HardHatChat

DECEMBER 14, 2012

International retailers are eyeing the U.S. Englewood Construction has done work for numerous international retailers in the last few years, including Marcello’s Delicatessen, a Canadian-based fast-casual dining option. I’ve been a national commercial contractor for more than 20 years, and believe me, I’ve seen it all.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 21, 2010

About a year ago, our team at Englewood Construction thought it would be a great idea to share our commercial construction news and experience through a blog. The editorial team behind commercial construction blog Hard Hat Chat -- Chuck Taylor, Kim Sawyer and Bill Di Santo. At first, I wasn’t sure. Green Building Council.

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HardHatChat

JULY 16, 2015

Online retailers opening their first physical stores need to be as well-versed in a shopping center’s holy trinity as proven and successful bricks-and-mortar retailers already are. Now, retailers are realizing there’s space for both online and bricks-and-mortar players in today’s omni-channel marketplace.

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HardHatChat

MAY 4, 2010

At the end of 2009, I wrote a blog post called “Commercial Construction Trends to Watch in 2010.” With four months under our belt, I think the time is right to revisit one of the trends I mentioned called “Back on Track” and its relevance to the retail construction industry. Think I’ll give myself a “B” on that one.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management. What are Today’s Best New Retail Developments? I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. Recently someone asked me: “What is the best retail center to build today?”. Restaurant. Shopping Center. Hospitality.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 8, 2019

Englewood Construction‘s Hard Hat Chat blog has been going strong for 10 years — and rightfully so. Consider this recent post: Commercial […]. The post The Hard Hat Chat blog: 10 years of content focusing on commercial and industrial projects appeared first on Construction Marketing Ideas.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Fast-casual restaurants like Noodles & Company should be a bright spot for commercial construction in 2011. It’s that time of year again, when I dust off the crystal ball to predict commercial construction trends for the following year. Around Labor Day 2008, the faucet shut off for commercial construction projects.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

As commercial construction news reports say business continues to pick up, we are happy to see some new faces around the office at Englewood Construction. That’s right; we are adding staff to our national commercial general contracting firm in what has been a very robust period of activity. That approach is bearing fruit now.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 11, 2010

It’s time to revisit another prediction I made last year in my blog post Commercial Constructions Trends to Watch in 2010 — Outside the Big Box. As for grading myself on that commercial construction trend, I would like to borrow a page from President Obama and say “incomplete.”. Chicago Place shopping mall retrofit.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 19, 2015

While it was a good year for commercial general construction, it was by no means a record setting year. These are the three most important commercial construction trends I will take from the commercial construction industry in 2014. Retailer reinvention is good for commercial general contractors. Self-reinvention.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Writing our annual “Highs and Lows” commercial construction blog post was a bit more difficult this year because, on the whole, 2015 was pretty great for Englewood Construction and many others in the construction industry. Yet despite all its positives, 2015 wasn’t without its commercial construction challenges.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the 2012 commercial construction trends – from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction.

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HardHatChat

MAY 12, 2015

Every blog I’ve written for the award-winning HardHatChat popped up, interviews with media about the state of Chicago construction jobs – it was all there. Or how often do you visit their websites to see what they consider the latest retail and shopping mall news? More importantly, he believed in his team, which believed in the blog.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 18, 2011

January is a great time to create a commercial construction checklist of resolutions to help improve your commercial real estate business in the coming year. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit. While bidding on the commercial construction remodel of a 500+ sq.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 13, 2013

Being a national commercial construction general contractor can be an immensely rewarding profession. There is always a sense of pride and accomplishment after completing a retail construction, restaurant construction and commercial construction project for a client. Commercial property preventative maintenance.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MAY 11, 2018

Choosing Flooring for Retail Environments. In today’s retail environments, floors aren’t just a surface to walk on…they play a key role in helping create a positive customer experience. Here are some best practices to keep in mind when selecting flooring for retail establishments. SP0035 Kovara Blog #16. Retail buildings.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Working with a client on a design-assist or design-build basis, as Englewood Construction is with the reimagining of Stratford Square Mall, allows the commercial contractor to provide valuable input during the initial planning stages. Design-assist is a bit of a hybrid of the design-build process.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the commercial construction trends for the upcoming year– from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MAY 11, 2018

Choosing Flooring for Retail Environments. In today’s retail environments, floors aren’t just a surface to walk on…they play a key role in helping create a positive customer experience. Here are some best practices to keep in mind when selecting flooring for retail establishments. SP0035 Kovara Blog #16. Retail buildings.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

