Contractors and Change Orders: What You Need to Know
When you’ve signed a contract with a general contractor and receive a change order, you might wonder if they are entitled to charge you extra….
Design
Unleashing the Power of Architectural and Engineering Design Teams: How They Supercharge Your Project!
You may have wondered who are all the engineers and consultants working on a project, and why are they needed. Construction design teams are groups…
Why Your Company Move Is A Marketing Opportunity
By Glenn Romanelli, Guest Columnist When a company moves, there are certainly a lot of things that need to get done. So much so that…
Top 5.5 Consultants You Should Hire For Your Office Buildout
Congratulations, you’ve signed your new office lease and now you’re ready to begin thinking about the design of your new space. But before the ink…
Important Things to Consider when Choosing an Architect
Charles Eames once said the designer who sells her client on experience is doomed to lose because there will always be another with greater experience;…
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Owner Contributed Construction Schedule Overruns
For many Owners, undertaking a capital improvement project is not something they do all the time. What is often viewed as Owners getting in their…
Why you need a Project Manager to help with your office move.
Companies often lack the experience and time to manage the overwhelming challenges and short timelines associated with site selection, build out and relocation. A Project Manager, aka…
For Commercial Tenants Leasing New Space, What Value Does a Project Manager Offer?
“Owner’s Reps” are also known as “Project Managers” or Tenant Rep Project Manager and should not be confused with a Tenant Rep Real Estate Broker…
How To Obtain A Certificate of Occupancy
What is a Certificate of Occupancy? A Certificate of Occupancy (CO) indicates the following: 1. The building or suite meets current building code requirements. 2. The…
What Building Code Officials Will Not Tell You
Your design professionals (architects, engineers, interior designers (in certain states) refer frequently to building codes such as the International Building Code in their preparation of…