edition examines the state of labor availability and its impact on construction pricing.
Today’s Construction Economy Report – Q4 2022
Written by MOCA Chief Economist Tom Sanders, This quarter’s edition highlights the persistently high inflation and its continued impact on construction pricing.Â
