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16 Jul

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...

07 Dec

Posted at 19:40h in Arbitration, Business, Communication, Construction, COVID-19, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, HotelExecutive.com, Labor, Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Services

As I reflect over one of the most unusual years that we have ever had, I am reminded of one fact – ‘there is always a way’.  One of our most powerful Core Values at DRB is - “Focus on the Solution, not the Problem. ...

25 Mar

Posted at 08:00h in Access to Capital, Arbitration, Budgeting, Business, Communication, Construction, Contract Relief, COVID-19, Development Solutions, Disaster Loan Program, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economic Injury, Economy, Estimating, Force Majeure Clause, Global Construction Projects, HotelExecutive.com, International Business, Labor, Leadership, New Tax Bill, News, Project Management, Project Management Services, Property Improvement Plan (PIP), Reacting to Suspension, Uncategorized

One of our core principles continues to be “The answer is always in the solution, never in the problem” What we find is that people will continuously talk about the Problem and seldom focus on the Solution.  Helping clients find solutions has been the hallmark of our success initially...

17 Feb

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

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...

25 Jun

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...