HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

CRE developers and owners are continuing to think creatively about filling vacant shopping mall space, and recently the idea of bringing in “ghost kitchens” to fill obsolete retail square footage has started to gain traction. From our perspective, bringing ghost kitchens to malls certainly isn’t a bad use of vacant retail space.

Retail 177

Retail Commercial Feasibility Comparison 177

HardHatChat

MARCH 14, 2014

Englewood Construction is currently engaged in several mall redevelopments across the country. Perhaps the most important aspect in this process will be engaging a national retail commercial contractor for advice and feasibility studies. 1) Don’t be afraid of a big retail construction project.

Retail 253

Retail Commercial Construction Feasibility 253

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 30, 2018

Even if you’re busy, we recommend taking a look at this month’s top headlines in construction news, especially since some pertain to seasonal safety and the industry’s labor market. Construction Jobless Rate Hits 18-Year Low, Industry Adds 19,000 Jobs. Lawmakers Push for Innovative Materials in National Infrastructure.

Industrial 197

Industrial Construction Infrastructure Innovation 197

HardHatChat

APRIL 20, 2010

For those familiar with Chicago retail construction , think back a couple of years to when the dated Orland Park Place interior mall underwent construction and turned itself inside out to became one of the area’s most successful outdoor shopping centers. Reuse as much of the existing mechanical infrastructure as possible.

Retail 191

Retail Construction Commercial Chicago 191

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The value of planned retail projects and infrastructure improvements, along with construction underway, exceeds $1 billion at the North Carolina U.S. Army installation.

North Carolina 98

North Carolina Plans Retail Infrastructure 98

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Earlier this month, the Englewood Construction team was honored to be recognized as one of the Best Restaurant Contractors in Chicago by Chicago Architects. This recognition also got me thinking about what sets a really great restaurant contractor apart from a general construction firm. Restaurant Infrastructure Intricacies.

Contractors 324

Contractors Inspections Construction Commercial 324

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

But just how would Chicago hosting the Olympics affect the city’s restaurant and retail construction activity ? Given the fact that most national and international retailers already have stores in Chicago, most retail construction will involve remodeling and expansion of existing stores. Ditto for restaurants.

Chicago 120

Chicago Retail Bidding Permits 120

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

With the shuttering of stores like Circuit City and Linens N’ Things, big box retailers looking to gain market share certainly have their choice of vacant store locations in prime markets and shopping centers. For example, Englewood Construction once worked on the build out of a vacant big box space that was only six months old.

Retail 176

Retail Commercial Construction Renovating 176

HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2011

Do you know what construction responsibilities fall to a tenant and landlord in a build-to-suit space? 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 is most popular with big retail leases in 2011.

Commercial 184

Commercial Retail Construction Bidding 184

HardHatChat

JULY 16, 2019

This column from Chuck Taylor, Englewood Construction’s director of operations, was originally published by GlobeSt.com. An adaptive reuse construction project, such as the conversion of this former grocery store into Englewood’s headquarters in Lemont, Ill., involves extra planning and special considerations.

Commercial 194

Commercial Retail Construction Office 194

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

As commercial construction news reports say business continues to pick up, we are happy to see some new faces around the office at Englewood Construction. I’m proud to say that after several flat years in the commercial construction industry, Englewood has fought through and is heading in the right direction.

Commercial 259

Commercial News Retail Construction 259

HardHatChat

JULY 19, 2011

It’s a mixed bag of commercial construction news for shopping center developement. On one hand, retail sales continue to show improvement from last year, yet the suburban shopping mall – or at least the traditional enclosed shopping mall – seems to be on the way out. Most retailers today want less space. Qualify your team.

Commercial 201

Commercial Retail Change Orders Construction 201

Construction Equipment

MAY 17, 2016

Did you know that there is no federal transparency required when the government turns to retail bank loans for infrastructure construction? This is how traditional public works funding goes:

Banking 50

Banking Infrastructure Retail Construction 50

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 26, 2018

Technology coming to the construction industry isn’t a new topic. But if this month’s news is any indication, the trend toward new, inventive construction technology continues to move along quickly. In construction, safety will likely be one of the biggest uses for this technology. BIM to Aid in Eiffel Tower Makeover.

Industrial 205

Industrial BIM Construction United States 205

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery. Shorter construction schedules than planned. Partnering: a team building approach to quality construction. Abudayyeh, O.

Construction 223

Construction Project Management Engineering Management 223

cnstrctr

MAY 4, 2019

There are numerous divisions of construction that many people refer to as as a construction sector. These construction sectors are serve to break up different types of buildings. There are five major construction sectors which include Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Residential and Civil. Civil Construction.

Construction 60

Construction Residential Commercial Retail 60

BD+C

AUGUST 17, 2023

How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Utilize existing infrastructure.

Design 98

Design Retail Tampa Zoning 98

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. It was a case for the Englewood Construction CSI team. At one point or another, even the best Chicago commercial construction contractors are susceptible to a construction site demon. What the heck happened?

CSI 136

CSI Commercial Site Retail 136

Construction Cost Estimating

DECEMBER 13, 2019

What is Off-site Modular Construction Up until the last decade, we have always known construction business is to be conducted on project site. This is called Off-site Modular Construction, and it is shaking the construction industry at the roots. Experts project that the market has progressed by 26% between 2014 to 2017.

