Estimation

Cost Estimation in the Time of COVID and Beyond

The global pandemic has led to changes that have impacted our entire industry. Supply chain issues, in particular, have rippled…

2 years ago

How We Do Business

The Bay Area is one of the most expensive places to build in the country, so you’ve got to trust…

2 years ago

Value Engineering in Construction: Our Approach to Project Design

Value Engineering in Construction When applied to the construction process, value engineering has enormous benefits for developers. The multi-step process…

4 years ago

Cost Estimation: The Cornerstone of Every Construction Project

Laozi, an ancient Chinese philosopher, once said, "A journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step." Likewise, the…

4 years ago

Predicting Soft and Hard Costs: Conceptual Budgeting and Risk Assessment

Any construction project comes with its own unique set of risks — but the better and more thorough the estimate,…

4 years ago

Rising Construction Costs: What Your Company Should Do Next

The construction industry is built with a strategy in mind: assembling anything from the ground up takes time, foresight, and…

5 years ago

The TI Race: From ROM to Market Ready

Planning a renovation is kind of like a puzzle, especially when it comes to scheduling different companies and contractors. If…

7 years ago

Early TI ROI: 8 Reasons to Choose an Open Book/Design Build for TI Projects

People often throw around the phrase “I’m an open book,” when talking about themselves, but rarely do they follow through…

7 years ago

How Open Shops Motivate Competition and Drive Value in the Construction Industry

During the past century, unions have been associated with maintaining industry standards and protecting employee rights. Trends in recent years,…

8 years ago

Digging Deep Into Conceptual Budgeting: Foreseeable and Unforeseeable Costs in Cost Estimation

Pre-construction estimates are some of the first deliverables given to construction clients. From framing a budget to predicting hard and…

8 years ago