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For the restoration of medieval structures geeks on Linkedin: I'm glad to see the project moving forward, if very slowly. See the...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Sep 17, 20205 min read
Risk Mitigation Alphabet Soup - Bonds, OCIP, CCIP, and SDI
Construction is risky. Cost can be hard to predict, weather, unforeseen conditions, errors, accidents and other issues are around every...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Sep 4, 20201 min read
Mass Timber jumps up in Milwaukee
Permits were issued in July for this proposed tallest in the world 248' height , 25 story mass timber building atop a parking structure....
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Christopher DeBruyn
Aug 10, 20202 min read
Solar PV is Cool Now!
In my 23 year career estimating construction projects, I have priced hundreds of photovoltaic panel systems for buildings ranging from...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Aug 6, 20204 min read
Care and Feeding: LEAN in Design and the Estimator
We have all talked about LEAN at one time or another. It is a business management system, developed by auto manufacturers, that strives...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Mass Timber Codes Released by ICC
If you know what Mass Timber means, you probably already know that that codes needed to help this new wood structural system be utilized...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Aug 3, 20202 min read
Care and Feeding: Working on the Schematic Estimate
The schematic estimate is the most useful work product of a consulting estimator. With good input, and a carefully prepared estimate, the...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Jul 23, 20201 min read
The LEED Model for Diversity
In an opinion piece for Architect Magazine, Aaron Betsky introduced a proposal by Michael Marshall to use the LEED rating system as a...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Jul 17, 20203 min read
Care and Feeding: How to work with a Consulting Estimator in your Concept plan
The concept estimate is most often based on previous project budgets, which are modified to meet the new program of your project. The...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Jul 4, 20202 min read
On This Day...
we celebrate the actions that led to the founding of this country. The founders were abolitionists and slaveholders, high-minded, and...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Jun 30, 20203 min read
Design the job for safety
The construction industry has plenty of flaws, even as it creates some of the most beautiful and inspiring objects devised by humans. ...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Jun 19, 20203 min read
What is a Consulting Estimator? – Part 1 - One Step Beyond
While working on a courthouse master-plan in New Jersey, our client, the county executive, had been obligated to hire an architect to...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Jun 5, 20201 min read
Covid 19 Change Orders Phase 3 - Owner Costs
Unfortunately, much of the cost for changes driven by subcontractors and CM's will end up in the owner's lap. But there are costs that...
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Christopher DeBruyn
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Covid 19 Change Orders Phase 2 - Trade Costs
Subcontractors will be exposed to additional cost as they continue to reopen projects in a time with new work rules and risks. Labor...
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Christopher DeBruyn
May 22, 20201 min read
Covid 19 Change Orders Phase 1 - CM Costs
The general rule of thumb for construction is that if you want it, you have to buy it. Changes to work rules, locations, schedule and...
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Christopher DeBruyn
May 21, 20201 min read
How to manage the troops when they are all at home:
ENR’s new issue interviewed several leaders at large design firms and what steps they are taking to manage during the COVID 19 crisis:...
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Christopher DeBruyn
May 21, 20201 min read
Are Forgivable PPP Loans about to be part of Change Orders?
Author James Gallagher asks the question, and discusses the various parameters of this completely untested idea, that changes in...
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Christopher DeBruyn
May 21, 20202 min read
Lets Accentuate the Positive!
In a recent announcement, Patagonia discussed its plans to reopen, and Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario stated that they were quick to shut...
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