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

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

JANUARY 19, 2015

While it was a good year for commercial general construction, it was by no means a record setting year. These are the three most important commercial construction trends I will take from the commercial construction industry in 2014. Retailer reinvention is good for commercial general contractors. Self-reinvention.

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Commercial Retail Construction News 120

HardHatChat

AUGUST 18, 2016

Involving your commercial contractor early-on for a large-scale project, such as this shopping center development Englewood Construction completed in Connecticut, allows the construction team to create a realistic timeline for key project milestones.

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Commercial Construction Schedule Budgeting 226

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. Like HardHatChat, most of the information out there is free, so sign up now !

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Commercial Bidding Negotiation Construction 263

HardHatChat

JANUARY 25, 2012

It’s not just foreclosed homes that are looking like a bargain to real estate investors in today’s market, but also distressed commercial assets. Here are just a couple things that the best commercial contractors will know need to be answered before you consider taking over a distressed construction project. Is there any wild water?

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Commercial Construction Permits Bargains 176

HardHatChat

JULY 19, 2011

It’s a mixed bag of commercial construction news for shopping center developement. On one hand, retail sales continue to show improvement from last year, yet the suburban shopping mall – or at least the traditional enclosed shopping mall – seems to be on the way out. Most retailers today want less space.

Commercial 201

Commercial Retail Change Orders Construction 201

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

If your retail construction contractor can build retail stores like this on Michigan Avenue…. For as long as I’ve been in the commercial construction business , which is 30 years, there have been two conflicting trains of thought about clients hiring a general contractor who also works for a competitor. Bill Di Santo.

Commercial 179

Commercial Retail Contractors Renovating 179

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 21, 2010

About a year ago, our team at Englewood Construction thought it would be a great idea to share our commercial construction news and experience through a blog. The editorial team behind commercial construction blog Hard Hat Chat -- Chuck Taylor, Kim Sawyer and Bill Di Santo. At first, I wasn’t sure. As usual, my team was right.

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Commercial ProCore Retail Construction 136

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The use of technology and apps for daily construction reporting, sharing photos and scheduling look-aheads has become common practice on today’s commercial construction job sites. As antiquated as that probably sounds to this blog’s younger readers, it really wasn’t that long ago.

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Commercial Construction Bidding US 144

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

But what I want to do is tell you what you may not know about the retail space construction of this Zara store and how to apply this information to your next retail construction project. 1. Hidden traps in retail construction approval process. But Zara is from Spain and their architect is in Canada.

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Retail Michigan Chicago Construction 176

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

HardHatChat

APRIL 12, 2016

The other day I was talking with a Chicago-area client who didn’t realize Englewood is a national general contractor that manages national commercial construction projects across the country. We’ve posted before about how technology is changing commercial construction , and never is that more true than when running projects nationally.

Commercial 120

Commercial Contractors Management New York City 120

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Whether you’re a bank with distressed commercial real estate assets on your balance sheet, or you’re a real estate investor/developer who purchased a foreclosed commercial property, creating a viable workout plan can be an uphill battle. I’m not going to sugar coat it. Feel free to email us at info@Englewoodconstruction.com.

Commercial 149

Commercial Bankruptcy Retail Contractors 149

HardHatChat

MARCH 8, 2016

Just as clients’ needs change, so too does the way we exchange information in construction management. In a post last month, we took a look inside the commercial construction technology toolbox, specifically a rundown of construction management software options that benefit not only the contractor, but also the client.

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Software Software Commercial Contractors 120

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Commercial construction jobs account for 60% of all industry jobs while residential accounts for 40%. Many commercial and retail businesses have continued to struggle as Americans stay indoors. Coronavirus Resources and Information. Construction.

Residential 98

Residential Construction Employment New York 98

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.

Commercial 71

Commercial Retail Banking Transportation 71

Construction Marketing

APRIL 5, 2023

Mixed-Use Developments These developments typically include a combination of residential, commercial, and retail spaces in one building or complex, and can be located in urban or suburban areas. Further, the potential for higher foot traffic in mixed-use developments can benefit commercial and retail tenants.

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Income Construction Equity Sustainability 211

BD+C

MAY 31, 2016

commercial real estate world. In one of the largest data breaches on record, a team of hackers nabbed payment card records and personal information of nearly 110 million Target store customers worldwide. The retail giant took a massive hit to its reputation, as well as its pocketbook.

Commercial 40

Commercial Retail 40

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 13, 2023

Clients range from the largest construction companies to private individuals, in sectors including education, commercial, retail, leisure, healthcare, ecclesiastical and residential. For more information and to benefit from the Enquirer discount click here.

