by Heather | Jul 1, 2020 | Industry Best Practices
Lessons learned in industrial worker health brings a valuable historical perspective as AEC firms improve functional design. Tragedies bringing widespread attention to dangerous conditions for factory workers in 1911 have a reinvigorated focus to industrial workers of...
by Heather | Jun 23, 2020 | Restaurant Construction
COVID aside, one of the most challenging yet fulfilling project categories for the Old Forge team to take on in a construction engagement are restaurant builds. Now that establishments are reopening with changed protocols, I looked at some of my restaurant facility...
by Heather | Apr 3, 2020 | Industry Best Practices
You slug back your coffee shuddering yet another vendor qualification packet to be reviewed. You can’t help but wonder “What makes this general contractor any different than the last disappointing prospect who left me over-budget and behind-schedule?” This is the...
by Heather | Mar 27, 2020 | Construction Relationships
There is a huge value in aligning philosophy and culture in two partnering businesses. The case of a small business owner and a commercial general contractor is no exception. Without a fit in vision and project expectations, there is potential for conflict that would...
by Heather | Mar 23, 2020 | Retail Trends
An architectural firm gave our team an informative webinar on daycare spaces, a project category that’s become unbelievably frequent in the New Jersey region. With decreasing inventory of real estate for ground-up construction, childcare brands must become creative...
