Category: Commercial Construction
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Winter Weather & Construction: What You Need to Know
After long, scorching summer days, cooler weather can be a welcome change for construction workers. But colder temperatures bring a unique set of challenges to jobsites. Winter weather’s impact on construction requires creative solutions and close collaboration. From frozen subgrade and adhesives to icy conditions, contractors have to plan projects around low temperatures and snow…
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Life-Cycle Cost Analysis & Its Role in Value Engineering
When starting a new construction project, every building owner’s goal is to maximize the value of their facility. During the value engineering process, an owner and their project team look for ways to do just that. But sometimes, value engineering focuses too much on reducing the short-term costs of the project, and not enough on…
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6 Steps of a Construction Project
When many people think about what goes into a construction project, they picture big machines on job sites, methodically erecting their new building. However, it takes quite a bit of planning and teamwork to get to that stage. These steps are less apparent but just as important. In this blog, we’ll take a look at…