Washington, DC (November 16, 2016) – After seeing consecutive months of contracting demand for the first time in 4 yearsthe Architecture Billings Index (ABI) saw a modest increase demand for design services. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate 9 to 12 month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending.

NEW YORK (November 21, 2016) – Dodge Data & Analytics has partnered with STACK Construction Technologies to integrate Dodge’s leading data and analytics with STACK’s cloud-based takeoff and estimating tools. The partnership will put Dodge’s extensive project data and STACK’s easy-to-use takeoff and estimating software in the hands of contractors and subcontractors through a seamless user experience.