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12-Week Permit ActivityRelative intensity — darker = more active
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    Data Sources

    C
    Census Bureau
    Building permits survey · Monthly
    Direct
    B
    Bureau of Labor Statistics
    Employment & unemployment · Monthly
    Direct
    F
    FHFA
    House Price Index · Quarterly
    Proxy
    E
    Bureau of Economic Analysis
    GDP by state · Quarterly
    Proxy

    Methodology

    ConstructAIQ
    The Intelligence Layer for American Construction
    v1.0 · Phases 1–11 · Apple HIG Redesign

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    Infrastructure Intelligence
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    Federal infrastructure spend tracking
    IIJA project pipeline data
    Regional infrastructure scoring

    Government Spending

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    Government Intelligence
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    Federal contract flow analysis
    State budget allocation tracking
    Public works pipeline visibility

    Architecture, Engineering & Design

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    AED Intelligence
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    Design firm pipeline tracking
    Project backlog ratios
    AED employment trend analysis

    Productivity

    Output per unit of input, across three layers

    Task Project Industry
    Task•
    Crew-Level Output
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    Units per crew-day

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    Project•
    Schedule Performance
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    SPI (earned ÷ planned)

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    Industry○
    Sector Output / Input
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    GDP per worker (construction)

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    • ○GDP per workerIndustry-level; not project-specific

    Intelligence

    6-Month Permit ForecastBase · Bull · Bear scenarios — Monte Carlo projection
    BaseBullBear
    ○ Proxy — derived from FHFA HPI + BLS unemployment + Census permits. High uncertainty beyond 90 days.
    Key Assumption
    Fed funds rate holds at current level through Q3
    Primary Risk
    Mortgage rate spike above 7.5% would suppress demand
    Confidence
    Medium — 3 proxy inputs, 1 direct