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Here, you’ll find a library of blog posts dedicated to different aspects of the commercial construction industry -- news and updates, upcoming trends, and past projects built by us at The Douglas Company.
As most people have experienced in the country, certain materials are tough to come by, whether in a personal or business realm. This is not a new development, but the scale of the issue has seemingly grown, and new challenges are presented in our industry every day. Some may ask, what is driving this? One […]
September 24, 2021
Recently, several developer clients of ours have mentioned a multi-family product type called Build-to-Rent (BTR). The concept is to develop and build single-family home communities where the houses are rented to tenants in lieu of being sold to homebuyers. According to Northmarq’s March 2021 report, strong consumer trends support the growth of this type of […]
August 27, 2021
We continue to get buffeted by price increases, seemingly weekly, which puts pressure on our estimates and has a negative effect on feasibility for our clients. Though prices are being locked in for Fall starts up North, clients have repeatedly asked me what will happen to them for their Spring starts. It’s certainly understandable. I’d […]
August 17, 2021
Government regulations have been loosening up lately, but some impacts resulting from them are increasing as construction keeps moving forward. One specific item that comes to mind is material lead times. Items that we were accustomed to being readily available now seem to carry a 2-3 week lead time, and items that were normally 4-5 […]
July 9, 2021
A little while back, I came across some extra marketing collateral of ours that was previously in circulation with the motto of “Make the Numbers Work.” Some of the collateral may or may not have had an expletive gesture mixed in of “!!@!%#!!@!!”. You get the point. It was all good fun, and I thought […]
