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All buildings under construction are exposed to a multitude of risks that owners and builders of these projects have to deal with effectively. Builders risk insurance policies is a common way to guard against these perils.

What does FF&E stand for? FF&E is an abbreviation for Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (sometimes also abbreviated as FFE). What is FF&E? FF&E refers to all movable furniture, fixtures, and/or equipment that have no permanent connection to the...

Receiving unclear, misleading, incomplete or evasive information in response to your questions or requests of a contractor is not unusual in the construction industry. You know that feeling in your gut when your B.S. alarm is going off. You can smell it. Maybe they...

Pre-Construction Checklist should include things such as feasibility of the proposed concept, engineering assessments, initial design and development, scope of roles and responsibilities, budget outlines and assumptions, a schedule for construction with important milestones and assumptions, post-construction sales/leasing activities.  

Commercial construction costs breakdown differently depending on what type of real estate is being considered – office, retail, single-family, multi-family, industrial, medical, educational, hospitality, etc.

What would make Valentine’s Day “sweet” for developers? What gifts could you give a developer to make their Valentine’s Day special? We posed this question to the Ultimate Owner’s Reps at DAE Group.  Here are some of their responses: (indent) Sympathize with them. Let...

  This coming Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday. In a candid interview we asked DAE Group partner, Dan Ezra, about the similarities between Super Bowl Sunday and a real estate construction project: Miley Cyrus is headlining a NFL TikTok Tailgate pregame show. Are you...

This Friday, January 29, 2021 is National Puzzle Day. Don't be puzzled by National Puzzle Day. It honors puzzles of all size, shape and form. Crossword puzzles are by far the most common. Sudoku, a number puzzle, is the most recent puzzle rage. And, don't forget the...

Introduction The hotel development process is the act of bringing an idea or concept for a hotel to a successful completion as a brick and mortar location with all associated services such as hotel rooms, meeting space, ballrooms, bars & restaurants, pools, gyms,...