Design-Build

Are Your Facilities a Barrier to Your Ministry?

Are Your Facilities a Barrier to Your Ministry?

A church’s building design communicates to its attendees before they even step through the doors. While growth is the goal for a church, commencing a church expansion project requires careful consideration. If you expand too early, you might not see the return on your...

The Owner’s New Building Checklist

The Owner’s New Building Checklist

Building additions or renovations can be so challenging that the temptation is very real to “take the foot off the gas” near the end of the project when a successful project completion is within sight.  Don’t do it! The manner in which a new project owner works...

Church Design Trends For The Future

Church Design Trends For The Future

Moving forward, how churches will operate is evolving before our eyes. As a result, churches and campuses will have to evolve as well. We reached out to architects, builders, and designers and asked them to share some resilient and enduring trends that promise to influence the future of church design.

Are You an Owner of Choice?

Are You an Owner of Choice?

Let's face it. The current economic environment is arguably unprecedented when considering the combination of supply chain challenges, inflation, labor constraints, and geopolitical uncertainty. Those factors combine to make it very difficult for any construction...

Owner Direct Purchase Program Benefits

Owner Direct Purchase Program Benefits

In the current inflationary climate for construction projects, churches and other non-profits should not be passing up any opportunities to reduce their rapidly rising project costs.  Leveraging their exemption from paying state sales tax is among the most beneficial...

An Accurate Project Scope of Work

An Accurate Project Scope of Work

A project scope of work, often referred to as “SOW” is an essential aspect of any design and construction project.  It defines what is expected as an outcome of the project and is an essential first step in any project.  Anyone who has ever planned a home...

Selecting your Design & Construction Team

Selecting your Design & Construction Team

Last month we covered the three primary project delivery methods; Design-Bid-Build, Construction Management, & Design-Build and reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of each method considering the challenging current construction market conditions.  This...

Construction Project Delivery Methods

Construction Project Delivery Methods

There is probably no more important decision a project owner team is faced with than what delivery method they will select for their capital project.   So, what does “project delivery method” mean?  Most people are familiar with the primary roles...

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