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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.

November 1, 2016 Which Presidential Candidate's Plan for Infrastructure Adds Up? Back in August, I wrote about the basic meaning of the term ‘infrastructure’, why it is needed, and why costs for infrastructure projects continue to rise. In ...Keep Reading
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October 28, 2016 Breast Cancer Awareness is Important to the Building Solutions team You may have noticed our logo is pink. No, we're not rebranding – October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Building Solutions family is ...Keep Reading
By Building Solutions
October 19, 2016 Benefits and Risks of Public-Private Partnerships It's no wonder project delivery methods are a highly charged conversation among construction professionals. Personal experiences, the contracting environments ...Keep Reading
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October 12, 2016 Reducing the Potential for Efflorescence on Your Job Site Efflorescence is a common problem with masonry. In this post, we'll talk about how it occurs, and ways you can reduce efflorescence in construction.
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October 5, 2016 Moisture Management’s Front Line Is A System-Based Approach Advancements in building technologies have produced both lighter-weight materials that help reduce initial construction costs and the ability to create tighter ...Keep Reading
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September 30, 2016 VE: The Dirty Letters of the Construction Industry While value engineering (VE) in construction is meant to provide more value to an owner by either improving the function of building materials or reducing ...Keep Reading
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September 23, 2016 Airport Expansion and What it Means to the Construction Industry No one sees and feels the congestion around air travel like those of us who travel consistently. The good news is that if we take the time to look around, we ...Keep Reading
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September 20, 2016 Designing For Wildlife: Green Construction Not Just For The Birds Solar power, green roofs, water-saving appliances—by now, these are terms we all know, whether we specialize in environmentally friendly building design or ...Keep Reading
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September 15, 2016 Regulations Are Changing the Way We Pay and Build for Healthcare In my last post I outlined the shift in the delivery of healthcare to the decentralized model. There's another massive shift in healthcare, and it is the way ...Keep Reading
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September 7, 2016 How an Earthquake in 1972 is Still Shaking Up Hospitals in California In 1971, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Sylmar, California, severely damaging four hospital campuses, killing 47 and injuring more than 2,000. The $500 ...Keep Reading
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September 1, 2016 How Outpatient Care Environments are Impacting Healthcare Construction Welcome to the second installment in my series of healthcare articles focusing on the changes in healthcare regulations and how they’re affecting the delivery ...Keep Reading
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August 31, 2016 Infrastructure: What Is It, Why Do We Need It and Why Does It Cost So Much? Infrastructure is essential. It is all around us, and during this election cycle it's invading our radios and televisions as a hot topic for the presidential ...Keep Reading
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