The Recipe for Design-Build Success
I’ve spent the last two years working with Falls Church City Public Schools and our design-build partner Stantec to design a new 21st century learning environment. Throughout this process I’ve learned that it’s more than just one secret ingredient that makes design-build delivery successful. Preparation As with any successful project,…
Read More- Nov 19, 2019
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Getting the Yes Vote – 5 Key Takeaways for a Successful Referendum Campaign
Community engagement, transparency and respecting your constituents are the backbone of a successful referendum program. Gilbane partners with our clients early in the process to help guide them, provide information required to make informed decisions and support the campaign effort to get the YES vote. Here are 5 key takeaways…
Read More- Nov 5, 2019
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Designing & Building: Scaling a Single Ecosystem for CDs and Model-Based Shop Drawings
In 2015, New England’s Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) team initiated a shop drawing requirement across every project with a scope volume number exceeding $30 million. The team instructed that all mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) trade contractors must use the design-to-fabrication processes of a single ecosystem to produce their model-based-shop-drawing-delivery…
Read More- Oct 15, 2019
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