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The Real Estate Rollout Blueprint: How to Deliver Consistency
May 15th, 2023Insights
In today’s market, uncertainty is part of the process. From labor shortages to supply chain issues, there are a number of factors that can impact your project’s cost, schedule, and quality. Now picture building 10 projects across 10 cities—all similar in size, scale, and scope—in less than two years. How can owners and developers avoid compounding change orders, costs, and coordination issues during real estate rollouts with so many variables?
read more >The Supply Chain: Then & Now
May 9th, 2023Insights
Almost three years have passed since the pandemic threw a major wrench into the supply chain. What issues still remain? Are things getting better? David Hamilton, vice president of purchasing at Structure Tone, has been keeping a close eye on this ongoing ripple effect, and here shares some lessons learned and what he is seeing going into 2023.
read more >MWDBE SPOTLIGHT: Meet Glenn Singfield, Owner of Artesian Contracting Co., Inc.
May 4th, 2023Insights
Meet Glenn Singfield, owner of Artesian Contracting Co., Inc. in Albany, GA. Established in 1987, Artesian began partnering with Ajax six years ago to expand their project opportunities. Learn more about this dream team and what Singfield has to say about starting his own business and starting the MWDBE process.
read more >Construction Supply Chain Update – May 2023
May 2nd, 2023Insights
Back-to-work policies in the office sector have gained more and more momentum as of late; even so, office construction is not feeling the full effects just yet. Construction spending on manufacturing projects has reached record levels, with businesses being enticed to establish production right here in the U.S. The availability of electrical gear, however, still poses a challenge and exceptionally long lead times aren’t improving. Our May Supply Chain Market Update covers these topics in detail and also presents the potential consequences they can have right now and in the future.
read more >Following the Rooftops: America’s Emerging Markets
May 1st, 2023Insights
Middle America. The Heartland. “Flyover” states. Whatever term you prefer, it’s undeniable that the area between the two US coasts is seeing a surge of popularity. Thanks to a host of factors—from the pandemic to tax benefits and cost of living—several key cities are emerging, and bringing jobs, infrastructure, and economic growth with them.
read more >The Deeper the Roots, the Greater the Fruits: Calgary Farmers’ Market
April 26th, 2023Insights
Almost two decades ago, the Calgary Farmers’ Market (CFM) opened its doors. Originally leasing a historic airplane hangar, Calgarians immediately showed up in droves to source local goods and support small businesses, turning CFM into a local institution in the process.
read more >Rugged Robotics: Advancing the Future of Construction
April 21st, 2023Insights
They’re featured in films, literature, and throughout pop culture…usually as a threat. But have no fear—robots are here to enhance our society rather than take it over. In the construction industry, robots can work alongside humans to help keep them safer and increase productivity. Here, Structure Tone Southwest operations manager Ryan Davis details their collaboration with Rugged Robotics, a Houston-based construction technology company, and the significance of robots on construction sites.
read more >Repositioning to Reduce Carbon
April 18th, 2023Insights
Buildings are responsible for a significant portion of global carbon emissions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the building sector is responsible for around 40% of total global energy consumption and about 28% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing the carbon emissions of the building sector is an important step in addressing climate change.
read more >Sign of the Times: Repositioning London’s Financial Times Building
April 11th, 2023Insights
With thousands of years of activity, the streets of London, England are lined with historic buildings that have marked the skyline for decades—sometimes centuries. A stroll down these same streets with the Structure Tone team would showcase how many buildings today are currently being repositioned—that is, sensitively and respectfully transformed into properties that are more appealing to the modern tenant and environmentally sustainable.
read more >Law Firms Back in Action in Philadelphia
March 30th, 2023Insights
Building an office for a law firm is not your typical construction project. These projects present a unique set of challenges, and having a deep understanding of the needs of law firms is crucial when constructing an office.
read more >When Building a School Becomes Its Own Education
March 9th, 2023Insights
An active jobsite is the ultimate classroom. That’s why The Bear Creek School brought on Abbott Construction to teach a two-week intensive course to students interested in the AEC industry. At the time, Abbott was building their new upper school campus and performing arts center—a perfect case study to immerse kids in the world of construction.
read more >Construction Supply Chain Update – March 2023
March 6th, 2023Insights
The supply chain conversation continues! As global events, rail transportation, and other factors impact the availability of materials, our STOBG experts are monitoring these market variables and communicating with trade partners—and one another—to respond to supply chain challenges. Read more in our Supply Chain Market Update.
read more >World-Class Energy Research: Penn’s Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
February 27th, 2023Insights
The Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology was established at the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 to create one of the nation’s top energy research and technology centers. Since its inception, the institute has been involved in a number of critical and cutting-edge studies. And now within the next three years, the institute’s researchers will have a new state-of-the-art facility where they will continue their important work.
read more >Head of the Class: Volusia County Beachside Elementary
February 23rd, 2023Insights
It’s a retelling of “The Tale of Two Cities,” only this time with two schools and one goal in mind: to merge two buildings in the east-central part of Florida into one state-of-the-art elementary school. The Volusia County School District selected Ajax Building Company to consolidate the two primary schools and transform them into a 95,000sf structure, which will house approximately 750 student stations on the 11.9-acre site.
read more >Passive House & the GC: A Question of ROI and Builder Education
February 21st, 2023Insights
As the technologies and advancements in construction have evolved to further promote efficiency, one standard has become increasingly popular in the United States: the Passive House Standard.
read more >A More Enlightened Way of Working: Dropbox Studios in Dublin
February 10th, 2023Insights
What is the workplace of the future? For Dropbox, the answer lies in their innovative “Virtual First” approach—where remote work is the primary experience, and “Dropbox Studios” are the central gathering spots for collaboration.
read more >Reworking Workspace: Q&A with Architect Kara Eberle-Lott, AIA
February 6th, 2023Insights
The pandemic changed everything we thought we knew about the role and function of the office. Here workplace designer Kara Eberle-Lott, associate principal at Cushing Terrell, shares what she is seeing from her workplace clients and where office design may be headed next. Abbott Construction recently worked with Eberle-Lott and her team to build Cushing Terrell’s own new workplace in Seattle.
read more >Cross Laminated Timber: What, Who & Why
January 31st, 2023Insights
Cross laminated timber, or CLT, traces its origins to advances in wood processing and fabrication about 30 years ago in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Ten years later, the publication of Holzmassivbauweise (“solid wood construction”) provided the AEC industry with national guidelines for use of CLT in multistory buildings.
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