Real Estate, Design & Construction

When you work on designing a commercial building, it can be difficult to tell what the best material is for a given situation. Commercial roofs have a unique design and they require more consideration than a regular residential roof.

Read on to find out what how you can choose a commercial roof and hire a roofing contractor to install it.

Top Considerations for a Commercial Roof

When you’re installing a commercial roof, there are a number of things that you need to take into consideration. These are the most important things you need to think about.

Building Usage

What is the building going to be used for? Is it a warehouse where inventory will be stored? Is it going to be a public space?

These are important questions to ask because a public space will need insulation, while a warehouse will require resistance over leaks.

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Do you have a house remodeling project or a commercial site that you want to complete? You might be a company that wants to minimize risk or a homeowner who wants to complete a housing project as soon as possible. Then a construction management team can be a perfect candidate for your project.

You might want to know the reasons why you might want to hire a construction company over a general contractor. When it comes to contractors, you might be faced with phone calls such as when they are going to arrive to start the project, why their prices are a bit expensive, and when they are going to show up. Building a home is hard enough and worrying about the things that needed to get done as soon as possible might stress you out further.

On the other hand, hiring a construction company can take some of these stresses from you compared to general contractors. Read more about general contractors in this site: https://work.chron.com/job-description-general-contractors-12435.html. The following are the reasons why you should choose construction companies over general contractors.

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There’s no doubt about it, we rely on our air conditioning systems to keep our home’s cool and comfortable during the hotter months of the year. But in order to rely on it, your air conditioning unit requires routine maintenance for it to work properly when you need it most.

Just like your furnace or any other home appliance, it’s expected that you’re A/C unit will experience some wear and tear from being used regularly, which could lead to mechanical problems if left unchecked.

That’s why it’s important to do maintenance checks and service your air conditioner regularly to make sure that all of its components are in good working order. And not only does this keep your air conditioner working properly, it will also save you a lot of money and headaches from your unit breaking down unexpectedly. You can find more information about air conditioner service and maintenance at sites like FurnaceUSA.com

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If you’re looking to hire a contractor to paint either the interior or exterior of your home, it’s important that you hire someone who is experienced, knowledgeable, and understands how to get the job done right so that your new paint job will last for years to come.

But when it comes to hiring a contractor, you can’t simply rely on the opinions of others to make your decision. Just because a friend of yours had a good experience with a contractor doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re right for your painting job.

Furthermore, choosing a contractor based solely on the cheapest bid is never recommended because this often leads you to unqualified and not-so-trustworthy painters.

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By Dan Scher

When it comes to design, pediatric healthcare units are different. The tiny patients they care for in these spaces not only require special care, but they require special design choices, too.

However, there’s a fine line between child-friendly and childish. Pediatric healthcare units should incite playfulness and provide hope for all the young patients they serve, without seeming ostentatious. They should also provide adequate space for the parents, guardians and loved ones who will be by these patients’ sides.

These unique units may come at a higher price for facilities to design and construct, but research shows it’s well worth the investment. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, nearly 6 million hospital stays involve adolescents. Not to mention, nearly 3 million of those are neonatal stays. Planning and design doesn’t have to break the bank, though – pediatric healthcare units can be developed in a cost-effective and thoughtful manner to ensure sublime patient care and economical design.

Consider the four following design elements when creating a well-planned pediatric unit:  [Read more…] about 4 Considerations When Designing Pediatric Healthcare Units

By: Lindsey Burghgraef

Palos Health, a private healthcare group, re-developed and expanded an existing outpatient campus in the growing Chicago suburb of Orland Park in conjunction with healthcare partner Loyola University Medical Center,. The campus housed a mix of medical offices built over the last 30 years, in three different buildings, disjointed with separate entrances for each building.  A campus master plan, crafted by the design team at Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED), unified the campus by adjusting clinics into an academic health center model and organized services to increase collaboration and patient ease.  

The overall project is a 5-year, $80 million campus development that includes a new 83,000 square foot Ambulatory Care Center, 40,000 square feet of renovated space in the existing buildings and the construction of a 316-car parking deck.  The project was completed under a design-build project delivery model, led by Walsh Construction with HED serving as the architect of record.

The project was a unique undertaking in many ways, the most challenging aspect being that Palos owns the building, but Loyola University Medical Center, through a mix of leased spaces, joint ventures, and related partnerships, has now become a tenant of various parts within it. With two different institutions and sets of expectations to satisfy, the endeavor quickly became an effort to balance the expectations and brands of two distinct medical organizations.

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