{"id":2856,"date":"2022-03-16T14:10:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/newsroom_details_pag\/starts-increase-feb-2022\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T05:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:40:35","slug":"starts-increase-feb-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/total-construction-starts\/starts-increase-feb-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Total Construction Starts Increase in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Large manufacturing projects break ground, offsetting weakness elsewhere<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>HAMILTON, NJ \u2014 March 16, 2022 \u2014<\/h4>\n<p>Total construction starts rose 9% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.013 trillion, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/construction.com\/\">Dodge Construction Network<\/a>. Nonresidential building starts swelled 32% due to the start of three large manufacturing facilities. By contrast, residential starts fell 3%, and nonbuilding starts fell by less than 1%. Without the three large manufacturing projects, total construction would have declined 6% in February.<\/p>\n<p>Year-to-date, total construction was 14% higher in the first two months of 2022 than in the same period of 2021. Nonresidential building starts jumped 39%, nonbuilding starts rose 4% and residential starts gained 5%. For the 12 months ending February 2022, total construction starts were 16% above the 12 months ending February 2021. Nonresidential starts were 23% higher, residential starts gained 19% and nonbuilding starts were up 1%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe manufacturing sector has been an important success story for construction since the pandemic began,\u201d stated Richard Branch, chief economist for Dodge Construction Network. \u201cDomestic producers are expected to seek more control over their supply chains in the future, so that aspect of construction should continue to flourish. However, as evident in February\u2019s data, other sectors are struggling to gain traction in the face of high material prices and worker shortages. The conflict in Ukraine will continue to put upward pressure on costs, making the sector\u2019s recovery more tenuous in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Below is the breakdown for construction starts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nonbuilding construction starts<\/strong> fell by less than 1% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $198.4 billion. Utility\/gas plant starts rose 66% over the month, while environmental public works starts fell 23%. Starts for highways and bridges, as well as for the miscellaneous nonbuilding category, each fell by less than 1% in February.<br \/>\nFor the 12 months ending February 2022, total nonbuilding starts were 1% higher than in the 12 months ending February 2021. Environmental public works starts were up 16% and utility\/gas plant starts rose 7%. Highway and bridge starts were up 2% on a 12-month rolling sum basis, while miscellaneous nonbuilding starts were 26% lower.<br \/>\n<strong>The largest nonbuilding projects to break ground in February<\/strong> were the $492 million Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line in Middleton, WI, a $385 million solar farm in Ventress, LA, and the $350 million Sapphire Sky wind farm in Farmer City, IL.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nonresidential building starts<\/strong> jumped 32% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $385.6 billion. Manufacturing starts more than doubled as three large plants got underway. If not for these three projects, total nonresidential starts would have lost 15%. In February, commercial starts fell 8%, and institutional starts lost 22%.<br \/>\nFor the 12 months ending February 2022, nonresidential building starts were 23% higher than in the 12 months ending February 2021. Commercial starts were up 17%, institutional starts rose 12% and manufacturing starts advanced 143% on a 12-month rolling sum basis.<br \/>\n<strong>The largest nonresidential building projects to break ground in February<\/strong> were the $10 billion Intel chip fabrication plants in Chandler, AZ, U.S. Steel\u2019s $1.5 billion steel mill in Osceola, LA, and Intel\u2019s $550 million renovation of the Rio Rancho, NM, semiconductor facility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Residential building starts<\/strong> fell 3% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $429 billion. Single family starts lost 4%, but multifamily starts increased 2%.<br \/>\nFor the 12 months ending February 2022, residential starts improved 19% from the 12 months ending February 2021. Single family starts were 14% higher, while multifamily starts were 31% stronger on a 12-month rolling sum basis.<br \/>\n<strong>The largest multifamily structures to break ground in February<\/strong> were the $400 million 400 Central condos in St. Petersburg, FL, the $220 million Journal Squared apartments in Jersey City, NJ, and the $147 million Miami World Tower building in Miami, FL.<strong>Regionally,<\/strong> total construction starts in February rose in the Midwest, South Atlantic and West regions, but fell in the Northeast and South Central.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>February 2022 Construction Starts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 588px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0222-Construction-Starts-Graphs_Page_1.png\" alt=\"Bar graph showing construction starts for February 2022\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 588px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-18-at-3.15.40-PM.png\" alt=\"Construction starts chart for February 2022\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Dodge Construction Network<\/strong> Dodge Construction Network leverages an unmatched offering of data, analytics, and industry-spanning relationships to generate the most powerful source of information, knowledge, insights, and connections in the commercial construction industry. The company powers four longstanding and trusted industry solutions\u2014Dodge Data &amp; Analytics, The Blue Book Network, Sweets, and IMS\u2014to connect the dots across the entire commercial construction ecosystem. Together, these solutions provide clear and actionable opportunities for both small teams and enterprise firms. Purpose-built to streamline the complicated, Dodge Construction Network ensures that construction professionals have the information they need to build successful businesses and thriving communities. With over a century of industry experience, Dodge Construction Network is the catalyst for modern commercial construction. To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/\">construction.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact :<\/strong><br \/>\nCailey Henderson | 104 West Partners | <a href=\"mailto:cailey.henderson@104west.com\">cailey.henderson@104west.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Large manufacturing projects break ground, offsetting weakness elsewhere HAMILTON, NJ \u2014 March 16, 2022 \u2014 Total construction starts rose 9% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.013 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts swelled 32% due to the start of three large manufacturing facilities. 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