HardHatChat

APRIL 24, 2023

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. Going with the lowest bidder is rarely worth it. Getting it right the first time can save you time and money.

Commercial 156

Commercial Construction Retail Housing 156

Wolgast Corporation

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As I’ve gone through the benefits of Design-Build in a recent campaign to inform more business owners about their options, it’s important to discuss the time savings that result from this construction delivery process. Therefore, the bidding and selection process is much shorter in duration.

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Construction Bidding Design Schedule 62

Construction Marketing

JULY 6, 2022

ICF construction offers thermal and structural components of a wall. Here’s a comprehensive guide to ICF construction. How much does ICF construction cost? ICF construction costs around $150 and $160 per square foot. Advantages of ICF construction. Tight construction. They include: 1.

Construction 156

Construction Concrete Remodeling Materials 156

Natural Building

JUNE 26, 2022

Students from the University at Buffalo, New York, have embarked on the construction of three tiny homes to help combat homelessness. This initiative forms part of a design-build program within the school called the Small Built Works Project.

Design 52

Design New York Permits Documentation 52

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. Design and Planning Phase The design and planning phase is essential to commercial real estate development.

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Commercial Leases Regulation Finance 210

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

When I think back on the most interesting construction projects and challenges I’ve handled in my career as a national commercial contractor, without a doubt some of the most memorable have been in landmark-status buildings. Plan for Extra Permitting Hoops. Here are three key takeaways from our experiences over the years: 1.

New York City 267

New York City Construction Chicago Permits 267

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2020

A JOC Program Manager’s Duties are critical to assuring quality, on-time, and on-budget construction project delivery. Obtain and evaluate proposals from job order contractors and other vendors on approved construction projects. Select and negotiate architect and engineer consultants for design contracts.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 28, 2022

The Desert Comfort Experience Home: Navigating a Perfect Storm to Get Construction Underway. The Desert Comfort net-zero energy home in the Arizona desert weathered its share of delays before construction even started, highlighting inefficiencies in building industry permitting and inspections processes—all exacerbated by the pandemic.

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Permits Construction Inspections Schedule 98

Lets Build

MAY 11, 2022

Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. These preliminaries, also called prelims, cover costs for an entire construction project—not for specific work sections or activities. What do preliminaries in construction mean? What are prelims?

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Contract Construction Site Accounting 144

Natural Building

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The overall price came to $41,600, which includes the construction, permits, rain tanks and other elements. It took two years to get the necessary building permits and another 18 months to construct the home with the help of volunteers from Australia and abroad. “We We’re now mostly off-grid and semi self-sufficient.”

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Permits Housing US IDEA 45

Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The construction industry has historically been quite inefficient, but that’s no longer acceptable in today’s post-pandemic world. As construction companies struggle with shortages of everything from raw materials to skilled tradespeople, sticking to timelines has become increasingly challenging. How do you define lean construction?

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Construction Accidents Site Green 148

Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.

Commercial 126

Commercial Drawings Bidding Budgeting 126

Safety Services Company

JANUARY 26, 2024

A massive fire took hold of a construction site in Charlotte, NC. Construction sites face fire-related incidents daily. Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites. welding, cutting, brazing, or grinding), a permit should be required. It was May 19 th , 2023.

Safety 54

Safety Site Permits Electrical 54

BD+C

MAY 1, 2019

Timing is one of the most common problems in construction work. Architects and design professionals create drawings and conceptual designs using data from the present to build structures in the future. The interval between design and construction makes projecting costs incredibly difficult. Delays happen.

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Design Forecasting Permits Plans 78

Wolgast Corporation

JUNE 28, 2022

The cost and availability of building materials can presently be described as highly unpredictable, so the pre-planning phase has become the key to Restaurant Construction more than ever before! Design-build speeds up the process. Design-build speeds up the process. These trades help us control the pace of the work.

Commercial 124

Commercial Income Construction Materials 124

HardHatChat

AUGUST 7, 2019

A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a byline article from Englewood Construction. Earlier this summer, Englewood Construction’s home state of Illinois passed a bill making it the 11 th state in the U.S. to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Timing Is Everything.

Legal 260

Legal Commercial Retail Illinois 260

Wolgast Corporation

APRIL 6, 2022

An experienced contractor will lead you through your project faster with extensive planning and scheduling prior to construction. During the planning stage, permits and long lead items can be ordered so they will arrive prior to their scheduled need. In that case, we came back after the fact to install it.

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Schedule Construction Permits Plans 62

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2018

The construction cost data shown is not be applied to specific requirements, but rather intended as a general overview. Detailed line item construction cost data should be used for the preparation of actual construction project costs in concert with an experienced construction estimator and knowledge of local conditions.

Commercial 100

Commercial Construction Commissioning Permits 100

PC Construction

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Construction is now wrapping up at the Ralph Brennan Water Treatment Plant in Daytona Beach, Florida. Preconstruction on this design-build project began two years ago to upgrade the existing filter complex and replace the aging Leopold filter underdrain system.

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Florida Permits Inspections Procurement 89

Construction Specifier

AUGUST 6, 2020

Rousseau, MRAIC, in Construction Canada [March/April 1990]). Garden in his influential 1963 article, “Rain Penetration and its Control,” in the Canadian Building Digest remain relevant and provide guidance to modern exterior wall design (for more information, read “Rain Penetration and its Control” by G. Kirby Garden).

