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3 Reasons to Reach Out to Your General Contractor During the Commercial Construction Process

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We explained to the client that as a national contractor that manages projects across the country, we have a wealth of historical pricing data we can use to create market-specific order of magnitude budgets – top-level rough estimates of costs that are typically used to determine a project’s feasibility in the early planning stages. .

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Maximize Your Construction Estimating Efficiency

Construction Business Owner

mhodges Thu, 07/06/2023 - 10:23 Prior to a new construction build or renovation, cost estimates are used to evaluate information and determine project feasibility, funding, logistics and other required resources. Therefore, a project’s success is in direct correlation to the thoroughness of its estimate.

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Top 5 Construction Strategies to Consider Before Purchasing an Underperforming Shopping Mall

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Perhaps the most important aspect in this process will be engaging a national retail commercial contractor for advice and feasibility studies. However, like all major investments, due diligence should be a major component prior to the purchase.

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Cost Estimate Spreadsheet - Extension/Renovation

Construction Cost Estimating

Brief tutorial on how to use the Cost Estimate Spreadsheet for Extensions and Renovations - use it only for Ballpark Budget estimates for initial feasibility. The form allows a contractor to come up with a total estimate after breaking down the costs of materials, equipment , employee cost and more.

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3 Critical Questions to Ask Before Starting an Adaptive Reuse Commercial Construction Project

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In all these cases, and with any adaptive reuse job, there are special considerations to think about beyond what comes into play for ground-up new-construction or even renovation of an existing space for a similar purpose (like retail to retail). which was a third-generation grocery store before we converted it into our offices.

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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization

BD+C

Office Buildings Engineers M/E/P Systems Reconstruction & Renovation Resiliency Sustainable Design and Construction The trend toward building electrification in commercial properties with a view toward decarbonization is increasingly at the forefront of the effort to mitigate climate change.

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Deep green retrofits: Updating old buildings to new sustainability standards

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Office Buildings Architects Adaptive Reuse Green Reconstruction & Renovation Sustainability Constructed in the early 1960s, the building at 10 New Bridge Street in central London could have been demolished to make way for a more modern and efficient replacement. Image: Google Streetview, courtesy HOK 3.