Contractors 79

Contractors Debt Retail Security 79

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 8, 2016

Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

Retail 40

Retail Industrial Missouri Florida 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?

Commercial 120

Commercial Banking Lien Construction 120

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 22, 2017

1] The United States is largest user of energy for commercial use. The fastest growing energy consumer is the commercial building sector. Examples of commercial sector buildings include retail stores, office buildings, government buildings, restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and leisure and recreational facilities.

Commercial 100

Commercial United States Life Cycle Management 100

Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Whether your construction is a simple house upgrade or a commercial remodeling, a wrong contractor can frustrate your efforts and waste a lot of time, money and energy. For example, if you are looking to build a commercial retail and office space, it would probably be a bad idea to hire a contractor with a home improvement license only.

Contractors 158

Contractors Insurance Commercial Bidding 158

Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

See, for example, Kendall Jones’ posting about five commercial construction trends for 2015. 2015 should be another year of positive growth for the commercial construction industry. Besides the substantial audience/user base (helpful in encouraging “get out the vote” campaigns), the blog has plenty of substance.

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Rhode Island AGC Construction Iowa 48

Construction Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2019

A few years back we took a look at the two largest construction lead services serving the commercial construction market: Dodge Data & Analytics and ConstructConnect. How many ways could a building product manufacture slice and dice the information? Don’t be surprised to find the information behind a pay wall.

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Comparison Construction Software Software 123

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? Did your general contractor give you a big fat binder of information including your warranty letters, operating manuals, as-built drawings, etc? How would you like to “find” thousands of dollars in your operating budget?

Commercial 120

Commercial Documentation Construction Project Management 120

Construction Junkie

JUNE 15, 2021

Earlier this month, Hilti officially released the exoskeleton, announced more details, and published its retail price on their website. Hilti’s core clients are in the commercial construction industry and I expect this exoskeleton to be largely purchased by employers on larger construction projects, rather than individuals.

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Overhead Employment Injury Retail 76

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2020

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection for existing contamination before signing leases. Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S.

Liability 156

Liability Leases Defense Commercial 156

BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

He has guided the sustainability process on over 30 million square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including K-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings.

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Sustainability Life Cycle Commissioning Construction 105

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 30, 2020

The majority of our work in reviewing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is for lenders across the country, much of that undertaken by a non law subsidiary of this law firm, but the fastest growing segment in this space, by far, is Phase Is for commercial tenants. In 2020, the state of the environmental industrial complex is strong.

Site 156

Site Liability Leases Defense 156

Construction Marketing

JULY 24, 2014

The company wants to provide leads to its sales force so that its product can be specified in commercial construction projects at an earlier stage. Most of this information is readily available from their websites or by talking with sales representatives, but I also interviewed a couple of people who had used both systems.

Construction 214

Construction Claims Products Commercial 214

BD+C

JUNE 17, 2013

The Energy Department today launched a new Buildings Performance Database , the largest free, publicly available database of residential and commercial building energy performance information. Currently, commercial and residential buildings account for approximately 70% of the electricity consumption in the nation.

Education 76

Education Retail Sustainability Green 76

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 10, 2018

The change is significant for buildings pursuing LEED or Green Globes certification, for buildings with GSA or other government space leases tied to an ENERGY STAR score of 75, for buildings in cities with mandatory benchmarking, and for the more than 450,000 commercial properties that have an ENERGY STAR score. sort of) by the U.S.

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Certification Commercial Modeling Deals 149

Constructlaw

JUNE 17, 2022

But two recent state-court decisions evidence a change in that trend: Both held that the Economic Loss Doctrine bars fraud claims because parties to a commercial contract — often sophisticated and represented by counsel — allocate risk, prescribe damages, and rely on the terms of the bargain. Commercial Painting Co.

Colorado 52

Colorado Tennessee Claims Contract 52

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Census data and including all commercial and institutional green building projects certified throughout 2014 to determine how many square feet were LEED certified in each state for each man, woman and child), there is valuable information to be gleaned from reviewing the List, including looking for business opportunities among the fun benchmark.

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Green Certification Maryland Illinois 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 1, 2014

Green Building Council is about to announce that there are more than 3 Billion square feet of LEED certified commercial and institutional building. LEED for Retail: New Construction launched in 2010 has more than 550 registered buildings and more than 375 have been certified. Three Billion! In a sense of scale, the Earth is only 4.67

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Green Accounting Retail Commercial 120