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6 Types of Road Patterns

The Constructor

When a road is constructed in a rectangular, radial, hexagonal, or any other pattern for proper traffic management, it is called a road pattern. Current urban development does not analyze road designs before construction which leads to several interconnected roadways, housing projects, and commercial developments built […].

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NTEA Work Truck Week 2021: The Road Ahead

Construction Business Owner

NTEA Work Truck Week 2021: The Road Ahead. Announcements and presentations lasted March 8-12 and included all the biggest names in commercial trucks. Announcements and presentations lasted March 8-12 and included all the biggest names in commercial trucks. Alex Headley. Fri, 03/12/2021 - 17:00.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Adaptive Reuse for Big Box Retail

HardHatChat

But from experiential retail, restaurants, and entertainment to fun and fitness , developers have recently gotten a lot more creative in their approach to commercial retail redevelopment. Our first experience with this was turning an old Kmart into a mixed-use retail development. And with good reason. And, of course, parking is abundant.

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Customer Relationship Management: Why Good Relationships Are Good Business in Commercial Construction

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Most people think of commercial construction as a physical, “bricks and sticks” industry. But if you ask me, commercial construction is first and foremost about relationships. After all, the strongest foundation you can give any commercial construction project is a solid partnership between the client and the commercial contractor.

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Using Marketing 4Ps to Make Your Commercial Site Selection

Wolgast Corporation

Finally, your budget may require that you choose a site that already has roads/driveways leading to it and existing utilities over one that needs these features to be installed at your expense. Promotion Your business may benefit most from foot traffic or from signage seen from automotive traffic.

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How to Avoid 3 Common Commercial Construction Scheduling Delays

HardHatChat

Compared with a few short years ago, commercial construction moves at an incredibly fast pace today. Here are a few culprits to watch for in the early stages of any commercial construction project: 1. That makes it critical to know where and why construction project delays typically happen and work to avoid them.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

HardHatChat

Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. That’s because in a competitive bid the commercial contractor is only responsible for bidding exactly what is in the plans, not the overall design intent.

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