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Commercial Construction Trends and Predictions for 2016

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A continuing construction labor shortage will result in higher pricing and scheduling challenges in 2016. As we close in on the finish line for 2015, we’re happy to report it’s been a terrific year at Englewood Construction and for many others in the commercial construction industry. Bill Di Santo. Tel: 847-233-9200 x710.

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Commercial Construction Trends: The Highs and Lows of 2016

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With December here, it’s time for our annual post reviewing some of the positives – as well as a few of the challenges – that shaped the commercial construction business in the past year. Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National.

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What a Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics Means for Chicago’s Retail and Restaurant Construction Industry

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There’s no doubt that local businesses will have much to celebrate if on October 2, 2009, Chicago wins the 2016 Summer Olympics bid. But just how would Chicago hosting the Olympics affect the city’s restaurant and retail construction activity ? Here are a couple of my predictions…. I say back the bid! Bill Di Santo.

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Best and Worst of Commercial Construction Practices in 2009

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At the beginning of 2009, I don’t think anyone, including a national commercial general contractor like Englewood Construction, was prepared for the twists and turns that would face the commercial construction industry. Low – Chicago losing the 2016 Olympic bid. High – Green building. Low – Distressed properties.

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A healthier perspective: Office developers bet on wellness amenities to attract top-notch tenants

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Last November, theMART in Chicago, whose 4.2 million gross sf over 25 stories make it the world’s biggest commercial building and design center, became the largest to earn a Fitwel 2-Star wellness rating, and the first to be measured under Fitwel’s Multi-Tenant Whole Building Scorecard for workplaces.

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A healthier perspective

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Last November, theMART in Chicago, whose 4.2 million gross sf over 25 stories make it the world’s biggest commercial building and design center, became the largest to earn a Fitwel 2-Star wellness rating, and the first to be measured under Fitwel’s Multi-Tenant Whole Building Scorecard for workplaces.

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Happy Anniversary Hard Hat Chat: Celebrating 10 Years of Commercial Construction Trends, News, Insights, and Conversation

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In 2009, amid the business challenges of the Great Recession, our company made the decision to start a blog as an outlet to share commercial construction trends, insights, news, and observations on a variety of topics. In one of our first posts, we talked about how the commercial construction industry hasn’t changed that much.