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In-building pipe rehabilitation: convenient and cost-effective repair method

Construction Specifier

By Ryan Graham The average commercial building in the U.S. is approximately 53 years old, 1 and considering the average performance lifespan of a building plumbing system is approximately 30 years, there are thousands of commercial buildings with pipes suffering from age-related build-up and blockage, rust, cracks, and leaks.

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CRE Construction Project Site Selection: 3 Tips for Finding the Perfect Match

HardHatChat

When it comes to choosing a site for a commercial construction or CRE project, finding the perfect match between a brand or concept and an available space is one of the most important steps in the planning process. What will it take to build out the space?

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Fieldwire employee spotlight - Kendra Sutherland

Fieldwire

They uniquely understand the challenges faced by construction teams in the field and the office, which makes their contributions at Fieldwire even more valuable. I worked for 2 years at Skyline Construction in San Francisco as a project coordinator then engineer doing commercial Tenant Improvements (TI).

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

BD+C

After the 2008 financial crisis when malls began shuttering and sitting vacant at a rapid rate, Gresham Smith became a pioneer in this approach, most notably through our work to re-envision One Hundred Oaks Mall in Nashville, which is now a successful, mixed-use medical office destination. Take a multidiscipline approach.

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Subcontractors can improve their construction bidding process significantly with SmartBidNet

Construction Cost Estimating

Subcontractors can improve their construction bidding process significantly with SmartBidNet SmartBidNet is an online construction software that provides huge benefits to general contractors and commercial builders. The general contractor can easily manage any construction project from office to the construction site through cloud.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jason Waddell, Director of Construction Technology at Batson-Cook

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We do commercial construction, pretty much anything vertical. Half of our business is in healthcare, our specialty, and the rest is commercial: schools, park decks, and any other type of vertical construction. That means researching software, getting demos, and trying to find what we can use next. It’s a real challenge.

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Why are green buildings important?

Lets Build

If every residential and commercial building in Europe could generate its own power, fossil-fuel-hungry power stations might one day be unnecessary. It will increase the appeal of both commercial and residential properties, reducing void periods and ensuring the building is seen as fit for purpose for longer. Maximizing insulation.

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