HardHatChat

DECEMBER 19, 2018

So before we officially ring in 2019, here is our rundown of Englewood Construction’s commercial construction trends “highs” and “lows” from 2018: High: A Sizable Senior Living Pipeline. We’re several years into the construction labor shortage, and it continues to impact nearly every aspect of the commercial construction industry.

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Commercial Retail Industrial Construction 328

HardHatChat

JANUARY 15, 2018

As we flip the calendar over to 2018 this month, it’s a great time to share some of the commercial construction trends we predict will shape our work in the year ahead. #1: As the nature of shopping centers evolve, commercial construction firms will continue to be busy reworking existing mall retail space for new purposes. #3:

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Commercial Remodeling Construction Renovating 326

HardHatChat

JUNE 29, 2022

Addressing Commercial Construction Supply Chain and Labor Issues. It’s summertime, and the commercial construction season is “heating up.” And we are making good things happen for our restaurant, hospitality, automotive, warehouse, senior living, and retail construction clients.

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Commercial Construction Materials Schedule 120

Learn Civil Engineering

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Mold is a pervasive issue that can affect commercial properties across Texas, posing risks to both the health of occupants and the integrity of the building. From office buildings to retail spaces, addressing mold concerns in commercial properties requires careful attention and proactive measures.

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Texas Commercial Retail Risk 40

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 10, 2013

It’s taken some time, but shopping mall commercial construction activity is back in a big way, as owners and operators have initiated only what can be described as a renovation renaissance. Almost everywhere we look, it seems an older, out-dated shopping mall is undergoing a substantial commercial construction renovation.

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Retail Renovating Chicago Construction 222

HardHatChat

JANUARY 9, 2013

Englewood Construction had a lot to celebrate in 2012, including a prestigious Best Projects award from Engineering News Record Midwest magazine for the work it did at the Local 17 International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators headquarters in Tinley Park (shown here). Bids were up…substantially. Englewood and world domination.

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Commercial News Retail Construction 240

HardHatChat

MARCH 28, 2017

Flagship retail stores in busy urban shopping districts, such as this Zara location Englewood built out on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, present their own unique set of construction considerations. 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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Retail Construction Chicago Commercial 156

HardHatChat

MAY 16, 2017

Hopefully, we’ll see some of those fresh young graduates heading toward a career in commercial construction. They could start out in the field and work their way up; or, if they were taking the college route, they would typically get a degree in either architecture or engineering. Many congratulations to the class of 2017!

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Commercial Construction Contractors Management 344

HardHatChat

JULY 16, 2019

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. An adaptive reuse project is a creative blend of old and new.

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Commercial Retail Construction Office 194

HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

Construction season is upon us, and you know what that means…rising commercial construction costs. The summer always brings more commercial construction activity, more bids, and, as a result, higher pricing. If there is one aspect of a commercial construction job worth extra investment, it is the planning and drawing stage.

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Commercial Construction Bidding Chicago 276

BD+C

JUNE 26, 2013

Propelled by increasing economic optimism, commercial real estate industry executives say geographic expansion will be a key focus over the coming year, according to a recent survey conducted by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm. In the United States, executives most frequently c read more.

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Retail Commercial United States Housing 104

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 14, 2023

Somerset-based civil engineering and groundwork specialist G Works Construction has fallen into administration. The £28m turnover firm specialised in civils for commercial and large residential developments as well as industrial and retail buildings.

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Retail Construction Residential Employment 112

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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Commercial Modeling Design Construction 120

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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Commercial Bidding Negotiation Construction 263

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Structural Engineering Residential Office Engineering 105

HardHatChat

APRIL 16, 2013

As noted early this year, 2012 was a great year for Englewood Construction as we saw our commercial general contracting activity increase immensely. Going into 2013, we thought momentum in the commercial construction industry would carry through. Most of the prime commercial locations are set up for retail, not restaurants.

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Commercial Chicago Construction News 214

HardHatChat

JULY 25, 2016

One of our current commercial projects at Englewood Construction is a new Farm & Fleet store we’re building in Romeoville, Ill. But from a construction standpoint, there are some key areas where choosing an experienced commercial construction firm can make all the difference in helping a “first” project go as smoothly as possible.

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Commercial Chicago Retail Contractors 120

HardHatChat

JULY 13, 2010

The recent Chicago City Council approval of a second Wal-Mart in the city limits is excellent news for Chicago’s commercial construction industry. History shows commercial developers do well opening new big box retail stores like Bed Bath and Beyond, Home Depot or Best Buy near Wal-Marts. Unions, politics, retail construction.

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Chicago Retail Commercial Construction 205

BD+C

JANUARY 29, 2014

Healthy fundamentals in the commercial property market combined with the international economy returning to more traditional growth levels are factoring into a projected increase in growth for the design and construction industry. Body Image: read more.

