ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly “Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl” economic update podcast. In Episode 41 (8:32 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks about the current landscape in commercial construction.

• Disparity between residential and commercial construction growth right now. How bad is it?
• Castle Group: What is the big deal about company office access cards pertinent to this situation?
• Are people going back to working in the office? Nope.
• Can we quantify how damaging the lockdowns were business-wise?
• No shoes, no shirt, no service. The significance of this right now
• If you are building a warehouse, how long is it taking to get a steel truss?
• When will commercial construction improve? The news ain’t great.