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16 Jul Inflation

Posted at 15:14h in Budgeting, Business, Communication, Construction, COVID-19, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Estimating, inflation, Labor, Leadership, material pricing, Project Management, Project Management Services, Property Improvement Plan (PIP), Staffing, Warning Signs, work force

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the second quarter inflation was at a forty-year high of 5.4%. The core consumer price increase was 8.3% (excluding food and energy). To the Construction industry, Inflation is a four-letter word. Until recently, this word had slipped out...

09 Sep Built to Last – Secrets for Building a Lasting Consulting Business

Posted at 15:00h in Business, Construction, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Estimating, Expert Witness, HotelExecutive.com, Leadership, News

The Windy City isn’t among the easiest places to manage a major construction project, what with its oftentimes confusing politics and—more recently—the perfect storm of COVID-19 and mass protests that have brought so much business to a standstill. Such obstacles notwithstanding, the latest addition to Hilton's...

17 Feb Success Doesn’t Just Happen…it requires a plan.

Posted at 16:34h in Budgeting, Business, Communication, Construction, Development Solutions, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Expert Witness, Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Services, Uncategorized, Warning Signs

I have worked with some great developers creating iconic destinations, gaming resorts, plus massive complicated structures, such as airports, biocontainment labs, and hospitals just to name a few. Every one of these projects started with a financial and general building program outlining the services...

17 Dec Ten Warning Signs A Project Is In Trouble and What To Do About It

Posted at 14:10h in Budgeting, Business, Communication, Construction, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Estimating, Expert Witness, Global Construction Projects, Labor, Project Management, Project Management Services, Property Improvement Plan (PIP), Staffing, Uncategorized, Warning Signs

Construction Industry has been extremely active stretching the resources of the contractor and designer’s staffs. One common cause of project disputes is that the industry attempts to put a “B” team on a project that requires the “A” team. This often results in project difficulties or worse - disputes. The...

14 Aug “Designing To a Budget” Rather Than “Budgeting A Design”

Posted at 19:52h in Budgeting, Business, Communication, Construction, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, Estimating, Uncategorized

One of the most common mistakes made by Owners is failing to provide a budget for the design team to achieve. Too often we find that an Owner has provided the designers a concept or idea of what the project is to achieve, seeking some...

13 Jul DRB Development Solutions Provides Project Management Services for Curio Collection by Hilton at Historic Chicago Navy Pier

Posted at 13:24h in Business, Construction, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Project Management, Project Management Services, Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2018 Atlanta, GA – With the July 11, 2018 ground breaking, the Curio Hotel is under way. Located at the eastern end of the historic Chicago Navy Pier, the 222-room hotel and a 30,000-square-foot rooftop bar is being physically being constructed over...

10 Jul Expert Witnesses Must Communicate Clearly

Posted at 22:50h in Arbitration, Construction, DRB, Expert Witness, Leadership, Uncategorized

Expert Witnesses must be able to communicate clearly. Experts are retained to make the difficult simple. Communicating their findings in a clear and straight forward manner is important. The secret for any Expert Witness is “how long” will the Judge, Jury or Arbitrators remember what...

25 Jun Tariffs Effect On The Construction Industry

Posted at 23:29h in Budgeting, Communication, Construction, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, Economy, Estimating, Labor, News, Project Management, Tariffs, Uncategorized

In March, the US Government announced their intention to level new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Tariffs on steel were to be 25% and aluminum was to be 10%. The United States Department of Commerce indicates that the U.S. is the world’s largest importer...

29 May 5 Quick Tips For Bridging The Communication Gap

Posted at 15:41h in Communication, Construction, DRB, DRB Development Solutions, Executive Coaching, Project Management

The greatest common error that will bankrupt a business and cause projects to find themselves in trouble is poor communication. The overwhelming desire for a business owner is to get the message out, resulting in launching a marketing program without a clear plan. Interestingly enough,...

10 Apr Expert Witness: The Secret To Avoiding The Courtroom

Posted at 13:11h in Business, Construction, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, Expert Witness, Project Management

Learning from other's mistakes is often a valuable experience; as an Expert Witness we utilize this knowledge to guide our clients. Retaining a Project Management Consultant for a development program enables the developer to benefit from a broad range of experience learned from other projects. As...