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Environment Permits Construction Drawings 99

Construction Marketing

MAY 27, 2022

They’re designed with lightweight materials, unlike permanent buildings that are normally composed of steel, bricks, lumber or other materials. For instance, you can construct fabric structures for mining operations and storage equipment for landscaping, construction, and automotive businesses. They’re Designed For Flexibility.

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Fabrication Materials Retail Equipment 249

Wolgast Corporation

JUNE 16, 2023

With his building being bigger, the duration of the project longer, and the fixed fees being the same, he can benefit from the efficiencies that his Design-Builder will experience, which will lower the square footage cost. For construction, it is a mix of labor and fixed costs that can result in a cost reduction for a building owner.

Construction 62

Construction Permits Electrical Estimating 62

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 26, 2022

Construction firms are always in pursuit of safer jobsites. Technology has advanced significantly in recent years in the realm of construction safety. In celebration of Construction Safety Week, we’re exploring some of those advancements, which are pushing the industry forward and making it safer for all. . Wearables & IoT.

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Safety Innovation Construction Risk 98

Levelset

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Construction activity is incredibly intensive work — creating the built environment is inherently disruptive to the natural environment. Environmental laws provide the backbone for permitting and reporting requirements on construction projects, while a wide variety of state and municipal laws impose even stricter rules.

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Regulation Contractors Permits Construction 52

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2023

The right racking system can be selected by design engineers, guaranteeing that the modules are securely fastened without harming your roof. . Solar engineers plan, design, and occasionally implement the solar energy project using the information gathered during the audit. Review The Engineer’s Plan. Consider Sunlight Exposure.

Commercial 284

Commercial Electrical Permits Inspections 284

Green Building Law Update

JULY 19, 2020

Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory “bird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. The bird-friendly design standards that the Director adopts by regulation and that are equivalent to Pilot Credit #55.

New York City 289

New York City Green Maryland Permits 289

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Following a child's electrical shock from faulty wiring installation, officials have been looking for errors in the design, permitting, construction and inspection processes and for indications of public corruption.

Maryland 71

Maryland Permits Inspections Electrical 71

Wolgast Corporation

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A larger building can typically be constructed at a lesser square footage price than a smaller building. These include permits, insurance, taxes, supervision, equipment freight, taxes, etc. Buildings can be designed for the size needed now with the anticipation of needing more space in the future.

Estimating 126

Estimating Plans Materials Permits 126

Pro Builder

MARCH 24, 2021

Emerging Wellness Design Trends for Older Adults. These housing solutions are most popular in California, according to Forbes, due to liberalized codes allowing ADUs to be constructed on existing home sites. Permits for ADUs increased 11-fold in the last few years, says one California certified senior real estate specialist.

Design 52

Design California Compensation Permits 52

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2019

In construction, however, signs point to at least one more big year, with a rush of infrastructure projects getting rolled out, new technologies showing positive impacts and new ideas to overcome labor shortages. A number of high-profile infrastructure projects could give the construction industry a boost in 2019. In New York, Gov.

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Industrial United States Construction Infrastructure 186

Construction Marketing

MARCH 31, 2023

Inspection And Monitoring Redevelopment projects or new construction are significant contributors to waste generation. Environmental consultants can design effective programs through data collection and inspection. In addition, they can also assist in designing new facilities or upgrading existing ones.

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Consulting Management Regulation Inspections 238

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Chris Magwood Talks Low-Carbon Construction. Ontario builder and designer Chris Magwood is pioneering a movement toward low carbon construction for homeowners ready to go green. Chris Magwood began his building career by constructing his own home, the first permitted straw-bale house in Ontario, in 1996.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Construction Green Permits 52

ENR Construction

MARCH 10, 2021

Crews utilized a temporary trestle and precast pile caps to mitigate challenges posed by environmental conditions and permitting issues, completing the Crosstown Parkway Extension in Port St. Lucie, Fla., two months early and $13 million under budget.

Permits 69

Permits Budgeting Budget Design 69

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2019

Disputes in the construction industry are very common. The most common causes of disputes is amending the initial design of the project, failing to get all the necessary paperwork and poor communication between the involved parties. Here is a list of tips that can guide you towards preventing disputes in construction projects.

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Agreement Construction Documentation Risk 121

BRIKS Design-Build Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Develop a Commercial site with BRIKS Design-Build Group. Unlike the residential areas there are specific requirements for a commercial site that ensures the credibility of the constructed building. BRIKS design-build group has one of the best crew which handles the related issues for you. Sounds pretty complex, right?

Commercial 26

Commercial Site Design Permits 26

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Working in construction can be incredibly rewarding. That said, it can also be a stressful industry to work in and some construction professionals may struggle to maintain a healthy work-life balance and prioritize their mental health. In fact, over 80% of construction professionals have experienced stress at work.

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BIM Construction IDEA Management 119

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The New American Home 2022 features a smaller total square footage than previous New American Homes in years past, but still maintains a sense of luxury and innovation with both artful and efficient design features. Because of a variety of permitting and design-related delays, the project could not get underway until late May of 2021.

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Sustainability Permits NAHB Certification 105