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Non-Residential Construction Market Still Faltering

Job Order Contracting

Nonresidential construction has dropped 25% since 2020, while residential construction has boomed. Average commercial construction costs have increased 4.5 Material prices will sort themselves out, however, lack of skilled labor is endemic. Material costs: +23.1% (Aug. Construction employment. August 2020: 7.6%.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

HardHatChat

These types of commercial construction projects are very important to the growth of their brands and offer many opportunities for our national contracting team to apply our experience and know-how to ensure a successful completion. Likewise, flagship stores in city locations often entail construction in mixed-use buildings.

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Ranked: Seven innovative noise reduction materials for commercial spaces

Construction Specifier

By Ryan Shure Many types of buildings are considered commercial spaces. Commercial spaces are often large, bustling structures, required to withstand a high volume of human and machine traffic, more than a residential property. Photos © Unsplash. A better choice would be ICF.

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Challenges & Opportunities in Commercial Construction

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As a National General Contractor working across multiple verticals in the commercial construction space, we understand the challenges (COVID and Supply Chain) facing our retail, restaurant, hospitality, and senior housing clients. The post Challenges & Opportunities in Commercial Construction first appeared on Hard Hat Chat.

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Using Marketing 4Ps to Make Your Commercial Site Selection

Wolgast Corporation

Along with your logo, promotional materials, and website, your building and location strategy are considered part of your marketing mix and how you reach your target audience. Some healthcare practitioners prefer to be near residential neighborhoods to be close to their patients.

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Best practices for applying commercial IGU glazing

Construction Specifier

Photo © Elena Vlasova | Dreamstime.com By Amy Becker Building occupants and residents can enjoy the daylighting, great views, and comfort provided by commercial fenestration. Most helpful for specifiers are the sections on glazing materials and glazing systems where a detailed understanding is provided on all aspects and types of systems.

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Commercial work boosts construction new orders

Construction Enquirer

Commercial building and civils work helped construction output rise in May despite a continuing drop in the house building sector. But w ork on residential building projects decreased for the sixth month running and at the steepest pace since May 2020. in May, up from 51.1 in April and above the neutral 50.0 ” .