By Aubrey Logan, Vice President of Division Operations I recently celebrated my 48th work anniversary with Hoar. In all that time, I’ve never stopped learning. I feel fortunate...
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Three Key Steps to Drive Success in Healthcare Construction
By Craig Glenn, Project Executive Who is impacted by healthcare? At some point in our lives, we all are. That’s the main reason I am so passionate about building in the...
A Poster Child for Preconstruction Partnership: Interview with the Architect and Contractor
This blog was written from an interview with Brett Rhode, Rhode Partners, and Matt Tumminia, Hoar Construction held in late fall 2024. Any project that is built for students is...
Weathering Change in the Construction Industry
Over the past 25 years, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing profound shifts in the construction industry. From my early days as a student until now, I’ve not only navigated...
Three Things I Want to Talk about at the National Multifamily Housing Council Annual Meeting
The great migration to the Sunshine State isn’t slowing down. In this list of the fastest growing areas in the U.S., Florida cities hold 9 of the top 15 spots. The population...
Owners, Architects, and GC’s: How to Align Different Goals into One Dream Project
By Adam Lloyd, Senior Preconstruction Manager You’re planning on building a house. Your budget is $100 per square foot. You have two options. You could focus on just that one...
The Best Way to Eliminate Surprises in Your Projects
By Jordan Ross, Senior Preconstruction Manager From record-high costs of lumber to historically long lead times for steel, our industry has experienced more volatility in the...
The Human Side of Preconstruction: Building Success Through People Skills
By Zack Schneider, Senior Preconstruction Manager For a lot of people in our industry, the word preconstruction might conjure up images of people hunched over keyboards and...
The 5 Non-Negotiables for Speed to Market in Multifamily
By Eric Brown, Senior Project Manager In commercial development, speed to market is crucial. I don’t think I’ve ever had a client tell me that it isn’t one of, if not the, top...
Coordinating Power Shutdowns in an Active Hospital
By Jason Sneed, Project Manager Power shutdowns in active hospitals are a common and necessary feature of most renovation, addition, or improvement projects for healthcare...
Value All Voices: Empowered Employees Speak Up
Empowering someone to speak up isn’t something you can accomplish with words alone. If you walk around on site telling everyone it’s their job to say something if they see a...
Office to Apartment Conversions: Creating Value from Vacancies
Empty office space in the United States is at an all-time high. In fact, we last wrote about options for developers to turn abandoned office properties into profitable leasing...