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Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation

The Pro Builder

Callahan, Contributing Editor P art 1 of this series addressed how home building lags other industries in achieving productivity gains and how simplification and standardization are key to improving productivity in housing construction. 3 Ways to Automate Residential Construction and Increase Productivity 1.

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Ware Malcomb Announces Construction is Complete on The Perry Multifamily Development in Norcross GA

Civil + Structural Engineer

ATLANTA – Ware Malcomb , an award-winning international design firm, today announced that construction is complete on The Perry, a new multifamily development located at the intersection of Jimmy Carter and Peachtree Industrial boulevards in Norcross, GA. The communities are designed to meet consumer demand and local market trends.

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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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American Girl’s New York City Flagship Store: An Englewood Construction Retail Showcase

Commercial Construction Blog

At Englewood Construction, we’re proud to say we’ve already been “on tour” with American Girl for the last 10 years, working with the popular retail brand to build, remodel and maintain American Girl Place stores across the country. Grand Entrances (And Tight Squeezes). Dolling Up The Doll Salon. The Low-Down on the Lower Level.

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Commercial Construction Project Management Trends: How to Survive the Incredible Shrinking Timeline

Commercial Construction Blog

One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery.

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Five Retail Construction Tips from Zara’s New Magnificent Mile Store

HardHatChat

As many of you may know, Englewood Construction recently completed Zara’s largest store in the United States at 700 N. But what I want to do is tell you what you may not know about the retail space construction of this Zara store and how to apply this information to your next retail construction project. Michigan Ave.

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Understanding Today’s Separation of Landlord and Commercial Tenant Construction

HardHatChat

Do you know what construction responsibilities fall to a tenant and landlord in a build-to-suit space? as mall owners and retail tenants figure out who will be responsible for commercial construction services in a “build to suit” shopping center construction space. Vanilla box.