title: Better, not bigger. Construction costs soar on wings of patient demand, construction & design survey finds.
abstract: Even though the number of construction projects remained flat in 1998, overall spending jumped 29% to nearly $15 billion, according to this year's Construction & Design Survey. Outpatient facilities remained in strong demand, increasing 17% compared with last year's survey.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Croswell
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000145:classification; D005379:Financing, Construction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States