Annual Report

Annual Report 2016

Research & Publications

The New York Building Congress, with support from the New York Building Foundation, has developed a highly-regarded research and analysis program that serves as a go-to resource for information on current and future market conditions, as well as insights into emerging trends and challenges related to capital budgets and private development throughout the five boroughs.

Tapping a broad array of data sources and the expertise of leading economists, budgetary analysts, and public policy professionals, the Building Congress consistently produces reliable, relevant reports on issues that impact the industry and the City's long-term economic growth.

Building Congress publications are quickly delivered to members, government officials, the media, and other interested parties through email blasts and periodic direct member mailings. Select reports are posted on the Building Congress website.

Print Publications

NEW YORK CITY CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK A continuing series begun in 2000, this annual forecast and analysis focuses on three years of construction spending and employment, while also providing deeper insight into factors that could shape the industry and New York City's economy in the coming years. The report remains a Building Congress signature publication and is widely circulated among businesses, labor, government, and the media.

BUILDING INNOVATION Building Innovation highlights the work and recommendations of the Building Congress Task Force on Innovation and Best Practices, which spearheaded a wide-ranging initiative to promote construction innovation and improve the way New York City builds. The report illustrates the potential for productive change in how the City's built environment is designed and constructed, focusing on government procurement and procedures, LEAN construction practices in project delivery, and new construction shed designs for better site management.

Electronic Publications

NEW YORK CITY CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK UPDATE Now in its eighth year, the New York City Construction Outlook Update series accesses the latest data on a range of key building industry indicators to provide a monthly snapshot of conditions and trends affecting all sectors of the industry. The publication, which blends raw data with timely commentary, focuses on such areas as construction starts, employment, economic impacts, residential construction spending, and workforce demographics, as well as the outlook for commercial and institutional development. Recent Updates have examined capital investments made in the educational sector, construction costs, and the value and type of new construction starts broken down by borough.

INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE In early 2010, the Building Congress launched Infrastructure Update, a data-driven analysis of key infrastructure policy and budgetary programs. The web-based publication examines the prospects and challenges facing all the various City, State, regional, and federal entities entrusted with the maintenance and expansion of the City's critical infrastructure systems. Recent editions have focused on the de Blasio administration's Preliminary Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Budget, the status of government efforts to commit funds and begin work on storm resiliency projects across a broad range of critical infrastructure, and in-depth examinations of the capital budgets of the New York City School Construction Authority, Department of Environmental Protection, and Department of Transportation.

(e)UPDATE In keeping with the need for members, policy makers, and the news media to remain up-to-date on late-breaking developments and industry priorities, the Building Congress publishes periodic, policy-focused (e)Updates. Recent editions of the electronic publication, which combines policy updates with a call to action, have addressed the Building Congress' 2016 Policy Agenda, progress on Amtrak's Gateway Program, and the importance of the MTA Payroll Mobility Tax.

ROUNDUP Launched in 2014, the Building Congress bimonthly newsletter, RoundUp, provides updates on recent activities within the diverse Building Congress program areas and the latest news from Building Congress members. RoundUp also announces upcoming special events and committee meetings.