PC Construction

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Last Friday, the newest participants in Vermont’s Commercial Craft Apprenticeship program gathered at the PC Construction office for a meet and greet and introduction to their next year of formalized training. The program also includes basic fundamentals such as financial management, material handling and field safety.

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BD+C

MAY 3, 2024

Advancing Healthcare: Medical Office Buildings at the Forefront of Access and Safety 1 kcichowicz Fri, 05/03/2024 - 07:18 Healthcare Facilities This article explores the pivotal shift from traditional hospital settings to Medical Office Buildings (MOBs), focusing on how these facilities enhance patient access.

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BD+C

JULY 9, 2021

MojoDome, the newest offering from MojoDesk, is a new adjustable privacy pod and standing desk bundle meant to help ease the return of employees to the open office. With a footprint that is the same as a typical open office desk, the electric sit-to-stand MojoDome doesn’t require extra space or buildouts to use.

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HardHatChat

MAY 16, 2017

Hopefully, we’ll see some of those fresh young graduates heading toward a career in commercial construction. For example, I was blown away when some members of Englewood’s facilities management team showed me how they are using QR codes to manage facility maintenance service calls and track facility maintenance work.

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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. He asked me, “You only have offices in Chicago, right? So how does that work?”. Knowing the Local Terrain.

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Commercial Contractors Management New York City 120

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 26, 2023

York-based Grantside is advancing plans for two net zero projects in Sheffield after appointing consultant Summers-Inman as project manager and cost consultant. The second project a six-storey office development received planning at the end of last year.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 26, 2023

HE Simm Group, has won a £16m contract to deliver the full MEP installation on a new £100m office building in Blackpool. The seven-storey office block will eventually be home to more than 3,500 civil servants. HE Simm will deliver a full MEP installation during a 37-week programme which start on site in November.

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Office Contract Commercial Residential 69

HardHatChat

MAY 27, 2020

According to Englewood Construction, prepping commercial facilities to reopen should include reviewing mechanical systems and rescheduling missed preventative maintenance appointments (*photo taken pre-pandemic). A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a bylined article from Englewood Construction.

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Commercial Sewer Illinois Schedule 156

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 4, 2023

Construction buyers reported a return to industry growth in July as a rise in commercial work saw output hit its highest level in five months. The bellwether S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 51.7 Robust increases in commercial building (index at 54.4) in July – up from 48.9

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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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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 3, 2023

The firm will oversee construction of a new office development spanning 3,271 sq m. The existing buildings will be demolished down to basement level to make way for the new high-quality building, incorporating retail units and office accommodation.

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Office Deals Retail Renovating 63

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Behind-the-scenes team members – such as Englewood Construction’s CFO, Mary Davolt, who was recently honored as a CFO of the year by the Daily Herald – play a critical role in the success of a commercial construction firm. Recently our CFO, Mary Davolt, was honored as a CFO of the Year by suburban Chicago’s Daily Herald newspaper.

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Commercial Safety Construction Project Management 120

Wolgast Corporation

JANUARY 12, 2023

Construction Management. The Construction Management (CM) delivery is the best solution to save money and keep track of all the moving parts and trades of these large, complex school projects. Our expertise is with the following delivery types of construction: Design-Build. General Contracting. Restoration. Many as repeat customers.

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Commercial Construction Retail Michigan 91

HardHatChat

AUGUST 31, 2011

I don’t know if the cupcakes were made from scratch or out of a box, but they were the best damn cupcakes for one simple reason – they reminded us how important our jobs are and that commercial construction projects touch the lives of everyone big and small. What about satisfied commercial construction client testimonials?

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The post Exploring how sound and noise impact well-being in office design appeared first on Construction Specifier. During the intervening pandemic period, many employees also began paying greater attention to their personal well-being, intensifying expectations for healthy workspaces. 2 In the U.S.,

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With December here, it’s time for our annual post reviewing some of the positives – as well as a few of the challenges – that shaped the commercial construction business in the past year. Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National.

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Commercial Retail Construction Chicago 156

Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The post Exploring how sound and noise impact wellbeing in office design appeared first on Construction Specifier. During the intervening pandemic period, many employees also began paying greater attention to their personal wellbeing, intensifying expectations for healthy workspaces. 2 In the U.S.,

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

3 important early considerations for office-to-residential conversions 0 qpurcell Fri, 11/10/2023 - 09:42 Office Buildings Scott Campagna, PE, Senior Director of Housing, IMEG Corp, shares insights from experts on office-to-residential conversion issues that may be mitigated when dealt with early.

