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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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DLR Group opens office in Nashville, Tenn.

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DLR Group opens office in Nashville, Tenn. 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/06/2023 - 10:06 Designers DLR Group is expanding its presence in the Southeast with the opening of an office in downtown Nashville, Tenn.—a a collaborative effort led by DLR Group Principals Matthew Gulsvig, AIA, LEED AP, and Randall Coy.

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Retail Flagship Store Construction Projects: Challenges and Considerations

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Flagship retail stores in busy urban shopping districts, such as this Zara location Englewood built out on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, present their own unique set of construction considerations. Some great examples of this are the variety of restaurant and retail build-outs we’ve completed up and down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.

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Commercial Construction Adaptive Reuse: Reimagining Space

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As a national construction contractor , our team has been involved in or is currently working on multiple adaptive projects, including repurposing office space into experiential retail, overhauling a shuttered hospital into a senior living community, or consulting on how to turn an old meatpacking plant into a mixed-use development.

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this 0 dbarista Tue, 07/11/2023 - 10:44 Multifamily Housing Is the office-to-residential conversion really what’s best for our downtowns from a cultural, urban, economic perspective? Is conversion from office to multifamily really a good idea?

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Challenges & Opportunities in Commercial Construction

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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. Getting it right the first time can save you time and money. This has been a big growth area for Englewood.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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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. Take a multidiscipline approach.

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