Construction Management

  • Board of Directions

    For every home it remodels, JW Bratton Design/Build, Renton, Wash., creates a “notification board” containing all the information a field employee or a subcontractor might need in the event of questions or emergencies.

     
  • Communicating your payment schedule

    Some potential customers need to hear about the payment schedule information at our initial meeting. However, we usually discuss the payment schedule after we have gone over the base bid and described what the next steps or processes with our firm will be.

     
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    Predictions for the remodeling industry

    Solutions to the labor crisis? New approaches to design? Experts from the worlds of construction, design, demographics, and management forecast hotspots on the road ahead.

     
  • Reading up on business management

    Craig Deimler, vice president of Deimler & Sons Construction in Harrisburg, Pa., is a true believer in ongoing education . . . especially when it comes to running his business.

     
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    Helping clients with product selection

    Making product selections can be a frustrating part of the reduction deadlines. Remodelers often use forms to stay up to date on modeling process — for both clients and contractors. It products. About 73% of the remodelers who answered this survey takes a lot of coordination to lead clients through...

     
  • Recycling database updated

    The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently updated its online Construction Waste Management Database to assist the building industry in reducing construction and demolition waste.

     
  • Specification Gathering Form

    Once Tim and Janeen Welsh have signed a design agreement with a client and received a down payment, they sit down with the homeowner for what they call a 'specification gathering session.'

     
  • CompuTool is a comprehensive solution with extensive relationship management features

    Construction Computing Systems' CompuTool management software is a rare bird. Conceived, designed, and tested by remodelers, CompuTool is a comprehensive solution with extensive relationship management features.

     
  • The Subway Diet

     
  • Scheduling Do's and Don'ts

    We consulted several top-end remodelers for tips on keeping subs on schedule.