2026: Industry Lookahead

Welcome back for Season 8 of “Build Me Up” with Laurisa and Kaitlin from Kraus-Anderson! Back for the 6th year in a row is FMI’s Partner and Managing Director of Research and Analytics, Jay Bowman.KA’s EVP and COO Rich Jacobson joins us as well to discuss where the new year will bring the built market. Jay specializes in construction spending forecasts, strategic planning, and research and analytics for the A/C/E industry, while Rich gives a more local, close-to-home perspective.