HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

Home. Restaurant. Retail. Shopping Center. Hospitality. Office/Industrial. Subscribe. Hard Hat Chat. Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management. What are Today’s Best New Retail Developments? A proper pre-construction analysis can help developers avoid the "build it and they will come" approach, which can end disastrously as this property in Crest Hill illustrates.

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Constructonomics

JUNE 18, 2012

Choosing the right type of commercial lighting is important to running a successful business establishment. While a business will naturally want to keep costs down, this should not take priority over choosing the type of lighting it needs. Instead, a business, office or restaurant should focus on providing lighting that helps its employees work well and encourages customers to visit their establishment and acquire their services or products.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 18, 2012

Over the years, I’ve come to learn that project management can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Most construction companies have dedicated project or construction managers to oversee their projects – the core of a contractor’s business. In my experience, nearly everyone in a company touches a project, and helps manage and move it along.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 18, 2012

Chaos Is Always On The Dollars Coming In; Never On The Money Going Out ! Most Construction Business Owners - Take a lot of pride in their work and for some reason are reluctant to ask for money from their customers and clients. There are some deep seated psychological reasons behind this and we will not go into them here. Some Years Ago - We developed a collection of Invoice templates for all levels of construction companies that we target with annual sales from start-up $0.00 - $5,000,000.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 17, 2012

In yesterday’s posting, you can read about the virtues of delayed gratification for business and personal success. The opposite applies, of course, in the construction marketing space. If you can provide instant gratification to your clients, you achieve an incredible marketing edge. This classic video describing the surprise gratification in fulfilling a customer service request from CD Baby is something of an eye opener.

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DebunkTheBIM

JUNE 22, 2012

DebunkTheBIM. I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Friday, June 22, 2012.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 18, 2012

All Bookkeeping Methods Share The Same Accounting Equations. Business Owners - Need three basic reports, Cash, Profit and Equity. Cash On Hand. (Bank Balance - Un-cleared Checks) = Cash. Profit And Loss Report. (Sales - Expenses) = Profit. Balance Sheet Report. (Assets - Liabilities) = Equity. Regular Bookkeeping - Is roughly 80% of all accounting and bookkeeping for businesses in the world.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 18, 2012

Recently, I extended the invitation for construction industry bloggers to submit their blogs for inclusion in the free Construction Marketing Ideas blog directory. Normally, you are invited to submit suggestions and nominations at the time of the annual “best construction blog” competition in December, but there is no reason why anyone should have to wait that long to obtain the free listings.

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PC Construction

JUNE 19, 2012

The weather forecast shows some significantly high temps heading our way this week. Temperatures hovering in the upper. Continue Reading.

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PSMJ Resources

JUNE 19, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Soften in April. Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US. X-NONE. X-NONE. The American Institute Architects’ Architecture Billings Index fell in April, the first time in six months. After a five month period of growth, it seems as though the architecture industry has finally caught up with the rest of the economic factors that have been sinking as of late.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 16, 2012

Customers Want To Use Their Credit Cards For Construction Projects. Unplanned Emergencies - Are stressful enough now add "how am I going to pay for this" to the mix increases the anxiety! For most people cash in short supply which leaves using a credit card, getting a bank loan or selling something to raise cash as their best options? For Example - Homeowner with leaking roof is going to get it fixed right away because rain water is damaging the interior of their home including some irreplaceabl

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 21, 2012

Phplist -- a free self-hosted email server. For the past several months we have been working on a business challenge. In some cases, associations and businesses provide us with their extensive mailing lists (including email addresses) with permission to use this list for one-time mailings to provide information and free copies of our publications and perhaps describe an upcoming feature report or activity relating to their interests.

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Stok

JUNE 21, 2012

These people are thrilled to have more time to prepare for LEED v4 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® certification system is still a fairly new program with widespread support, both domestically as well as internationally. The system is constantly evolving to address new scientific knowledge and market realities related to sustainable development, and [.].

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Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2012

State universities continue to make strong efforts to bring sustainability to their campuses through capital and curriculum related projects. However, these efforts have not yet been paired with strategies for improving the sustainability of the landscape. Framingham State University, an institution noted for its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, has begun to move in this direction: in January 2012, FSU contracted Land People Habitat LLC to develop a Sustainable Grounds Development Pl

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 20, 2012

Major Home Builder Actions Signal Profitable Opportunities Ahead For Contractors. Sharp Small Retail Business Owners - Do not invest millions of dollars in market research to determine where to open a new store. They simply follow large multi-national retailers like McDonalds and Wal-Mart because they have the resources and have already done the research before investing money to open new stores.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 20, 2012

The construction project management benchmark survey. Recently, Derek Singleton of Software Advice in Austin, TX, sent this email: Hi Mark, I thought you would be interested in a survey I’m hosting about construction project management. The poll includes questions about project management processes and best practices, and I will be using it to develop a benchmark report in August.

