Construction Marketing
JANUARY 25, 2023
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.
Construction Marketing
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Commercial stairs could carry high volumes of foot traffic daily so they need to be strong enough to withstand trampling. Although concrete seems stark and cold, it may be the perfect material for constructing stairs in commercial buildings.
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Commercial Construction
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
As we close in on the finish line for 2015, we’re happy to report it’s been a terrific year at Englewood Construction and for many others in the commercial construction industry. With economic conditions continuing to improve, the past year brought a significant uptick in large-scale and ground-up commercial construction projects, which put Englewood on track to more than double our volume from 2014 to 2015.
Commercial Construction
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
We are coming into the final stretch of 2013, a year that has been rather good for the commercial construction industry. Activity was up for retail and restaurant construction and once-stalled commercial construction projects are finding themselves back on 2014 bid sheets for the best commercial general contractors. This year, I thought I’d take a look at our lengthy, active bid sheet in making 2014 commercial construction industry trends and predictions in the coming year.
Commercial Construction
DECEMBER 8, 2009
If not, take a look at the recent issue of National Real Estate Investor or Retail Traffic as each includes a special supplement called “Why sustainability endures in the face of recession.”. I found the section about embracing energy retrofits especially timely as Englewood Construction recently completed our latest commercial sustainable construction project at Sloan Valve, a plumbing systems manufacturer in Franklin Park, Ill. Have you seen the 2009 Green Building Survey?
Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Commercial real estate may be the best ESG supply chain opportunity. Climate Change ESG Green Building Green Globes LEED ESG law ESGLegalSolutions Kaplow Stuart Kaplow sustainability law
Commercial Construction
APRIL 30, 2012
When working on a commercial construction retrofit , you never know what items you may come across. While some need to be tossed, there are a number of items and fixtures you can reuse to decrease commercial construction costs, others you could donate, and then you may even find one or two items to hold onto due to their uniqueness – like the peephole. to be more centrally located to our staff and Chicago commercial construction projects.
Commercial Construction
OCTOBER 31, 2017
As a national commercial construction firm offering emergency commercial facility maintenance and repair services, we know it’s never easy to deal with damage to any property, much less on the scale of what a major natural disaster can cause. We also understand how important it is to have a commercial facility disaster plan in place ahead of time. Secure any areas of the property that are vulnerable to sustained winds or gusts.
Green Building Law Update
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. million existing commercial buildings in the United States today. Green Building Council’s LEED (the ubiquitous acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most widely used green building rating system in the world, less than 1% of commercial buildings in the U.S. million existing commercial buildings. By Katie Stanford and Stuart Kaplow.
Commercial Construction
AUGUST 19, 2015
But the interesting thing about commercial construction is all the different paths people take to end up in this industry. Many prepare for a commercial construction career with a formal education, whether it’s a college degree in construction management, engineering or architecture, or a related field. But keep in mind that a construction firm does not have to hold LEED credentials in order to be skilled at implementing sustainable commercial construction techniques.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 24, 2020
With all 50 states now in some stage of reopening from coronavirus pandemic closures, many commercial real estate owners are questioning if they can be liable for damages when someone, whether an employee of the business tenant or someone else, claims to have contracted COVID-19 at their building.
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 21, 2023
Sustainable facilities management is the allocation of financial, environmental, and other organizational resources in the most efficient way possible. The post Sustainable Facilities Management – Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds appeared first on 4BT.
Commercial Construction
DECEMBER 17, 2010
I’ll say it again, 2010 was a rebuilding year for the commercial construction industry. So I’ve created a commercial construction checklist for what we considered the highs and lows of 2010 commercial construction trends. While sustainable construction was a hot button in 2010 office construction, green retail and restaurant construction did not gain as much traction. There are still far too many distressed commercial properties on the market.
Commercial Construction
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
Now is a good time to study up on sustainable construction, like this wind turbine install at Sloan Valve. Luckily, there are all kinds of opportunities for us in the commercial construction industry to go back to “school” and beef up on the latest commercial construction trends and design build best practices to enhance our expertise and construction services.
Lets Build
JULY 1, 2022
3D-printed buildings have been popping up more frequently over the last few years, but are they a gimmick, or could they be the future of sustainable construction ? The benefits of 3D-printed buildings in sustainable construction.
Commercial Construction
DECEMBER 15, 2009
At the beginning of 2009, I don’t think anyone, including a national commercial general contractor like Englewood Construction, was prepared for the twists and turns that would face the commercial construction industry. In fact, we worked on two green projects this past year and we hope to do even more next year as we are committed to helping our clients reduce their carbon footprint through sustainable commercial construction.
Commercial Construction
DECEMBER 22, 2009
I don’t have a crystal ball, nor am I a betting man, but based on the commercial construction projects Englewood Construction has heard are in the pipeline for 2010 across the country, as well as my 30+ years of combined experience in the design build and commercial construction industry, here’s what I think will be happening in our industry next year. Green buildings across all commercial construction sectors will continue to gain in popularity.
SAB Magazine
JUNE 4, 2018
Building Case Studies 2018 Canadian Green Building Awards BC Canadian Green Building Awards Commercial/Industrial [Small] Award Winner SABMag SABMagazine.com Sustainable Architecture and Building Magazine UBC CAMPUS ENERGY CENTRE - VancouverThis is a beautiful solution for a building type that has traditionally been tucked away from public view.
