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The Future of 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...
Construction Directors: Increase your Bottom Line with These Secrets
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...
How to Gain the Most Valuable General Contractor Partner
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...
A Simple Guide to Daycare Site Selection
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...
How to Make “Work from Home” Work for You
While many companies transition to a “work from home” plan in support of social distancing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, here’s a few pointers from those who work this way each day (myself included). As things remain uncertain around the timeline of...
Women in Construction Week Feature
National Women in Construction Week (March 1-7) is a time to highlight female construction game-changers and their influential role in the industry. In the spirit of this, I spoke with some powerful figures I’ve come across during my time in the business. We’re proud...
NJ’s Office of the Future
One of the key takeaways from the BisNow “Office of the Future” event is that forward-thinking office environments of 2020 have a large focus on amenities (especially in the New Jersey market). While fostering happy employees, organizations see their most notable...
Historic Home Restoration: What You Need to Know
A few weeks ago I had coffee with an architect, Richard Pratt of Pratt Design Studio/Historic Home Architects, and lost track of the time we spent talking over project planning and how to properly approach a historic home renovation. He mentioned that on a daily...
Unharnessed Financial Tools for Architects and Engineers
I had a meeting with a connection, John McCardell, who has developed a strategy for companies to set intentional processes that align with natural fiscal periods to get ahead of the data pertinent in decision-making. Here’s the interesting part – it’s exclusively...