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Retail Commercial Design Engineering 76

GCP Applied Technologies

JULY 9, 2020

Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility. The increased popularity of online shopping is driving demand for more commercial warehouses and distribution centers. DUCTILCRETE® engineered slab systems can bring corporate tenants a number of benefits, including: Contents of this article.

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Engineering Concrete Retail Commercial 78

GCP Applied Technologies

JULY 9, 2020

Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility. The increased popularity of online shopping is driving demand for more commercial warehouses and distribution centers. DUCTILCRETE® engineered slab systems can bring corporate tenants a number of benefits, including: Contents of this article.

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Engineering Concrete Retail Commercial 78

HardHatChat

APRIL 20, 2010

For those familiar with Chicago retail construction , think back a couple of years to when the dated Orland Park Place interior mall underwent construction and turned itself inside out to became one of the area’s most successful outdoor shopping centers. Sportmart at Orland Park Place (now a Sport Authority). Bill Di Santo.

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Retail Construction Commercial Chicago 191

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.

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Commercial San Antonio Chicago San Francisco 201

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 31, 2022

Due to the direct proximity of the basements and ground levels of commercial structures to soil and rock matter, as well as to the gaseous movement of radon upward through that matter and into the air, there is risk to the users of commercial facilities should the gas infiltrate and accrue in more dangerous amounts indoors.

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Commercial Risk Foundation Materials 52

BD+C

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Dissatisfied with the one-dimensional nature of defining energy efficiency as it relates to commercial buildings, international engineering firm Buro Happold developed a metric that links energy use to economic performance.

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Engineering Retail Sustainability Regulation 80

BD+C

MAY 20, 2013

Although 2013 isn’t likely to be anyone’s idea of a blockbuster year for real estate performance, landlords across an array of commercial property types are gaining pricing control and increased rental income from their assets.

Retail 81

Retail Income IDEA Commercial 81

BD+C

APRIL 5, 2013

Farm-to-table distribution will take a quantum leap in Brooklyn when Whole Foods and partner Gotham Greens create a 20,000-sf greenhouse atop one of the retailer''s supermarkets. Architects Sustainable Design and Construction Contractors Designers Engineers Retail Centers'

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New York City Retail Commercial New York 95

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Trepp, LLC, a provider of information, analytics and technology to the commercial real estate and banking markets, released its August 2013 U.S. The delinquency rate for US commercial real estate loans in CMBS dropped for the third straight month to 8.38%. CMBS Delinquency Report today. Body Image: read more.

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Commercial Retail Banking Transportation 71

BD+C

AUGUST 17, 2023

How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Take a multidiscipline approach.

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Design Retail Tampa Zoning 98

BD+C

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The design vision for Gran Patio Santa Fe–Mexico City’s first-ever high-rise building to blend retail, lifestyle, and commercial office space–was showcased at the annual International Council of Shopping Centers Center Build Conference November 28-30 in Phoenix. read more.

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Retail Phoenix Design Conference 94

BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2012

is slowly emerging from the Great Recession, a view that was confirmed to some extent by an exclusive survey of 498 BD+C subscribers whose views we sought on the commercial construction industry’s outlook on business prospects for 2013. Most economists say the U.S. last year.

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Commercial Construction Engineering Contractors 96

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. Your restoration contractor, general contractor, and/or engineer should be your third call, so that board-ups can take place and structural support can be implemented.

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Insurance Claims Safety Michigan 107

Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The Company: Van der Meer Consulting, a multi-disciplinary Structural and Civil Consulting Engineering group with various office locations in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. This fast growing company is presently inviting application for an aptly qualified Structural Engineer for the office located in Brisbane.

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Structural Engineering Engineering Consulting Drafting 40

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Key Steps Commercial Developers Can Take to Ensure Their Contractors are Financially Stable. Whether you’re hiring a general contractor , architect, engineer or some other consultant, their ability to pay their subs directly and on time affects the success of your commercial construction project. So how do you avoid all of this?

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Commercial Banking Lien Construction 120

BD+C

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Kimley-Horn expands expertise with LPDA partnership 0 qpurcell Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:52 Engineers Kimley-Horn, a premier engineering, planning, and design consultancy, has joined forces with LPDA, a leading landscape architecture and land planning firm. Kimley-Horn serves both public and private sector clients.

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Consulting Architecture Plans DOT 52

BD+C

JANUARY 31, 2014

The McDonald''s, which is combined with a fuel station and recreation areas, was awarded the Best Commercial Building of the Year by architecture website ArchDaily. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Retail Centers Shopping Centers Transit Facilities' Body Image: read more.

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Georgia Retail Commercial Architecture 95

BD+C

JULY 17, 2013

Launched in September 2012, the RGRC is CBRE’s $1 million commitment to fund leading-edge sustainability research and innovation in commercial real estate.

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Green Retail Sustainability Renovating 85