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Scope Creep Starts in the Boardroom, Not on the Jobsite

When a commercial construction project begins to expand beyond its original scope, the instinct is to look for the cause in the field. Perhaps a product is no longer available. Maybe a specification was missed or a condition on-site wasn’t anticipated. These things happen. But in our experience working with large corporate clients, they are…

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The Conversations That Protect Your Project

There is a moment in nearly every complex commercial project where the architecture and design team faces a choice. The client has a vision. The budget has been set. The timeline is in motion. And somewhere in the gap between what the client wants and what will actually work – structurally, operationally, financially – there…

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What National Reach Could Mean on your Next Architectural Project

If your company operates facilities in twelve states, you probably have relationships with eight to ten architecture firms. Maybe more. Some were inherited; others were chosen by regional facilities managers who needed someone local, fast, and available. A few have delivered excellent work. Others are names in a spreadsheet that no one at headquarters could…

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Could you be skipping the planning you think is done?

Every large-scale commercial construction project goes through different phases. It typically begins with an operational need, leadership buy-in, a budget allocation, and a directive to move. In large organizations, those informing the decisions shift throughout different phases, and each has a focus on different aspects of the work. Executives are busy running the organization and…

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