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Protecting Against Environmental Risk in Changing Climates

Construction Business Owner

Protecting Against Environmental Risk in Changing Climates. Already expecting a downturn, the commercial construction industry was further impacted when COVID-19 either delayed or shuttered projects nationwide and a seemingly endless barrage of storms caused more than $95 billion in damages across the United States alone. Alex Headley.

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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

Construction Marketing

Commercial real estate development involves the process of acquiring, designing, constructing, and leasing or selling commercial properties such as office buildings, retail centers, and industrial parks. Read more on the proper steps to ensure your commercial investment runs smoothly.

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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

As a contractor, you likely know that your business is always at risk. Between the potential for accidents and injuries on the job site and the risk of lawsuits, it’s important to have insurance to protect yourself from financial losses, but what kind of insurance do you need? Builders Risk Insurance.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Federal, State, County, and Local Government, as well as Education, Healthcare and Transportation Departments and Agencies have a responsibility to create cost visibility and cost transparency and drive improved construction productivity.

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Sir Robert McAlpine margin falls below 1%

Construction Enquirer

Target markets include healthcare, commercial offices, industrial, as well as the heritage and complex schemes delivered by its Major & Special Projects team. It is simultaneously growing the rail, transport and nuclear sectors of its infrastructure business.

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COVID–19 in Buildings is all about Ventilation

Green Building Law Update

This post is about what we know today about how to occupy commercial and public buildings, from offices to schools, in order to prevent the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 (the now designation for what had been the novel coronavirus 2019). becoming common in courtrooms and restaurants) for reducing risk of airborne transmission.

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What Is an Installation Floater?

Levelset

An installation floater is a form of insurance coverage that protects the value of building materials that will become a permanent part of a commercial or residential structure. The floater can stand alone or be a limited part of a builder’s risk business policy. and ends when those materials are installed as intended.