The amount of new building permits has been shown to have declined across the country in February, according to data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau and theDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).With a total of 1,456,000 new permits, the index has decreased 6.8% from February 2024 levels. This confirms a trend in the building industry that began in 2023 and has continued through last year to produce declining figures recently in the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index and Dodge Construction Networks survey of construction starts as a projected turnaround has been threatened by the imposition of steep new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China.Related on Archinect: U.S. construction starts to grow in 2025 after 2024 decline, new analysis forecastsThe number of new housing starts was 1,501,000. This total represents an increase of 11.2% over Januarys tabulation of the same category but is 2.9% below February 2024 totals.Single-family housing starts in Febru...