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Exploring the team approach in greater detail

To ensure discussions are most productive, it is highly important the team is selected properly and that each member has a defined and appropriate role…

adminJanuary 20, 2026

Commercial Construction

The cost of government procurement versus private sector

In past articles, I have talked about why government procurement may be paying more for the exact same goods and services that the private sector…

adminDecember 16, 2025

Commercial Construction

Humanoid Robots could be construction’s Next Big Thing

Business consultancy McKinsey Global issued a harsh outlook for the construction industry in their analysis released last month, a message that may sound familiar. “The…

adminDecember 11, 2025

Commercial Construction

Four projects that raised the bar and some eyebrows in 2025

Heading into the New Year, owners and designers can take inspiration from some dramatic achievements in design, innovation, material reuse and repurposing across a wide…

adminDecember 10, 2025

Commercial Construction

Hourly based consultancy services

The customary manner of pricing consultancy services is on an hourly rate basis. The difficulty clients have with hourly-based billing is that it offers neither…

adminDecember 9, 2025

Commercial Construction

Dallas Stars and Mavericks shop for new multibillion-dollar stadiums

After a partnership of nearly 25 years, the NHL Dallas Stars and NBA Dallas Mavericks are parting ways. Each team currently calls the American Airlines…

adminDecember 2, 2025

Commercial Construction

Building fire resistance from the roof down

As wildfires become more common across North America, property insurers are taking note. In certain parts of the United States, homes not constructed with wildfires…

adminNovember 27, 2025

Commercial Construction

Municipalities function by the purchasing cycle

Most of the ongoing activities of a municipality are cyclical in nature, following a regular pattern from year to year. The cyclical pattern of activity…

adminNovember 25, 2025

Commercial Construction

Minor irregularities during the bidding process

Quite frequently during the evaluation of the proposals that have been submitted in relation to an RFP, ambiguities and gaps will be noted in one…

adminNovember 18, 2025

Commercial Construction

Smart glass and solar films address the challenge of the sun’s heat and glare

Not everyone likes windows in buildings. Critics point to windows as causing interior overheating in summer due to solar gain, heat loss in winter due…

adminNovember 13, 2025