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PSMJ Resources

JUNE 18, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, June 18, 2012. 6 Techniques for Managing Up. Most design firm principals are quite happy to delegate. authority and responsibility to good project managers, and then stay out of their way. A few, however, like to “meddle” in the management. process, often undercutting the authority of the PM. What can you do to. manage your manager?

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 22, 2012

constructionattorneyblog. Attorneys at Sabo & Zahn. Sabo & Zahn. Werner Sabo. Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is also a licensed architect, having practiced architecture for a number of years prior to establishing his law practice in 1981. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular co

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 21, 2012

Other People's Money O.P.M. Construction Working Capital - Definitions are fairly complex and can take a lot of room to explain and since we are primarily concerned about helping small construction companies like yours to make a lot of money I will keep it simple and easy. Construction Companies - Need short term liquid working capital such as cash, lines of credit, loans, owner financing, credit cards, supplier accounts and other forms of money to conduct daily operations.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 19, 2012

Irritants — certain behaviours and circumstances in business relations drive many people to distraction (and anger). Alas, some of the nastiest irritants relate to marketing, specifically intrusive approaches such as canvassing and telemarketing or spamming. The idea behind these strategies is that if you get in the face of enough people, and can handle the rejection of those who want nothing to do with you, you’ll sell a lot more than if you do nothing.

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The Korte Company

JUNE 21, 2012

We're excited to announce the recent completion of the renovation of CB Richard Ellis’ (CBRE) Las Vegas Headquarters in the Hughes Center. The 17,100-square-foot project was designed by Gensler - a global architecture, design, planning and consulting firm - under USGBC LEED design principles. The renovation is expected to be USGBC Certified Silver.

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CAD Shack

JUNE 20, 2012

Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Central States Revit Workshop 2012 - Registration is Open. The Central States Revit Workshop is a Revit convention that takes place smack in the heart of. America where Nebraska and Iowa meet. Sponsored by CSI Nebraska and RUGON - Revit User Group of Nebraska , it is scheduled for Friday, September 21 st and Saturday, September. 22 nd 2012.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 22, 2012

From A Lifetime Of Experience In Construction. And Construction Accounting - Owners of small construction companies working at level 1,2 and 3 enjoy more freedom, peace of mind, make more money and have fewer upset stomachs on average than officers of large construction firms in level 4. Construction Company Lifecycle - Has four levels. It begins with a construction worker deciding to go into business for him or herself through enterprise level construction firm doing over $100,000,000 a year.

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PSMJ Resources

JUNE 19, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, June 19, 2012. 2012 Construction Project Management Benchmark Survey - By Software Advice. Software Advice is hosting a survey about construction project management. The poll includes questions about project management processes and best practices, that will be used to develop a benchmark report in August 2012.

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The Korte Company

JUNE 19, 2012

The Korte Company once again teamed up with American Nevada Company - this time for a tenant improvement at Affinity Gaming’s headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada. With demolition beginning in March and an expected move-in date of April 26, The Korte Company had only eight weeks to complete work on the 19,142 square-foot facility. “There was a great need to get this facility completed fast and efficiently,” said Greg Korte, President of The Korte Company’s Las Vegas Division.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2012

State universities continue to make strong efforts to bring sustainability to their campuses through capital and curriculum related projects. However, these efforts have not yet been paired with strategies for improving the sustainability of the landscape. Framingham State University, an institution noted for its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, has begun to move in this direction: in January 2012, FSU contracted Land People Habitat LLC to develop a Sustainable Grounds Development Pl

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 22, 2012

Specialists Combine Synergy To Guide Construction Companies. Success In Construction - Now more than ever means tapping into the resources of many specialists and not relying on One-Size-Fits-All. Construction Accounting - Is our special expertise which means all of my writing is addressed to members of the construction industry and how we can help them with QuickBooks Setup, QuickBooks Clean-Up and Cloud Based Online Bookkeeping Services.

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BIM & Beam

JUNE 18, 2012

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