The 3rd annual 2014 Life of an Architect ‘Playhouse Design Competition’ is just about over … and things have been amazing, far more exciting and rewarding than I had hoped. We had unbelievable and … [Read more...]
Residential Construction Contracts: Cost Plus Fee
Today is Part Two of a series of posts that are addressing the different types of contracts homeowners normally consider when working with a general contractor. Yesterday I discussed the Competitive … [Read more...]
Residential Construction Contracts: Competitive Bid
Let's say you are going to be building a house, doing a remodel, an addition - whatever - and it's time to start thinking about the contractor. There are a few things that have changed over the last … [Read more...]
AEC Cares – projectDenver
One of the interesting side effects of writing a blog like this one is you frequently meet people who are in the AEC industry who try and leverage their knowledge, resources, and abilities in order to … [Read more...]
Pool or water feature?
Pool or water feature? At some level it doesn't really matter considering the role that this particular pool/ water feature has to play. But it is very unique - at least in my world. If I was keeping … [Read more...]
Job Site Culture and Pride
. I had an interesting conversation with a contractor the other day - it centered on job site culture and how to create the right sort. I'm not talking about Fight Club sort of culture or stuff found … [Read more...]