Our industry historically has taken pride in the ability to value engineer projects. In reality, value engineering is actually a wasteful process that can and should be avoided...
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3 Ways to Improve Your Project’s Outcome
How do you plan a road trip? You have a starting point and a destination — and a lot of choices along the way. Should you take the highway or the back roads? Turn left or turn...
4 Site Factors That Can Derail your Budget
Picture a construction project. What comes to mind? Concrete trucks pouring foundations? Tower cranes moving steel into place? Maybe masons laying the building’s brick exterior?...
Why Trade Partner Recruitment is More Important Than You Think
In the past year, I’ve had three trade contractors call and ask me who would be on the team for a project they were bidding on. They wanted the names of the individual team...
4 Ways to Make Your Project Expectations a Reality
A project can only be successful if everyone involved is measuring success the same way. As an owner, you have to build a capable team you trust to work with you and clearly...
3 Things All Great Contractors Have on Their Resumes
No two projects are alike. We say that a lot in this industry, and it’s true — but that doesn’t stop clients from wanting to seek out contractors with relevant experience. It’s...
Collaborating with Other Contractors: 3 Takeaways
Construction is competitive. All builders work to fine tune their processes and procedures to offer something different or better. But recently, we opened our offices to seven...
5 Criteria Your Builder Should Have
In our industry, there’s no such thing as a sure thing. Politics, market rates, labor shortages, weather, or even a pandemic, like we are facing today— all factors that can...
7 Factors Making Your Project More Expensive
If you use any service to stream movies or TV, you’ve probably gotten the email that notifies you your monthly payment is going up by a couple dollars. Or have you ever gone to...
5 Reasons You Need a Tech-Savvy Contractor
The year was 1996 – only 100,000 websites were online, Michael Jordan was still playing with the Bulls, and DVD’s had just launched in Japan. That was also the year Hoar...
4 Trends in Student Housing That are Impacting Higher Education Projects
The phrase “dorm room” probably conjures up a specific memory. For me, I picture a small room with two beds, fluorescent lighting, and a communal bathroom. There’s a reason why...
5 Things Everyone Will Be Talking About at RECon 2019
This past weekend was my youngest daughter’s birthday, and we celebrated in Atlanta. We went to Avalon to get dinner. Dinner turned into window shopping, which turned into real...