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How to Win the Olympics of International Retail Construction

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While most of us will accept delayed Olympic news due to the time zone difference, the same isn’t true when working with international brands and new retail construction. The other year we were building a handful of stateside stores for Michael Hill, a New Zealand-based jewelry retailer, which is 16 hours ahead of Chicago.

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Should You Hire A Commercial General Contractor Who Works For a Competing Brand?

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If your retail construction contractor can build retail stores like this on Michigan Avenue…. If you did retail construction for Hollywood Videos then you couldn’t build Blockbusters. If you did retail construction for Hollywood Videos then you couldn’t build Blockbusters. It’s the same “who’s on first?” Bill Di Santo.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

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5 Signs Your Commercial Construction Contractor Just Isn’t That Into You

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Granted, when most commercial developers or owners bid out their new restaurant construction project or retail retrofit, a general contractor’s construction costs and experience are a priority, as they should be. Anyone in new retail construction knows that’s almost an impossible deadline, but the store had to be open by Black Friday.

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7 towers that define the 'skinny skyscraper' boom [slideshow]

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Recent advancements in structural design, combined with the loosening of density and zoning requirements, has opened the door for the so-called "superslim skyscraper.".

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What is ‘Zoning’ in Construction: Regulations and Their Impact on Development

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Zoning is a fundamental concept that influences how properties can be developed and used in construction and urban planning. Zoning regulations are essential for managing land use, ensuring that development is orderly, and balancing the needs of residential, commercial, and industrial areas.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Don’t overlook what you have.

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