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Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation

The Pro Builder

Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation ibush Thu, 02/15/2024 - 15:31 Home builders can maximize efficiencies gained through simplification and standardization by automating both on-site and back-office operations Tony L. Consider the potential benefits of off-site construction to your current home building process.

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Trending: The Rise of Prefab and Modular Commercial Construction Techniques

Commercial Construction Blog

Using prefabricated construction components (elements that are manufactured off-site and then delivered to the construction site for installation) or a modular construction model (where entire building sections are constructed in a plant facility and delivered for on-site assembly) certainly has the potential to improve efficiencies.

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2022 Construction Tips for Restaurant and Other Commercial Building Owners

Wolgast Corporation

The cost and availability of building materials can presently be described as highly unpredictable, so the pre-planning phase has become the key to Restaurant Construction more than ever before! Additionally, as a general contractor, we self-perform trades including site work, concrete, rough and finish carpentry, and millwork.

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Remodel Your Commercial Office to Be More Modern

Wolgast Corporation

Natural light can be added by installing glass dividers in certain areas, so exterior window light can filter throughout the building, by adding skylights, or even installing bigger windows. Textured walls could also be economical using Wolgast’s very skilled and talented millworkers. Call us today! 800-WOLGAST | www.wolgast.com

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5 Green Construction Practices that are becoming Standard Commercial Construction Procedures

Commercial Construction Blog

These credentials and ratings have been very important in highlighting new green building techniques and elevating the standards we all follow. Erosion control measures, such silt fencing on the site of this Goodwill store Englewood built in Romeoville, Ill., are standard green procedures for ground-up construction projects.

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Commercial Construction Project Management: Managing What You Don’t Control

Commercial Construction Blog

I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a control freak, but as a national general contractor, it’s part of the job description to be the one calling the shots and telling everyone what to do on a complex commercial construction project. One recent project we bid even had the pre-fabricated steel structure of a building as an OFI.

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‘Invisible’ Heater Design Elevates Comfort and Aesthetics at Manhattan Residential Skyscraper

CCR Magazine

To adequately heat the 111 Murray Street residential skyscraper in New York, the owner sought an effective way to maintain the aesthetic of the mostly glass building without being obtrusive to its design. The result was an “invisible solution” in which none of the controls or heaters could be seen in the residential units.