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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. In those days, if someone needed you while you were on a job site or at a meeting, they paged you and you ran to the nearest pay phone to return the call.

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Commercial Construction Bidding US 144

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 9, 2017

Steve owns Quik Contractors, a midsize general contractor that specializes in commercial projects. He employs a total of 45 office and field personnel. Currently, he has three key project managers who estimate and manage the company’s jobs.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 7, 2010

Commercial construction preventive maintenance. Granted the explosion and resulting oil spill is a worst case scenario, but it begs the question: Do you have the appropriate commercial construction preventive maintenance checklist in place? For a more detailed preventive maintenance construction punch list you can email me.

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Commercial Retail Construction Negotiation 243

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 23, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a five-part series on Construction Project Management. Last week, we talked about the complexity of construction projects and the role of the project manager in managing the processes behind them. Hire bad people to manage and build the project? Championing Construction Collaboration.

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HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2011

as mall owners and retail tenants figure out who will be responsible for commercial construction services in a “build to suit” shopping center construction space. This space has virtually been untouched by a landlord’s commercial construction general contractor. Vanilla box. This is most popular with big retail leases in 2011.

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Commercial Retail Construction Bidding 184

Construction Enquirer

MAY 5, 2023

Sir Robert McAlpine has completed its strategic rejig making 40 redundancies and several new industry sector managing director appointments. Mark Gibson, former managing director of North and Scotland now leads the Healthcare operation as MD. None of the roles made redundant are project specific and are spread across the UK operations.

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Commercial Office Management Infrastructure 79

The Constructor

AUGUST 11, 2020

Building sanitization has become an integral part of facilities management in today’s COVID-stricken world. Though the impact of the virus hasn’t subsided, several regions are braving to reopen offices and commercial buildings post lockdown.

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Commercial Safety Office Management 138

BD+C

MAY 23, 2023

Hord Coplan Macht names Ilijana Soldan as Sustainability Manager Hord Coplan Macht, Baltimore, MD., has promoted Ilijana Soldan, AIA, LEED AP, EcoDistricts, NCARB, to Sustainability Manager. rcassidy Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:29 HORD COPLAN MACHT Research-based designer will lead Sustainability Action Team and the firm's green initiatives.

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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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BD+C

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The new home for investment management company Deer Park Road Corp., the 26,000-sf, four-story Deer Park Office Building in Steamboat Springs, Colo., resembles more of a mountainside ski lodge than a corporate office building.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 19, 2015

and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows employment for construction managers will grow 16 percent (faster than average for all occupations) from 2012 to 2022. But the interesting thing about commercial construction is all the different paths people take to end up in this industry.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This practice does not work for material, labor, equipment, nor does it account for local market productivity in any effective manner. Locally researched JOC Price Books are readily available to provide cost visibility, cost transparency, and therefore improve cost management. Why is the Army using archaic and inefficient practices?

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BD+C

AUGUST 23, 2013

market for commercial real estate, according to a new study by the Building Owners and Managers Association International. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Office Building' With an average cost per square foot of $16.11, Stamford, Conn., is the most costly U.S.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

According to a study of data from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International’s Experience Exchange Report (EER) by Kingsley Associates, the commercial real estate industry’s ongoing focus on energy efficiency has resulted in a downward trend in total operating expenses. Body Image: read more.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 3, 2010

In today’s economic climate, most retail development firms, shopping center landlords, office building owners and especially general commercial construction contractors would be wise to take a step back and ask themselves if they are leaving any money on the table when it comes to new business and servicing their customers.

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Commercial Retail Construction US 196

Construction Enquirer

MAY 17, 2023

Dan Williams has been appointed as managing director of Skanska UK’s building services operating unit. Williams moves into the managing director role from his current position of operations director, where he was responsible for facilities management operations in the healthcare, local authority and commercial office sectors.

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BD+C

AUGUST 25, 2020

In this segment from BD+C 's The Weekly show, Brad Hunter, Managing Director with RCLCO Real Estate Advisors, talks about the short- and long-term market forecast for several key commercial building sectors, including hospitality, industrial, office, retail, and rental housing.

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Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Whether you are a residential or commercial general contractor, Quickbooks is the most popular accounting software serving the construction industry in the United States. The challenge is achieving an integrated solution with estimating, scheduling and project management capabilities while addressing detailed job costing.

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CoreCon Management Software Software 141

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Englewood Construction is an expert in winter condition commercial construction practices. While most businesses, including commercial construction projects, were closed on Wednesday, Feb. Our commercial maintenance hotline was on high alert. Any commercial project started after Dec. Same with brick and mortar.

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