Commercial Construction
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. For example, we’ve been able to enhance our general construction services and stay ahead of commercial construction trends by doing the following for our clients: 1.
Chianelli Estimating
MARCH 7, 2022
Making your next commercial building project successful starts with anticipating and estimating costs. The most common unit of measure used to estimate costs for commercial buildings is cost per square foot. Generally, the two most important variables to estimating the commercial cost per square foot are size and quality. A Class A commercial structure receives this designation due to its architecture, amenities, materials and location. Commercial
Lets Build
JUNE 2, 2017
Global warming is one of the main reasons why sustainable housing is ideal for future construction. Sustainable homes do not only help the environment by reducing the overall environmental impact during and after construction, but it contributes towards many social and economic benefits. One of the solutions to these problems can be sustainable housing, but whether these homes can be made affordable enough for the average Joe to own or rent is another question.
Green Building Law Update
MARCH 26, 2017
The well being of building occupants is increasingly being described as the number one driver of sustainability. The aims for a sustainable buildings have shifted in the U.S. This dramatic shift is even found in the federal government’s recently updated Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings, which now include considerations around protecting occupant health, wellness, and productivity. million commercial buildings in the U.S.,
Natural Building
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Earlier this month I participated in a webinar titled Designing Highly-Sustainable Buildings featuring the Sketchup software team, along with Sefaira, a plugin that calculates various aspects of energy use pertaining to the design.
GCP Applied Technologies
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification. The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association's (NRMCA) Sustainable Concrete Plant Certification (the "Certification") provides ready mix plant personnel specific guidance to assess their production practices and implement sustainability strategies that will ultimately lower their overall carbon footprint. Sustainability. Commercial buildings.
Construction Specifier
MARCH 30, 2022
This number continues to grow year over year and is more than any other commercial roofing material. As a result, metal is becoming the roofing material of choice for both commercial and residential applications. 55 percent AlZn steel is the commercial standard for SSMR).
Construction Specifier
MARCH 21, 2022
Market research consistently reports that both Millennials and Gen Z actively believe in reducing their carbon footprint, that they value experiences, and that they are willing to pay more for sustainability and environmentally-friendly alternatives.
Commercial Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Our new office is bigger, brighter, more energy efficient and centrally located to our staff and Chicago commercial construction projects. And because we were our own client, we were only limited in our design build capabilities by our imagination and a little thing called a commercial construction budget. Each project we take on presents an opportunity to share commercial construction news with you. In my last blog post, I hinted we had big news to reveal.
GCP Applied Technologies
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Sustainable construction products and technologies. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. Concrete admixtures can also optimize the production process for sustainability. SUSTAINABLE CEMENT.
Business Facilities
MAY 18, 2022
Since 2011, the Better Buildings Initiative has partnered with public and private sector leaders to improve energy efficiency of commercial buildings and industrial plants.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 12, 2021
When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. The materiality of different resilient flooring products may alter some perceptions regarding sustainability.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 14, 2018
In 2008, JLL, a Fortune 500 company with more than $50 billion of real estate under asset management, purchased ECD, a Canadian sustainability consulting organization that had developed Green Globes. JLL continued ECD’s strategy of promoting Green Globes in Canada as a building sustainability assessment and certification system.
Stok
AUGUST 31, 2022
This includes embodied carbon through low-carbon material support, energy-efficient commercial buildings, rebates for energy-saving projects, expanded grants to state and local governments for building energy codes, incentives for clean electricity and electric vehicles, and more.
Stok
AUGUST 31, 2022
The bill will have direct impacts on commercial real estate and construction, largely characterized by the extension and expansion of tax credits. With ample opportunity to unlock, here is our quick IRA guide for those working in commercial real estate: #1: EMBODIED CARBON.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
This fall, Penn State University could start site planning for the first commercial building at its Sustainability Experience Center, a 9.5-acre destination near famed Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., which features technologies and facilities designed to support sustainability education
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 25, 2018
Understanding facility life-cycle costs for a commercial building is the first step towards maximizing efficiency and positive outcomes. Operations (utilization, utilities, security, safety, sustainability, waste, cleaning, grounds management ). The post Life-cycle Costs for a Commercial Building appeared first on 4BT. Life-cycle Costs for a Commercial Building Uncategorized job order contracting lean construction
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.
Construction Equipment
MARCH 28, 2019
Although laws, regulations, training programs, and improvements in PPE have made the workplace less dangerous since the 1940s, according to an article in the Daily Commercial News written by the CEO of eCompliance, training programs have stalled since the 1990s.
Commercial Construction
JUNE 21, 2012
Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management. I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. With the way the commercial real estate market has been the last several years, people are looking to commercial construction experts for the best construction tips on how to proceed with a successful new retail development. Filed under: Commercial Construction Retail Construction Shopping Center Construction.
Business Facilities
MAY 24, 2022
District of Columbia, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Dallas round out top five, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, reducing emissions.
BD+C
JUNE 12, 2020
and other areas, the commercial real estate industry has implemented innovations to boost sustainability. In response to legislation in New York City, California, Washington, D.C., Among the trends embraced by the industry are mass timber, augmented reality, and modular construction.
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