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Field Tech Drones, VR, and new apps streamline apartment construction.
With $43 million on the line, Amr Raafat couldn’t afford to miss his target by even a single centimeter. In play was the setting of modular boxes at the $43 million development of Canvas, a 126-unit, two-building, mixed-use property [...]
Construction Costs Keep Housing Supply Low
The high cost of construction is exacerbating the housing crisis in California and other markets where there is a housing shortage. Last year, construction costs increased more than 5% in Los Angeles alone, and this year, many expect costs [...]
En Masse: Mass timber is poised to be faster, cheaper and greener than traditional construction materials
The scene looked like an elector set made for Paul Bunyon himself. Cranes lifted and placed large, prefabricated timber components that were designed and crafted off-site to fit like puzzle pieces into their preordained positions in the skeleton of [...]
GlobeSt.Adapt Opportunity Zones Awards 2019
Industry experts are predicting that adaptive reuse is likely to be recognized as a distinct product category within commercial real estate by 2021. In preparation for our GlobeSt.ADAPT: OPPORTUNITY ZONES special feature and conference this month, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum is [...]
How Developers Can Curb Rising Construction Costs
Construction costs increased more than 5% last year, and they will likely climb again this year with pressure from tariffs and the ongoing labor shortage. Developers are looking for ways to curb costs in other ways to offset the [...]
Construction Costs Increased More Than 5% in 2018
Construction costs are continuing to climb. Last year alone, construction pricing increased 5.07%. Materials costs and a labor shortage are the main driver of the rising pricing, and they are likely to fuel another increase in costs this year. [...]