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

Commercial Construction Blog

In plain terms, an OFI is something the client or end-user of a space provides, but asks us to install or plan for as part of the commericial construction process. Plan for shipping and storage: When a subcontractor provides material or equipment, they factor shipping, storage, handling and delivery to the job site into the final price.

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Boston Public Library blends New England, Greek Revival architecture

Construction Specifier

The fluted design of the Doric column unfolds on the facade, referencing its predecessor in an abstract way, while creating an undulating pilaster surface adding a protective layer over a thin rainscreen system. The building layout follows a straightforward division within the mat building plan.

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5 Green Construction Practices that are becoming Standard Commercial Construction Procedures

Commercial Construction Blog

Erosion control measures, such silt fencing on the site of this Goodwill store Englewood built in Romeoville, Ill., This includes standard erosion control measures like installing silt fence around the job site and putting filtering material in manhole covers to prevent sediment from entering storm sewers. Construction Site Recycling.

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Restaurant Design: Four Essential Tips for Success

CCR Magazine

Whether you’re excitedly expanding your hospitality business to include a second restaurant site, or else ready to put your blueprint plans into action and open your first, there’s certainly a lot to think about. To help you on your way, read on to discover four helpful tips for building and designing your new restaurant.

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Clark Unites DC High School Educators for Crafting Futures Event

CCR Magazine

The event was also designed to help the company establish a network of advocates in the school system and give them the tools to guide interested students toward in-demand careers in the skilled trades, growing the industry’s future talent pipeline. Coakley Co.

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Stone Mill Lofts Opens as First All-Electric Apartments in MA

CCR Magazine

WinnCompanies, an award-winning national owner, developer, and manager of high-impact apartment communities, this week joined with federal, state and local officials to open one of the first all-electric mixed-income multifamily properties in Massachusetts, cutting the ribbon on a $39.2