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3 Critical Questions to Ask Before Starting an Adaptive Reuse Commercial Construction Project

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Englewood Construction is in the midst of two adaptive reuse projects right now – one a former meatpacking facility in Chicago that we’re updating for office, retail or restaurant use, and the other a former convent we’ll be converting into a senior living community. That was certainly the case with our Englewood office.

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3 Reasons to Reach Out to Your General Contractor During the Commercial Construction Process

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In the case of an existing property, this exercise could include anything from identifying infrastructure that can be reused for cost savings, to spotting potential structural concerns or issues that might involve costly remediation – both of which could have big impact on a construction budget and schedule.

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Our 2022 Builder of the Year, Van Metre Homes, Is Wired for Change

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It’s just a matter of getting it to scale and making it economically feasible.”. Paul Deffenbaugh, a freelance journalist in the Chicago area, and Denise Dersin, executive editor of Pro Builder Media, contributed to this story. The future of home building is clearly modular. It’s helping them grow so they can do even more.”.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

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The value management approach reduces the risk of project failure, lower cost, shorten projects schedules, improve quality, functions, performance and ensure high reliability and safety. While, life cycle costing is useful when a “project” has been “selected or defined”, value management is introduced much earlier.