The hand-in-hand relationship of housing growth and commercial construction activity allows CRE professionals to use signals in population change to indicate a market’s demand. Using Sydney, Australia as an example,…
Recently, I’ve been meeting more and more managers tasked with general contractor selection that opt for nationally dispersed partners. Being biased toward the regional side of things, I was curious…
Anything overly “transactional” can be a steady path to insanity. There’s something of value in remembering the personal elements of construction management—from several angles. One, the day to day is…
Rule of thumb – construction estimators and project managers want to ensure that enough funding is allocated to cover a project’s general requirements. When the control lies internally for this…
I had a long chat with JH Greene construction manager, Kevin White, who had some insightful thoughts on how projects can avoid the recurring annoyance of change orders and unanticipated…
Corporate construction decision makers are too often stuck with the disappointing resolution that their contractors have left them over budget and behind schedule. This is the distressing norm. Construction teams…
Imagine you’ve finally launched your first company. The business plan and operational details are ready to go, the only missing component is your site selection. With all other bases covered,…
Being a construction project manager is no small task. There are hundreds of components of running a project that must be tracked and managed each and every day. These tasks…
The JH Greene team recently spoke with an operations manager about his experience with the weather-related risk of beginning a Pennsylvania project mid-winter. A couple necessities come into play: temperature…
Managing a construction project singlehandedly can be a tough one to tackle. Engaging a construction manager who sets realistic, measurable goals is a surefire way to set your project up…