article thumbnail

Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

HardHatChat

As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time for us to look back on the commercial construction building trends , news and projects of this past year and share our thoughts on the highs and lows in the industry. In fact, our commercial construction budget work was back to 2008 levels. HIGH – Everyone was submitting drawings in 2011.

article thumbnail

How to Choose the Best General Contractor to Partner with for your “First” Commercial Construction Project

HardHatChat

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.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Airbus Joins Forces With CCAM

Business Facilities

This union is a natural one. McAuliffe said, “The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing is a world-class asset that brings together Virginia’s leading manufacturing companies and top educational institutions to expedite research and turn ideas into real-world technologies and solutions.

article thumbnail

Marketing In The Construction Industry – Everything You Need To Know

Help Everybody Everyday

You can spend all day looking for the next perfect construction marketing idea. Commercial. Those renovating a restaurant or building a sports stadium are working within the commercial market. ” Developers are entities that oversee the build-out and management of commercial properties. Residential.

article thumbnail

Net-Zero Dream

BRIKS Design-Build Group

You can get the idea of it by thinking of Lego blocks because these two are very similar. Constructions which include ICF are on a rise in both commercial and residential sector. The European Union aims to have net zero homes across Europe by 2020. These units form the foundation of walls or floor present in a building.

Housing 26
article thumbnail

PSMJ Resources Blog: Construction job openings, pay rose at.

PSMJ Resources

Foreign respondents, which mainly lend to businesses, reported a net tightening of their lending standards while loan demand was about unchanged… Domestic banks continued to report little change in their standards for [ commercial real estate (CRE)] loans , but modest net fractions had eased some loan terms over the past year.

article thumbnail

COVER STORY: Advanced Manufacturing — Creating Jobs In 3Dimensions

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

President Obama also mentioned NAMII in his recent State of the Union address: “There are things we can do, right now, to accelerate this trend. We are focused on what is called a Valley of Death where new ideas that come out of research initiatives die because they can’t be transitioned to applications and commercial solutions.