In previous blogs, I’ve alluded to some of the challenges faced with cement use in buildings – expense, lack of aesthetic appeal, and environmental disadvantages (to name a few). What…
Embracing adaptive reuse presents some resourcefulness over ground-up construction that’s gaining demand. Construction Today’s Bill Wilhelm notes the practice employed in multi-family, retail, office and larger-scale entertainment venues. What exactly…
On Friday, the Philadelphia Business Journal released an article covering the new building construction code in the city of Philadelphia, a measure that we are the first on the East…
A few years deep in the construction world I’ve learned more than I could’ve ever anticipated. One glaring difference from other industries I’ve worked in is the opportunity for a…
A paperless construction office is actually a risk reduction measure. With all contracts, change order documentation, invoices, proposals, and architecturals in hard copies, Construction Business Owner presents that “An eye-popping…
In any thriving construction practice, when projects are brought in, there’s a unique set of needs required to each differing specification. To remain competitive, a limitation like “tunnel vision” in…
To provide an expert’s view on construction payment and performance surety bonds, I sat down with Ellen Neylan, the owner of Surety Bond Associates, a WBE surety bond agency and…
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…
In commercial real estate, the lease agreement/agreement of sale reigns supreme. Today I sat down to coffee with a connection working in leasing, and it really hit home that it’s…
Strong GC experience is a huge value-add to their involvement. Some qualities that are a little less acknowledged are the licenses, bonds, and insurance coverage that GCs carry. It’s often…