5 Trends Shaping Commercial Construction Projects in 2026
The following five trends are already influencing how projects are scoped, awarded, and built—and they will continue to shape commercial construction in the year ahead.
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From Steel Mills to Success: Bill Di Santo’s Journey in the Commercial Construction Business
Bill Di Santo, President of Englewood Construction, shares his journey in the Commercial Construction Business. Read it here…
6 Commercial Construction Trends: A Biz Dev Perspective
As a National General Contractor, Englewood has a front-row seat to the opportunities and challenges facing the commercial construction industry. I recently sat down with Kim Sawyer and Tina McGrath, two of our experienced Business Development team leaders, to gain their perspective on what they’ve learned from talking to our existing and potential retail, restaurants, […]
The New Normal: Commercial Construction Continues in Unprecedented COVID-19 Times
This is undoubtedly an unprecedented time in our country as efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are impacting all of us on both personal and professional levels. We are in uncharted territory, but amid this “new normal” Englewood Construction remains open and committed to serving our clients — while also following guidelines […]
Commercial Construction 2020 Trends: Cannabis Retail, Senior Housing and Restaurant Construction Lead the Way
It has become a bit of a tradition that we start off the year for Hard Hat Chat with a look at the commercial real estate trends we think will impact our work in the months ahead. As we kick off 2020, we have a lot of optimism about our industry and the sectors we’re […]
Commercial Construction Industry Trends: The “Highs” and “Lows” that Shaped 2019
With the countdown on to 2020 – and the start of a brand-new decade right around the corner – it’s time for our annual look back at the commercial construction industry “highs” and “lows” from 2019. From positive trends and new business opportunities to ongoing challenges that impact how we do business, here are five […]
Flagship Store Retail Construction: 3 Reasons Brands Still Build in a Flagship Location
With our firm’s long track record in retail construction, we’ve witnessed firsthand the ebb and flow of activity across this sector over the years. So when I came across an article recently asking if “flagship stores are losing their shine”, it gave me pause. It’s true the retail mix among flagship stores in prime locations […]
Happy Anniversary Hard Hat Chat: Celebrating 10 Years of Commercial Construction Trends, News, Insights, and Conversations
In 2009, amid the business challenges of the Great Recession, our company made the decision to start a blog as an outlet to share commercial construction trends, insights, news, and observations on a variety of topics. If you had told me then that we’d still be publishing Hard Hat Chat a decade later – and […]
Legalized Marijuana: Opportunities and Impact for Commercial Real Estate and Construction
A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a byline article from Englewood Construction. Earlier this summer, Englewood Construction’s home state of Illinois passed a bill making it the 11th state in the U.S. to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Given that our firm already has experience working with […]
Commercial Construction Project Management Trends: How to Survive the Incredible Shrinking Timeline
One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery. Today, we push to […]