A good option to lighten the cost implications of construction equipment is to buy used—however this needs to be done pretty methodically. The steps in a well-thought used equipment purchasing…
I recently sat down to breakfast with a commercial real estate-focused connection whose company shares a similar experience in the senior living category to JH Greene. What I always enjoy…
Dangers of heat for construction workers can be seen not only in outdoor sites, but also indoor workplaces such as iron and steel foundries, boiler rooms, bakeries and commercial kitchens….
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…
As an owner, you struggle to identify the premier general contractors (GC) in a very crowded playing field where many of the players look the same on the surface. You…
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…
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,…
