How to build a better commercial building

Building a commercial building is a large undertaking, both in time, cost and resources. As such, ensuring your commercial building is constructed well, is both efficient and sustainable, and long lasting is crucial to ensuring long term success. 

Here, we’ll go through building a better commercial building: professional tips & advice…

Building a better commercial building: professional tips & advice

Budget with risk in mind: commercial construction budgets can be tight and, if something unexpected happens – like a crucial material, piece of technology or part – gets delayed or something goes wrong – this can lead to unexpected additional costs that often aren’t budgeted for and, as such, will end up having an adverse effect on your commercial building. Consequently, budgeting with risk in mind or ‘budgeting for the unexpected’ is strongly advised; budgeting an extra 5 – 10% reserve for unforeseen costs. 

Design for energy efficiency: as energy prices continue to rise, energy efficiency is more important than ever before and, designing & constructing your commercial building with energy efficiency in mind can help drive down costs and improve profits, as well as aid in sustainable working. 

Communication, communication, communication: building a better commercial building really does hinge on great communication between contractor, subcontractor, clients and key stakeholders – a team practicing good communication, including regular reporting and document control – is an efficient, motivated and well informed team! 

Choose a reliable contractor: want to get the most out of your commercial building? Choosing a reliable, dedicated and experienced contractor really is key to building a better commercial building. Talk to your peers and ask for recommendations, browse commercial contractor’s websites for their portfolios, testimonials and reviews, and reach out to any who stand out to you and ask them questions about your project, and projects they may have worked on similar to yours. 

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