Construction Marketing

APRIL 11, 2023

This has obviously led to large-scale improvements in the way structures are designed and building materials are fabricated. Make sure that all machinery is powered off and that all materials are properly stored at the end of each day. However, the materials themselves are just one of the contributing factors to high material costs.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 31, 2011

In fact, Chicago cupcake restaurants and food trucks are popping up all over the place. However, the best Chicago cupcakes Englewood Construction ever had were the ones from our latest Chicago education construction job. Cupcake restaurants are hot right now in restaurant construction trends.

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Cement surcharges and prices to ensure deliveries of materials such as concrete have jumped much faster than inflation in the area for more than a year. High demand, lower river water levels, a labor dispute and many other factors are contributing to unprecedented increases.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The Chicago blizzard of 2011 is a story we’ll be talking about for generations. 3, 2011, that didn’t mean the best Chicago contractors weren’t working. If you’re involved in Chicago retail construction , or any type of commercial construction in a cold weather climate, take note of the checklist below.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2011

The pending downtown Chicago casino will involve a different set of construction challenges than the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines (shown here). In Chicago commercial construction news , everyone knows the big buzz right now is on the pending Chicago casino. More challenges = higher commercial construction costs.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 26, 2019

The modernization brings the city in line with international standards and gives contractors more options for building materials and technologies.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

CHICAGO, Ill. With supplies of some key materials, equipment and labor tightening, Mortenson Construction has raised its estimate for nonresidential construction cost increases in Chicago, Illinois, for 2017 from 4 percent to 4.5 percent in Chicago, according to the Mortenson Construction Cost Index.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Commercial construction contractors can save clients thousands of dollars by knowing the right time to buy certain materials. The spot is about the costs of commercial construction and how buying building materials in bulk can help GCs save money and bring down a construction project bid so they win the contract.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 12, 2014

Recently, Englewood completed the 23,000-square-foot Harry Carays 7th Inning Stretch and Chicago Sports Museum at Chicagos famed Water Tower Place. At Englewood Construction, we have had the good fortune of being attached to several high-profile, upscale downtown Chicago restaurant construction projects. Time is money.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 13, 2013

For instance, in Chicago, the Fashion Outlets of Chicago debuted on August 1 , marking the area’s first new Chicago shopping center development in 20 years. Englewood recently finished the build-out of Ports 1961 at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont. Case-in-point–the Fashion Outlets of Chicago.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Camso, a Michelin Group company, continues to grow its off-highway transportation tire service and distribution presence with the acquisition of the two material-handling solutions businesses from Metro Industrial Tires (Metro), based in the greater Chicago area. Chicago is one of the largest…

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HardHatChat

APRIL 30, 2012

When converting a grocery story into the new headquarters of Englewood Construction, many existing materials were reused, including this concrete floor, which received a face lift with a new stain. What made this peephole so interesting was that it was salvaged from the hotel construction renovation we did of a HoJo in Chicago.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In fact, after helping American Girl relocate their flagship stores in Chicago and New York City, we just completed our third relocation project in Los Angeles. Some great examples of this are the variety of restaurant and retail build-outs we’ve completed up and down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Material shortages presented challenges throughout construction of the 190,000-sq-ft data center.

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HardHatChat

JULY 23, 2012

With the 2012 Summer Olympics right around the corner, it got me thinking that with London six hours ahead of Chicago, much of what we’ll be watching will be old news taped from earlier in the day. Because of the influx of international shoppers to the city, you can expect a rise in international retailers in Chicago. So at 7 p.m.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 13, 2023

551 Elm apartment building in Chicago. By Emily Lorenz, PE With the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( IIJA ) 1 and the Inflation Reduction Act ( IRA ), 2 federal funds for infrastructure construction and low-embodied carbon materials will soon be entering the construction pipeline. Photo by Sarah Crowley.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In the Chicago area alone, there are probably close to a dozen local and regional shopping malls in the middle of a shopping center renovation project, or, slated to begin one in the very near future. However, this is not just a Chicago trend. Land was cheaper and national retailers were chasing rooftops in the housing boom.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 13, 2023

551 Elm apartment building in Chicago. By Emily Lorenz, PE With the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( IIJA ) 1 and the Inflation Reduction Act ( IRA ), 2 federal funds for infrastructure construction and low-embodied carbon materials will soon be entering the construction pipeline. Photo by Sarah Crowley.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Plus, they usually have some combination of historic or architectural significance, beautiful vintage materials and fine craftsmanship – the kind of stuff us industry fanatics just can’t get enough of. Because these buildings are well-known and prominently located, making it all the more exciting to work in them. Craftsmanship is Key.

