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Contracts and Delivery Methods: Choosing the Most Valuable Options
From contract types to project delivery methods, developers have a lot of choices to make before the project can get off the ground. For many — if not all —of our clients, their...
The Rise of the Town Center
In my earlier blog, I reflected on the Covid pandemic and how it created two opposing patterns in our retail/entertainment world. Once the lockdowns began, almost everyone was...
The Continued Evolution of Retail Shopping Centers
What a crazy and tumultuous year. We’ve fortunately seen stores open back up, social distancing requirements loosen, and all of us return to a more normal routine. However, in...
Mid-Year Construction Industry Outlook
At the beginning of the year, we shared a future outlook for our industry based on conditions at the time. It was clear then the supply chain would have a major impact on...
How Telling Stories Can Improve Quality
“People forget facts, but they remember stories.” Joseph Campbell I’ve heard that quote a lot in my professional career, and I believe it’s true. There’s even research that...
Why Mockups are an Invaluable Building Tool
Think back to the last time you picked a new paint color for your house. Did you paint the entire exterior of the house one color and step back to see if you liked it? I’m...
3 Features to Consider Including in Your Campus Renovation
Once, while working on a university renovation project, the Director of Campus Facilities told me that a student’s AC could go out and their department might not hear about it...
How to Recruit Today’s Top Talent
I recently got a call from one of our Superintendents, the kind of call that makes my day and fills me with pride. He just wanted to tell me that one of our summer co-ops, who...
Is Your Project Team Optimizing the Punch Process?
You’re cleaning up after dinner and doing the dishes. You rinse off the last fork and put in the dishwasher — all done. But then you walk back out to the table and see a plate...
4 Trends Impacting the Healthcare Industry
It’s been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, and while we’ve written about the many significant impacts it made on the healthcare industry, the...
How to Hire an All-Star Coach to Build Your Project
If you were in charge of hiring a coach for your favorite college football team, where would you start? You’d want someone great, with a winning record. But, would you only...