The City of Detroit today broke ground on a $6-million transformation of Roosevelt Park in front of the Michigan Central Station (The Station) including the removal of the existing roadway that split the park in half for years. Joining Mayor Mike Duggan and other City...
Contractors’ Revenue Expectations Rise
Dive Brief: New data shows that U.S. contractors are growing more optimistic, mostly driven by a rise in revenue expectations. They also have better outlooks on hiring as business concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic lessen, according to the latest U.S....
Playground Project Moves Forward, Seeks Volunteers
WARREN — A disk swing, castle-style playscape, swings, slides, benches, stand-up spinner and more will soon welcome adventurous children at the Academy of Warren, or AOW, located at 13943 E. Eight Mile Road. School officials are in the process of building a...
Retailers Now Opening More Stores Than They’re Closing
U.S. retailers have announced more store openings than closures so far this year: 3,199 openings versus 2,548 closings, according to retail data specialist Coresight Research. If the trend holds throughout the year, that will represent a complete turnabout from 2020,...
Why Now is the Ideal Time to Renovate Your Office Space.
Have you been considering renovating your workplace, but muddling over when the right time would be? While it might feel like a low priority to take these steps during the current pandemic, where remote work has become the new norm, there is in fact no better time...
Retail Expectations vs Reality in 2021
In the Retailing universe, Experiential Retail has been a buzz phrase for years. Brick-and-mortar stores were going to stave off the rush of customers toward alternative shopping by creating environments and shopping experiences that entertain, that stimulate, that...
San Francisco Nonprofits Collaborate on VR-based Construction Training
The program, which employs Oculus headsets for a real-world experience, is aimed at attracting young adults to construction careers. Groups of young adults stand outside in the San Francisco sun. They’re lined up behind two students wearing virtual reality headsets,...
U.S. Manufacturing Output Rose More Than Forecast in December
Production at U.S. manufacturers increased in December by more than projected, marking an eighth straight month of gains as steady yet more moderate demand growth and lean inventories continue to power the sector's recovery. Output at factories rose 0.9 percent from...
Top 7 Trends in Retail Digital Transformation and Innovation for 2021
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation is accelerating at unprecedented speeds across the global retail industry, requiring retailers to build adaptable, composable business models to scale in disruptive environments. The crisis has also...
Tips to Improve Ventilation on Indoor Jobsites and Cut COVID Risks
CPWR – The Center for Construction Research & Training has developed a list of quick tips to improve ventilation on indoor construction sites in order help construction firms mitigate COVID-19 exposure risks. As the CPWR points out, COVID-19 is airborne and...
6 Key Takeaways From the U.S. Chamber’s Q4 Commercial Construction Index
More contractors are facing a shortage of building materials as the pandemic continues, according to fourth quarter data from the United States Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index). In Q4 2020, 41% of contractors said less...
Five Ways to Mitigate Construction Supplier Failure
Due to the large-scale, complex nature of most construction projects, supplier failure is an inevitability. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen new and more critical examples of supplier failure and, more than ever, we understand the need to be prepared for the...
State and Municipal Agencies Expand Use of Cloud Construction Oversight
As state agencies wait on a possible infrastructure bill from the Biden administration, many are better prepared than they were a decade ago to manage hundreds of billions of dollars in new work. The Federal Highway Administration incentivized state DOTs to...
So You Want to Open a Hotel? Now?
Before the pandemic began, the second location of The June Motel, a 24-room boutique hotel in Sauble Beach, Ontario, was set to open late last spring. To be fully ramped up for Lake Huron’s 2020 beach season was the goal. Construction stopped in mid-April, however,...
How to Repurpose Retail for New Realities
The retail market is under siege. There’s no surprise there. But to quote an investment truth—especially among more savvy net lease players—crisis also brings opportunity. Such is the case with the beleaguered retail market. You just need to know where the rocks in...
Post-pandemic: How COVID-19 will change office, hotel and mixed-use design
As the U.S. enters the mass vaccination phase of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the physical threat of COVID-19 could soon be behind us. Those in the construction industry, however, will likely see reminders of the virus in their daily work for years to come through...
8 Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2021
2020 has been undeniably a devastating year for everyone and every field. The lockdowns, quarantines, social distancing, and the casualties caused by the virus has shaken humanity beyond imagination. Although the construction sector faced a significantly worst side...
5 Construction Strategies for Retailers in a Post-COVID World
The extent of the pandemic’s effects on retail spaces may not be fully realized for months or years, but we are certainly in the midst of new beginnings for the retail experience. More than ever before, retailers must now consider their clients’ emotions, physical...
Five Key Takeaways from CenterBuild Every Landlord Should Know
Do you ever wonder what happens when professionals from similar sectors all come together? Topics are presented, issues are discussed, revelations are shared, and knowledge is brought back to their respective corporations. Last month, Sachse Construction’s Director of...
Energy Efficiency as a Service Gaining Ground as Financing Approach for Adopting Innovations
In recent years, innovations in energy efficiency technology has opened many new avenues to reduce electric consumption in buildings. But it is hard for building owners to keep up with these developments, analyze which options are most cost effective, and decide how...
Seeking Reliable Real Estate Businesses, Investors Give Laundromats A Spin
Coin laundries have long been one of the few recession-proof businesses. After all, we all need to do laundry. There's debate as to whether the recession-proof nature applies even during a pandemic. But it's not deterring some from opening new laundromats, at a time...
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