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Contractors

Bringing the concepts of architects, engineers, and clients to life often requires problem-solving and compromise, and always requires hard work on the contractor’s part. Keeping construction within the allotted budget and up to the rest of the building team’s standards requires a combination of extensive technical and product knowledge.

Multifamily Housing | May 2, 2017

Multifamily housing: 7 exciting, inspiring innovations [AIA Course]

This AIA CES course features seven novel approaches developers and Building Teams are taking to respond to competitive pressures and build more quickly and with more attractive offerings.

Multifamily Housing | Apr 26, 2017

Multifamily amenity trends: The latest in package delivery centers

Package delivery centers provide order and security for the mountains of parcels piling up at apartment and condominium communities.

Multifamily Housing | Apr 26, 2017

Huh? A subway car on the roof?

Chicago’s newest multifamily development features an iconic CTA car on its amenity deck. 

Higher Education | Hanbury | Apr 24, 2017

Small colleges face challenges — and opportunities

Moody’s Investor Service forecasts that closure rates for small institutions will triple in the coming years, and mergers will double.

Building Team | HDR | Apr 4, 2017

Dispelling five myths about post-occupancy evaluations

Many assume that post-occupancy (POE) is a clearly-defined term and concept, but the meaning of POE in practice remains wildly inconsistent.

Structural Materials | Apr 3, 2017

Best of structural steel construction: 4WTC, Fulton Center, Pterodactyl win AISC IDEAS2 Awards

The annual awards program, sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction, honors the best in structural steel design and construction.

Reconstruction & Renovation | Mar 16, 2017

Pols are ready to spend $1T on rebuilding America’s infrastructure. But who will pick which projects benefit?

The accounting and consulting firm PwC offers the industrial sector a five-step approach to getting more involved in this process.

Contractors | Mar 15, 2017

Dan Ulbricht joins Skender Construction as Vice President

Ulbricht will be working with Skender’s executive leadership team to augment partnerships and expand new markets.

Contractors | FMI | Mar 9, 2017

5 reasons why Millennials are great for the construction industry

Millennials often are unfairly saddled with the dubious reputation for being entitled, disloyal, and self-centered, but it turns out that they are actually not that different from their older work colleagues, according to an FMI study. 

Industry Research | Mar 7, 2017

These are the 10 most expensive cities in the world to build in

Paris, Frankfurt, and Macau are all on the list, but none of them are more expensive than the city in the number one spot.

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