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020: The Construction Bid Process

March 17, 2019 by Bob Borson7 Comments

020: The Construction Bid Process

Every client wants to know what their project is going to cost and who’s going to build it. That means sending the drawings out and getting contractors involved … Let’s get ready to rumble because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, EpisodesTagged With: construction, Construction Observation, Construction Process, great to work with architects, Podcast

The Competitive Bid Process

July 18, 2018 by Bob Borson5 Comments

The Competitive Bid Process

Of all the moments on a job, the bid phase gives me the most heartburn. It is a stressful period full of hardcore short-term deadlines and while my personal history tells me that I don't really have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, ObservationsTagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Construction Process

The Year was 1980-Something

January 11, 2018 by Bob Borson28 Comments

The Year was 1980-Something

There are few moments in your life where the time span between the current and younger versions of yourself collide. I had such a moment yesterday and despite my aversion to "celebrity sightings", … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractors, Life in General, NKBA Insiders, ObservationsTagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Construction Process, NKBA, NKBA Insiders

Young Architects Should Work in Construction

April 4, 2017 by Bob Borson33 Comments

Young Architects Should Work in Construction

If I have one regret during my education (between the ages of 18 - 24) is that I never worked on a construction site. Once I graduated from college, I went straight to work in an architectural office, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Contractors, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in GeneralTagged With: a day in the life, Construction Observation, Construction Process, Do you want to be an Architect, My House, Residential Architect

Attitude Reflects Leadership

March 28, 2017 by Bob Borson23 Comments

Attitude Reflects Leadership

Every now and then I need to step away from the emails and the phone and remind myself that the person who is currently making me go apoplectic might have something going on other than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, Life in General, Observations, QuotesTagged With: Construction Process, contractors, quotes

The Incomplete Big Picture

October 26, 2015 by Bob Borson30 Comments

The Incomplete Big Picture

If you were to back 10 architects in to a corner, hold a gun to their collective heads and ask: "When it comes to Architecture, what really matters?" What sort of answer do you think you'd get in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Construction, Contractors, Observations, ResidentialTagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, contractors, residential

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