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Find Peace of Mind with WIP Reporting
This week I listened in on a webinar from Deltek ComputerEase expert, John Meibers, covering the Work in Progress (WIP) report. You may be wondering “what is this document and how does it factor into construction accounting?” Whether you’re an industry vet or new to...
AMFP Event Wrap-Up: Is Prefab in Healthcare Worth It?
AMFP Event Wrap-Up: Is Prefab in Healthcare Worth It? Last week I was able to attend a panel discussion event hosted by AMFP Greater Philadelphia, the Association of Medical Facilities Professionals. The session drew in all different players in the construction...
Technology Transforming Development Projects
Working with a GC focused on optimizing the often-complex construction process, I have always been interested in how technology is changing the development space. This week, I attended a webinar series from NAIOP featuring a Gensler executive expanding on some of...
Healthcare Facilities Management – Planning Takes the Cake
Tuesday I attended the Healthcare Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley’s Fall Conference to better understand the medical spaces Old Forge has grown to support and the regulatory requirements they must continue to meet for patient safety. The day was so...
The Learning Built Environment: Personalized Design Improving Education at Any Age
When you think back on learning to walk or ride a bike, these lessons weren’t best understood through discussion—rather trial and error. This is top of mind as architectural professionals assemble plans for state-of-the-art educational facilities. Is there more of a...
Inflation MythBusters
It seems like everywhere you turn sources are buzzing about the current state of the construction market and what the future holds. Projections of commodity cost increases provide an unstable perspective. The reality is that the construction industry has made a...
How to Reach a Flawless Warehouse Layout
Every warehouse has its intricacies. As a landlord designing a shell for unknown tenants, how do you best accommodate specific uses while a fit-out scope isn’t yet defined? With several of the design/build projects currently being executed by Old Forge, these thoughts...
Your Roadmap to CRE Investment Decisions
Yesterday I attended a NAIOP virtual session, “Researching and Evaluating Market Opportunities: A Two-Dimensional Approach Webinar” that discussed a recent report from their research foundation offering an alternative approach to evaluating commercial real estate...
2022’s Construction Crystal Ball
Before forming predictions for the new year ahead and how commercial construction will look, let’s reflect on 2021 and the major themes, dumpster fires aside. Pressure on general contractor’s bottom lines demanded teams to act smarter and harder at the same time....