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Commercial Construction Delivery Methods: 3 Times To Go With A Negotiated Bid

HardHatChat

Whether it’s a completely refreshed design for an existing restaurant brand or an entirely new business model, such as a unique idea for a family entertainment venue, we love working with clients to figure out how to make their design intent become a reality as efficiently as possible. Project Plans Are Not Fully Finalized.

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Real Talk on AI's Role in Construction: Overheard in the Big Room 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We've had some issues with BIM modeling at my company used by a GC to catch errors, and in our experience, it hasn't fully worked yet. Finding opportunities to use AI in low-risk, high-reward situations may be some of the first steps a business could take to develop a higher trust in the technology." - Derek Wilfong, Lease Crutcher Lewis, Sr.

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Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions

BD+C

Drawing on shared knowledge and many project collaborations, Brightworks Sustainability and IA Interior Architects in this post consider some of the common misconceptions about carbon offsets and identify opportunities for realizing a carbon-neutral building or building portfolio. Some companies will not make that transformation fast enough.

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Commercial Construction Checklist for Retrofitting a Shopping Center in Today’s Climate

HardHatChat

To do this effectively and efficiently, we need to review as-built drawings to see what big tickets items can be re-used and what existing infrastructure we can integrate into the re-design of the space to save on retrofitting a mall construction costs. Being fuzzy on tenant mix is okay. It’s just more paperwork and time on a job.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

Rarely are mall properties owned by a singular entity and they come with handfuls of long-term lease agreements with retailers. What otherwise may have ended up as a bidding war, ultimately became a productive collaboration and serves as a national model for economic development.

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Promoting Electric Vehicles as Environmental Policy or Corporate Welfare

Green Building Law Update

While Maryland offers non-monetary incentives such as priority parking and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane access regardless of the number of occupants (when displaying an HOV permit on the vehicle), it is the dollar cost and source of funds for that public policy that is now drawing attention.

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GRESB Results: A Guide to Interpreting and Improving Your Score

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The end of summer is drawing near and that can mean only one thing. But as the summer creeps on and September 1 draws near, the excitement and anticipation grows. But as the summer creeps on and September 1 draws near, the excitement and anticipation grows. 2: GRESB Model and ESG Breakdown. GRESB results are ready!