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Five of the Best Reasons for a Commercial Building Renovation

Commercial Renovation to Stay Put

Whether you really like your building the way that it is, your location is part of your long-term plan, or financially speaking a new building is out of the question, these are all good reasons to stay where you are. However, I’d like to share with you a few of the best reasons to consider renovating your current facility.

1) Improve traffic to your business – we have seen it time and again that renovating a commercial space peaks the interest of people in your community. It also provides additional promotional opportunities because having a renovated space to talk about creates a steady and interesting social media topic. Whether you’re a doctor, restaurant, or a school, you consistently want to attract new people to your space, right? Sharing your remodel should help gain and/or keep followers to communicate the benefits of your services.

Your Building Envelope’s Role in Saving You Money

Keeping your building’s protective barrier, or better known as its envelope, intact, leak free, and in good repair is a great way to avoid spending your hard earned profits on energy costs or damages. The envelope entails any part of your building structure that keeps outside elements from coming inside when closed. This includes your roof, EIFS, windows, doors, walls, and even floors which can leak and make your HVAC work harder, or worse let water in to damage your structure and/or office equipment, or cause harmful microbial growth.

Future of Net Zero Energy Buildings for Michigan Business Owners

We hear about energy efficiency, greenhouse gases, renewable energy, and carbon emissions more frequently these days, but maybe not as popular is Net Zero Energy Building or Net Zero Energy Building Ready. These aren’t new concepts, but with the flurry of attention on energy savings, we wanted to check into the current status for Michigan Commercial Building Owners. Since the Michigan Energy Code (2015) was adopted in 2017 in Michigan, how far are our Commercial Building owners from achieving Net Zero Energy Building Ready?

Protecting Your Investment from Vehicle-into-Building Crashes

Without proper obstruction, motorists accidentally drive their cars into buildings 60 times a day in the U.S., causing damage and loss to businesses and homeowners.

5 Tips to Hosting Your Best Ground Breaking Ceremony

What Is a Groundbreaking Ceremony?

Groundbreaking ceremonies are an excellent way to start off your building project. With the need for content creation the way that it is these days, a ceremony is a sure-fire way to bring excitement and attention to your future building and business.

Leaseback: Get a New Building While Keeping Business Capital

Build to Suit

Safety On Site - What It Can Mean For Your Construction Project

Safety is an important aspect of any business but especially in construction, where a little accident can have serious impacts to those involved; the trades people on site, the owner, and the contractor. First and foremost, it is our concern to keep all of our workers healthy, so they can go home to their family each night and be a consistent provider both physically and financially, as well as a reliable contributor to our team. That’s why it’s important to have a General Contractor who is not only following the codes and regulations, but has incorporated a culture of safety into their operations.

Staying Open During Construction

Busy Business Owners Can Build, Too

It’s a classic case: a thriving company is busting at the seams and needs to remodel or add to their building to make room for future business, but the thought of construction stopping or slowing production stifles the owner from taking the risk of expanding. So what is a business owner to do? Instead of putting it off until they lose business because they can’t accommodate any more customers, they should find a contractor that will work with them to keep their operations running during construction.

6 Questions Commercial Buyers Should Ask When Shopping a New Building

Once you’ve already determined the approximate size of the space you need, your budget, general location desired, and that the investment will fit within your business objectives, it’s time to start shopping for suitable building for your company changes.

Find Space That Works for Small or Mid-Size Business in 2022

Things have changed for many businesses over the last two years including where staff completes their work, the need for incentives to maintain or attract employees, distancing measures for staff, and how their products are delivered. These changes may have made your current building too big, too small, or no longer functional for your business.

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Posts about Good for Business (4)

Five of the Best Reasons for a Commercial Building Renovation

Your Building Envelope’s Role in Saving You Money

Future of Net Zero Energy Buildings for Michigan Business Owners

Protecting Your Investment from Vehicle-into-Building Crashes

5 Tips to Hosting Your Best Ground Breaking Ceremony

Leaseback: Get a New Building While Keeping Business Capital

Build to Suit

Safety On Site - What It Can Mean For Your Construction Project

Staying Open During Construction

Busy Business Owners Can Build, Too

6 Questions Commercial Buyers Should Ask When Shopping a New Building

Find Space That Works for Small or Mid-Size Business in 2022

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