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The Future Looks Bright for Modular Construction in the Commercial Industry
Thanks to its success in the residential industry, modular construction (also known as off-site construction) is steadily building support in the commercial industry. A Dodge Data & Analytics report finds that 61%…
July 26, 2021 -
Will Surfside Condo Collapse Drive Changes in Building Codes, Regulations?
Clues are beginning to reveal why the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed. Some questions under consideration are: Was it a design error? Materials defect? Poor workmanship? A sinkhole?…
July 16, 2021 -
New Wider Tunnels Expand Boring Co. Focus to Freight
The Elon Musk-owned The Boring Company (TBC) is designing a wider tunnel aimed at moving freight underground. The 21-foot tunnel is nearly double the 12-foot size TBC currently builds to transport passengers,…
July 16, 2021 -
New Wider Tunnels Expand Boring Co. Focus to Freight
The Elon Musk-owned The Boring Company (TBC) is designing a wider tunnel aimed at moving freight underground. The 21-foot tunnel is nearly double the 12-foot size TBC currently builds to transport passengers.…
July 10, 2021 -
Real time rebuild
Service department doesn’t miss a beat during extreme makeover Kindle Ford-Lincoln, in Cape May Court House, NJ., hadn’t been fully renovated since it opened in 1957. When the dealership’s executiveslaunched a reconstruction…
August 17, 2020 -
A POINT OF PRIDE
Achieving total client satisfaction is more than a business goal for John Tahtabrounian, Founder and Principal of Oliver Construction, Incorporated (OCI), based in Norristown, Pennsylvania. It’s a point of pride. “I was…March 2, 2020 -
Clean Construction Management: Ninjas in Hard Hats?
Clean Construction Management: Ninjas in Hard Hats? Let’s say you own a car dealership, and you’ve added a new line of vehicles (congrats!). And let’s also say that the first image that…
February 20, 2018 -
Kia Dealership Expansion Highlights OCI Quality Custom Design Build
Kia Dealership Expansion Highlights OCI Quality Custom Design Build OCI's high-quality custom design-build results have earned praise from auto dealership owner, Roy Greenblatt. Having worked with OCI on numerous projects over the…February 9, 2018 -
Eliminate Designer Contractor Disagreements
In “Eliminating Designer Contractor Disagreements,” the ninth video of an educational series explaining the benefits of Design Build, OCI Design Build principal John Tahtabrounian points out how non-Design Build projects can be…
February 2, 2018 -
Reduced Risk
In “Reduced Risk,” the eighth video of an educational series explaining the benefits of Design Build, OCI Design Build principal John Tahtabrounian points out how, when everyone on the project is working…
December 7, 2017