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HardHatChat

MAY 15, 2013

Englewood completed renovations to guests rooms and the main restaurant as well as created a fitness and wellness center above the main ball room of the famed Drake Hotel in Chicago. This number is expected to increase in 2013, sparking Chicago hotel construction. Smith Travel Research reports that U.S. We’ve done it all.

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HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago. As a result of this activity, subcontractors are busier, materials are in demand and pricing shoots up. According to Engineering News Record , June costs for commercial construction, building and materials were up more than two percent when compared to year ago.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 6, 2014

President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Mark Kirk, representatives from UI Labs and World Business Chicago, and various industry partners who supported the winning bid were at the White House for the announcement. “We

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As a market correction materializes nationwide, Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi anticipates a 10% peak-to-trough home price decline next year, but not all regional markets will be impacted equally. The firm expects markets like New York and Chicago to fall by 6.3% jump in U.S. In markets like Morristown, Tenn.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 15, 2011

Englewood Construction has worked on a number of Chicago retail construction projects in high-traffic urban areas, such as American Girl Place on Michigan Avenue. So if your general contractor doesn’t tell you the same thing, then you’re not working with one of the best Chicago contractors. Is this a new retail construction trend ?

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BD+C

APRIL 28, 2023

You can make a bold color statement, or even emulate materials such as wood and natural metals. plan, which includes a Chicago Public Library branch, a childcare center offering pre-K education and a community center with meeting rooms. Designers with the local firm Koo wanted to ensure playfulness was a part of the 40,000-sq.-ft.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

This post is a compilation of the highlights from the just completed Greenbuild International Conference and Expo that took place last week in Chicago. Even as builders and architects strive to understand the environmental impact of materials, material ingredient reporting and product transparency are on the rise.

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Green Industry Professionals

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Mammoth landscape supply distributor acquires Stone Forest Materials in Georgia and Aspen Valley Landscape Supply in the Chicago area.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

So it is with great pride that I announce the completion of our most successful Chicago design build office construction job to date – the new headquarters of Englewood Construction! Our new office is bigger, brighter, more energy efficient and centrally located to our staff and Chicago commercial construction projects.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

New Frameworks , a construction company in Vermont, specializes in natural and local materials. Using a plant-based material such as straw in construction can be environmentally beneficial because it stores carbon from the atmosphere. And how do you do that using materials that are low-carbon and nontoxic?'”

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 7, 2015

Heat fusion is essential to the success of PP-R piping systems. The method joins plastic pipe and fittings by heating them to a molten state and then rapidly pressed them together to form a homogeneous, or monolithic, bond. read more.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2019

In Chicago, officials are mulling over several design plans for an $8.5 New building materials could make homes and buildings more resistant to wildfires. Innovative Building Material Being Touted in Wake of Disastrous Calif. billion expansion of O’Hare International Airport to modernize the facility. The Memphis, Tenn.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 28, 2017

With the high level of pedestrian as well as vehicle traffic along the Mag Mile, simply scheduling the delivery of construction materials and equipment can be one of the project’s more complicated planning aspects. In these vertical properties, construction crews must be cognizant of how their work impacts other building tenants.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For a building owner, contractor, or design professional, encountering an unfamiliar material can be a terrifying prospect, especially if the material makes up something as fundamental as the floor slab. Moreover, they occurred frequently, as in Boston (1872), Chicago (1871 and 1874), and New York (1835 and 1845).

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HardHatChat

MARCH 27, 2018

Compare that to building a traditional masonry wall, which requires delivering materials, setting up scaffolding, mixing mortar and building the wall one piece at a time. Basically, all you need is a crane operator to lift the sections off the truck they were delivered on, and several workers to guide and set the sections in place.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 19, 2012

While the construction best practices we shared might be common knowledge with our experienced Chicago restaurant construction clients, I realize novice restaurant owners or entrepreneurs opening fast-casual franchise restaurants may not know how to create a successful restaurant construction schedule. Simple, right?

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Mick De Giulio, a Chicago-based designer who specializes in luxury kitchens and bathrooms, says high-end materials are migrating to the bathroom from other areas of the house. “You can now lounge in the bathroom — or do everything you need to do in the morning and then head out the door to work.”.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

in Chicago. For those familiar with Chicago, you may also know this store offers a prime corner location on the city’s famed Magnificent Mile. It behooves an owner and general contractor to have a talk up front about material deliveries, especially when working with an international retailer. Michigan Ave.

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