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ICSC (RECon) Executive Summary: Four Commercial Construction Trends

HardHatChat

The tone of the attendees at ICSC’s “Global Retail Real Estate Convention” (RECon) in Las Vegas last month was as positive and energizing as it was in the commercial construction boom years before 2008. Retail and restaurant sales are steadily increasing and commercial construction space is slowly being absorbed.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

Bayfield & Roberts, 2005, Hook & Stehn, 2008, Howell, 1999, McGrath-Champ & Rosewarne, 2009). Profitable partnering for LC. Project alliance contracts harness commercial imperatives symposium conducted at the meeting of the Australian construction industry conference. References: Abdelhamid, T. NY: Aspen Publishers.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

” Pardon the Commercial Interruption… » Year-End Wake Up Call. Querying different type of jobs in job costing to look at profitability by type. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Home » Blogs. November 2009.

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Design Firms See 22 Percent Decline in Operating Profits

PSMJ Resources

Newton, MA (June 9, 2009)—Median operating profits for architecture, engineering, and construction firms fell to 11.8 Respondents to the 2008 PSMJ A/E Financial Performance Survey reported median operating profits of 15.19 Firms in the 2009 Survey in the upper quartile had operating profits of 21.4 consultant.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

It seems like every time I turn on the television, I see a commercial for something “in the cloud.” There used to be commercials from a well-known company that proclaimed in a super-hero-like fashion, “To the cloud!” December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. August 2009.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

There’s a commercial for a local kitchen design company that I often hear on the radio that starts, “The form has to follow the function…” According to Wikipedia, this phrase comes from a modern architecture and design principle that says to base the shape of a building or object on its intended purpose of function. December 2008.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

» Pardon the Commercial Interruption…. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Home » Blogs. « Year-End Wake Up Call. Introducing a New Addition to our Family! October 2009.