The same can be said for all those savvy national retailers who are currently taking advantage of the availability of prime space at regional shopping centers and decreased construction costs in order to enter high-profile markets. Retail Power Center. will say those retailers and shopping center developers are crazy like a fox.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Anyone who knows me knows I love to talk about commercial construction trends and share the latest commercial construction news. And they now have me on their short list of Chicago commercial construction firms. Look for an educational take-a-way. I wasn’t wrong. Don’t book the earliest flight the next day. That 5:30 a.m.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 6, 2020

Englewood’s business development team attended ICSC’s CenterBuild conference in December, where conversations revolved around retail activity and opportunities in 2020. Here are four commercial construction and commercial real estate trends we expect to shape our business and our industry: 1.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

What Every Developer Should Ask General Contractors During the Retail Construction Bid Process. For my first blog post, a lot of people at Englewood Construction suggested I write about how to choose a retail construction company. In my experience, the most successful retailers choose these qualities over a low bid every time.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

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. But here we are, with 147 blog posts under our belt, celebrating Hard Hat Chat’s 10th anniversary.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Luckily, there are all kinds of opportunities for us in the commercial construction industry to go back to “school” and beef up on the latest commercial construction trends and design build best practices to enhance our expertise and construction services. Take this blog for example. I soak it up like a sponge. Chuck Taylor.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 15, 2010

It amazes me in today’s commercial real estate market when I hear commercial construction news about companies or people who just phone it in with their commercial construction services. Do your commercial construction vendors respond to your requests quickly or do they keep you waiting? Baldwick’s. Response Time.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I blogged some months ago, PFAS in a Phase l Environmental Site Assessment , and concluded, as does this new Standard, that because PFAS is not a CERCLA nor a RCRA listed hazardous substance, it should not be identified in a Phase l report. 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 4, 2016

Yes, there is no doubt that the blog serves to promote this successful general contractor’s image and reputation, and attract and develop new business. I also like Englewood’s choice of URL for this blog — commercialconstructionblog.com really distinguishes its objective, without being overtly self-promotional.).

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 5, 2023

Mixed-Use Developments These developments typically include a combination of residential, commercial, and retail spaces in one building or complex, and can be located in urban or suburban areas. Further, the potential for higher foot traffic in mixed-use developments can benefit commercial and retail tenants.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 27, 2022

They’re advantageous for industrial, commercial, and retail uses too. Fabric buildings are beneficial for a number of purposes, such as agriculture and retail. The post 11 Advantages Of Fabric Buildings appeared first on Construction Marketing Association Blog. They’re Simple To Reconstruct.

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Wolgast Corporation

JULY 6, 2022

The top impacted storefronts are retail stores – 29%, commercial buildings – 20%, restaurants – 19%, and the remaining 32% includes “other” buildings. When designing a new commercial building, it is a good idea to talk to your architect about features that can protect your investment from automobile users.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 6, 2016

Commercial property transaction volume is expected to decline over the next three years to $475 billion in 2018, according to a new three-year economic forecast from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate. percent for retail up to 4.0 percent for retail up to 4.0 percent for retail to 3.0

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

The Construction Data Building Blocks Blog. Leads service Construction Data Company publishes the Building Blocks Blog that has been a contender as a finalist in last year’s Best Construction Blog competition, and will likely become one as well in 2015, for good reason. Blogs leads and business development'

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Do you employ blogging? Read our blog on Houzz here. of those in the construction industry do not employ blogging in their social media marketing program, while 47.4% Blogging has increased since 2012, where only 39% of respondents indicated that they blog. Do you employ social media in your marketing program?

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Whether your construction is a simple house upgrade or a commercial remodeling, a wrong contractor can frustrate your efforts and waste a lot of time, money and energy. For example, if you are looking to build a commercial retail and office space, it would probably be a bad idea to hire a contractor with a home improvement license only.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Mark Mitchell’s Blog for Building Materials Manufacturers provides actionable advice. It certainly can be a challenge to define the best strategy to find and serve clients — and you can see these challenges in his book and blog postings, where sometimes he publishes flow chart graphs detailing the alternative routes to market.).

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? It’s also good for the environment – another one of my pet projects I’ll blog about later. How Developers Can Decrease Operating Costs by Thousands of Dollars. How would you like to “find” thousands of dollars in your operating budget?

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