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Aug
31
2011

Commercial Construction Best Practices: Why one Chicago Commercial Construction Firm Melted for These Cupcakes

Cupcake restaurants are hot right now in restaurant construction trends. In fact Chicago cupcake restaurants and food trucks are popping up all over the place. However, the best Chicago cupcakes Englewood Construction ever had were the ones from our latest Chicago education construction job.

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Feb
25
2011

Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

KA-BOOM! We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. Then, the transformer blew out. What the heck happened? It was a case for the Englewood Construction CSI team. Step 1: We pulled out the cable to find it completely destroyed. Step 2: We rented a sewer [...]

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Jul
7
2010

Commercial Construction Checklist: How to Ensure a Stalled Project Site is Safe and Ready to Rebound

Whenever I see commercial construction news on high-profile stalled hospitality construction projects, like the Shangri-la Hotel and Waterview Tower in downtown Chicago, I always wonder if the construction site was not only safe and secure before it was shut down, but if it was preserved in a way so that the existing developer or a [...]

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