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Key Benefits of Having an Owner’s Representative on Your Project
In addition to serving as a mediator between all parties, I use my decades of custom home building experience to make sure the critical steps of the process are managed correctly. Sometimes I speak to clients who think, “I can do this myself, or I can count on my...
Duties of a Good Construction Project Manager
A home construction project manager will have two different types of duties: Management of the work taking place on site Administrative and financial duties In this post we will focus on the on-site work. On-site work management duties are varied and multi faceted The...
Administrative Duties of a Good Project Manager
In the last writing we focused on the on-site duties of a good construction project manager. In this issue we will delve into the administrative duties that are also necessary. Construction project managers have come from one or two basic paths: Those that rose up...
A 55-Story Tower building to be Erected in Milwaukee: All Wood instead of Concrete and Steel
The reason for this attempt is because concrete and steel both have a very high carbon footprint due to the energy it takes to manufacture. Wood on the other hand, absorbs carbon, trees grow. Mass timber is a system where wood pieces are laminated together to create...
Cross-Laminated Timber: The Building Method Changing Construction
We are about to witness the next big evolution in the construction of buildings—a true innovation that will protect the environment, create jobs in the timber industry, and save residential builders time and money. This revolution is the use of a building method called CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER, (CLT), aka, MASS TIMBER.
The Slow Global Uprising of Cross-Laminated Timber in Construction
The choice of construction materials, no matter the size of a project, can create a measurable environmental impact. In the previous blog we discussed the significant attributes of Cross Laminated Timber or MASS TIMBER construction as compared to common steel and...
Building Resilience
The climate of the planet is changing. The heat causes more intense weather conditions such as hurricanes, storms, fires and other anomalies. The political divide is astounding regarding climate change. But while people are arguing over weather or not it is happening,...
Environmental Factors in Home Building
The report below is an example of how much detail and care go into the construction of a custom home. It is not as simple as designing a home then going in to build. As we discussed in the last blog, there are many factors to consider when building a home. The...
Green Point Rated
Several of our previous blogs have focused on why it is important to “Build Green”. Not only is it good for the planet but it saves money spent on energy and water, causes fewer building materials to wind up in landfills, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and produces...
Eichler Homes: The Legacy and Need for Energy Efficient Renovations
After WWII, there was a developer in California that created surprisingly innovative and affordable homes, his name was Joseph Eichler. Eichler's brilliant thinking and innovations paved way for methods of construction that revolutionized home building. He was one of...
What To Do If Your Contractor Spent All the Money Before Finishing
This is a phone call I get often in my work as an owner's representative. While it seems like a very dire situation it actually is solvable, and it is possible to reach a positive end result. The initial fear for most owners is that they have been ripped off by either...
Can a Custom Home be Built Within a Budget?
Yes, definitely, but it must follow a process that gives the owner control, accountability, and a roadmap with scheduled reality checks. How? The owner needs one person in charge of the entire process, to monitor the budget and ensure the groups communicate and work...
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