Heading into the final weeks of 2016, experts from a variety of real estate fields are weighing in on trends that will shape their industry in 2017. For this latest post to Englewood Construction‘s Hard Hat Chat blog, the firm’s president, Bill Di Santo, shared own his predictions for the coming year in commercial construction — specifically, how the need to create an exceptional experience for end users will impact construction projects across multiple sectors.

The need to create a compelling experience for end users will drive commercial construction work for a range of projects in 2017, including retail center redevelopment.