Many contractors say mounting financing issues aren’t slowing the pace of new construction in their markets, even as developers convert certain projects to modular to avoid cumbersome banking requirements.
For example, Kelley Barcuch, an Arlington, Texas-based project consultant for Technology Construction Performance, a project management firm, said activity in Texas continues to surge, while Brian Jaubert, a construction superintendent for Gulfstream Plumbing, also based in the Lone Star State, said traditional construction in Texas remains strong.
