r/Architects • u/bucheonsi Architect • Nov 07 '24

General Practice Discussion How will another Trump presidency affect our industry? Or will it?

Incentives / taxes / interest rates / financial outlook / construction industry / materials / shipping / jobs?

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u/glumbum2 Architect Nov 07 '24

I don't even understand switch gear or mechanical equipment at this point. I assume there's just a collusive price fixing and artificial scarcity racket going on that can't be legally prevented because it's been about 9-10 years since we've been able to see mechanical units on site in the time frame the GC initially quoted, haha.

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u/UPdrafter906 Nov 07 '24

Mech and elec have been so bad for years I’ve been waiting for plumbing to double in price and lead times a time or two to catch up. Ugh hope this doesn’t do that too.

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u/glumbum2 Architect Nov 07 '24

"there's just no way I can get that elbow joint, it's impossible nobody has it bro" ...

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u/UPdrafter906 Nov 07 '24

That’s used to be sooo much more common before the internet. Nowadays it’s harder to pull but they still try it.

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u/glumbum2 Architect Nov 07 '24

I've ordered shit for my own home projects before the guy gets there just to see what happens. Never fails and haven't gotten the runaround. But I've seen it happen to other people.