When Ken McBroom lays out a schedule with his on-site tradespeople, he wants any changes or delays in the plan to hurt as much as possible. Using Post-it notes, Sharpie pens, and a whiteboard, he has each trade assigned to a project write down, in their own hand,...
Jacobs Engineering Group is in the vanguard of AEC firms that are committed to exploring the potential of blockchain technology for the construction industry. The blockchain committee within Jacobs’ practice meets monthly and has discussed use cases ranging from the...
Borrowers have an unexpected second chance to get low-interest financing to buy or re-finance apartment properties, thanks to growing worries about the slowing U.S. economy. This month, officials at the Federal Reserve cancelled plans to raise benchmark interest...
Sixty apartments and 5,000 square feet of retail are planned to rise in a four-story development near Michigan Central Station. The project being led by Detroit-based developer Woodborn Partners LLC is expected to cost $16 million, with construction beginning later...
Internet furniture retailer Wayfair is the latest company to go from clicks to bricks. Wayfair on Tuesday announced it will be opening its first full-service store at the Natick Mall in Natick, Massachusetts, which is managed by Brookfield Properties, in early fall of...
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