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Building Solutions

The Building Solutions team at CRH is a group of construction industry veterans with diverse backgrounds — from general contractors, architects, and engineers to business owners, developers, and urban planners. We've seen first-hand how technology, the economy, and politics can affect the construction industry. Through our blog and articles on our website, we provide you with our insights to help you understand these influencing factors and plan for the road ahead.

September 23, 2015 Is 3D Printing Buildings the Way of the Future? Boasting faster construction, low costs and the ability to decrease construction waste while using recycled materials, using 3D printers to construct buildings ...Keep Reading
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September 23, 2015 Are Building Supplies Change Orders Sending Your Project Over Budget? In the general contracting industry, you may know to expect the unexpected when it comes to delays in bringing a project to close. Yet, do you really stop to ...Keep Reading
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September 23, 2015 8 Ways to Encourage a Construction Safety Culture in Your Business On-the-job accidents are much more common in the construction industry than in most other industries. With 828 construction deaths in 2013, over 20% of the ...Keep Reading
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August 31, 2015 5 Tips To Avoid Failing At Construction Social Media To gain customers these days, it helps to have followers—and that means keeping your brand front and center in social media. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as ...Keep Reading
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August 28, 2015 Kermit Baker on Multifamily Construction and Other Emerging Trends Recently, Building Solutions President John Kemp had the privilege of talking with Chief Economist Kermit Baker at AIA 2015. The interview started on a high ...Keep Reading
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August 25, 2015 3 Must Know Materials for Your Multifamily Building Envelope The envelope or exterior construction of all buildings directly impacts the energy performance and related energy costs. Therefore, conducting an analysis of a ...Keep Reading
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August 25, 2015 Is Design-Build Right for Your Building Design and Construction? The framework of building and design is changing. Within the landscape of commercial construction, a new model is emerging: Design-build contracting has ...Keep Reading
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August 20, 2015 Vertical Gardens: A Growing Design Trend in Green Construction What if you could create a building that would conserve energy, improve air quality and save water? And what if that building also served up the visual feast ...Keep Reading
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August 14, 2015 3 Critical Design Considerations for Multifamily Building Envelopes As the old saying goes, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. A more perfect analogy cannot be found when considering the design of a building's ...Keep Reading
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August 10, 2015 10 Reasons Workers Don’t Report Near-Misses Near-misses on the construction site can be highly valuable for identifying potentially unsafe practices and equipment. The key to using near-misses to improve ...Keep Reading
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August 6, 2015 CEO John Kemp on the air with Dana Barrett The president of Building Solutions, a CRH company, had the opportunity to sit down on the Dana Barrett show to discuss the construction industry and how it ...Keep Reading
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August 5, 2015 4 Systems for Installing Thin Veneers (Are You Using the Right One?) Thin veneers have allowed for new, innovative methods and systems. While the most common installation method used today is to anchor veneers to wood stud, ...Keep Reading
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