With post-confinement uncertainties coming up following those few weeks spent far from our usual workplaces, many companies are recommending strategies and approaches to adapt to the \”new normal\”. See below an excerpt we gathered from major commercial real estate services companies and a few consulting firms. Cushman & Wakefield developed a \”Safe Six\” approach highlighting key steps and measures to facilitate employees to come back to work and customers to access safe spa

We tried to list and inventory the various best practices any pre-construction manager should follow to successfully manage the preconstruction phases of any construction project. Those best practices will help commercial property owners or facilities managers but also contractors and designers or architects as well as qualified bidders: Scope of Work: Provide clear definitions and scopes of work to all potential bidders either via written detailed scopes of work to clearly d

We preach that pre construction services are critical to any construction project and go well beyond just estimating what a project could cost. They include a lot of things, from understanding initial customer requirements to plans, schedules, studies, permitting, land acquisition, value engineering, and more. Let’s take a look at several different component of pre construction services. Meetings and Follow-ups The contractor or consulting or design team will go over the owne

In commercial construction, permitting has always been a critical — and sometimes unpredictable — component of project delivery. But across the Western United States, permitting timelines and requirements are becoming even more complex in 2025. Owners, developers, and project teams must understand these shifting dynamics to avoid costly delays and keep projects on track. The Current Landscape: Longer Reviews and Stricter Oversight Several factors are driving changes in the pe

SBA National Small Business Week 2025 Los Angeles, California — Today the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Los Angeles District...