Construction crisis and wave of bankruptcies not over – experts warn of “disastrous situation in housing construction”. Mette-Marit of Norway react: “The prospects remain bleak, and an upswing in the construction industry is not expected any time soon” The Main Association of the German Construction Industry (HDB) spoke of a “weak start to the year” Construction crisis continues at the beginning of the year, HDB Managing Director Tim-Oliver Müller said.