Site 52

Site Construction Retail Office 52

Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Reactions to the coronavirus pandemic have put the clamps on state revenue generated by gasoline purchases and retail sales taxes. As a result, state spending—and plans for spending—on roads and other infrastructure is drying up. Transport Topics has compiled a list of 18 states that are moving to…

Retail 62

Retail Roads Transportation Infrastructure 62

CivilJungle

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Introduction Top 10 Construction Companies in India. Construction is one of the most important aspects of the development of any country which creates investment opportunities across all sectors. The construction industry of India is growing day by day. Hindustan Construction Company (HCC). lakh crores. 52,747 crores.

Construction 64

Construction Infrastructure Metro Roads 64

Construction Junkie

MAY 7, 2020

There are a ton of fantastic construction companies throughout the world right now, but all too often they don’t get the recognition they deserve. Autodesk is providing a platform for your company’s projects or individual innovators in construction to receive that recognition with their 9th annual AEC Excellence Awards competition.

Autodesk 61

Autodesk Innovation Las Vegas San Francisco 61

The Korte Company

JULY 12, 2018

Visitors may never think much about how a museum is built, but museum construction companies like us obsess over it. Below, we discuss four key museum construction projects we delivered. Museum construction is all about movement. Most museums include multiple exhibits that visitors experience like stations.

Las Vegas 61

Las Vegas Retail Construction US 61

The Korte Company

MARCH 11, 2022

Make the most of your long-term construction investment by planning with flexibility and scalability in mind. Design-Build construction is the perfect match for ASC construction, renovation and expansion. Creative thinking spurs smart ASC construction. Smart greenfield construction. Utilizing existing space.

Construction 52

Construction St. Louis Retail Residential 52

Construction Superintendent Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Construction employment increased by 26,000 jobs in September to a total of 7,245,000, but the gains were concentrated in housing, while employment in the infrastructure and nonresidential building construction sector remained little changed, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

AGC 40

AGC Housing Employment Retail 40

The Korte Company

MAY 9, 2018

The behind-the-scenes infrastructure? All the above and more combine to ensure cherished memories for patrons—and it takes an experienced, innovative theme park construction company to make it all come together. Theme park construction costs including how a project will be financed. The same is true during construction projects.

St. Louis 56

St. Louis Las Vegas Construction Renovating 56

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 4, 2019

Look into the Construction Crystal Ball with Leading Economist, Anirban Basu. We are pleased he took time out of his busy schedule to share his expertise during one of our recent podcast episodes, Construction Economics and the State of the Industry. These plans can help determine how much money is being spent on infrastructure.

Viewpoint 192

Viewpoint Organization Cash Flow Industrial 192

BD+C

MAY 13, 2014

Leaders of America’s design and construction industry – along with building owners and operators - for the first time have agreed to promote resilience in contemporary planning, building materials, design, construction and operational techniques as the solution to making the nation’s aging infrastructure more safe and secure.

Materials 78

Materials Industrial Plans Security 78

ENR Construction

MAY 2, 2018

Plans to redevelop one of the Port of San Francisco’s historic pier buildings into a retail center have suffered a setback, following the developer’s withdrawal from the project.

San Francisco 28

San Francisco Infrastructure Retail Plans 28

BD+C

MARCH 20, 2014

Great cities are defined by great places, and this week the nation’s capital marked the first day of construction on its newest, The Wharf, on Washington, D.C.’s Perkins Eastman is serving as master planner, design architect, and architect of record for the public realm, infrastructure, and buildings in two of the initial parcels.

Retail 76

Retail Washington Office Infrastructure 76

GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

They eliminate the need to lift, carry, hoist, position, cut and tie awkward, heavy sheets or rolls of welded wire fabric (WWF) and thus help to reduce construction time and labor costs. Infrastructure. Retail buildings. STRUX® macro synthetic fibers eliminate time and labor, versus installing welded wire mesh (WWM).

Concrete 78

Concrete Risk Fabrication Airports 78

Constructonomics

DECEMBER 15, 2013

I would usually concentrate on apartments, hotels, office, retail, mixed-use, etc., But it’s not only Amazon that is fueling the construction of distribution centers. There is an across the board need for industrial space and almost every retailer is involved.

Industrial 148

Industrial Retail Sustainability Certification 148

Construction Superintendent Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2013

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- As America’s skilled workforce ages, along with the country’s infrastructure, too few skilled tradesmen are available to ensure that the nation’s home building, industrial construction and maintenance needs are met. The third annual National Tradesmen Day is Friday, Sept. frontpage'

Retail 49

Retail Infrastructure Industrial Construction 49

Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 18, 2016

They point out, for example, that residential subdivision starts have real influences on the infrastructure and ICI world, but what influences residential construction? Those may be trends, but the fact that manufacturing or retail has suffered as a result is a downstream effect. So what’s the butterfly?

Debt 48

Debt Philadelphia Residential Retail 48

BD+C

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Currently under construction, 10 World Trade embodies this idea. The design allows the first two floors to be fully public, providing spaces for retail and community gatherings, and encouraging pedestrians to move freely around and through the building.

IDEA 52

IDEA New York City Architecture Plans 52

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

For the most part, a commercial construction firm’s job is pretty straightforward. But because we have such a broad range of expertise and the know-how to weigh in or provide services for so many aspects of the construction process, there are times our clients don’t even realize they could and should be calling us for assistance.

Commercial 410

Commercial Contractors Construction Budgeting 410

Business Facilities

AUGUST 25, 2021

as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, serving more than 5.6 With the construction of the world’s largest solar-powered battery facility and an innovative green hydrogen pilot project, we are leading the state and nation in producing energy that is reliable, affordable and better for our environment.”.

Florida 115

Florida New York Electrical Innovation 115