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24 Jan Inflation Drivers and How They Affect Your Project

Posted at 19:06h in Budgeting, Business, Construction, COVID-19, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economic Injury, Economy, Estimating, Expert Witness, Global Construction Projects, inflation, International Business, Labor, Leadership, material pricing, News, Project Management, Project Management Services, Staffing, Uncategorized, Warning Signs, work force

My estimating background has trained me to look for indicators that will predict the future cost for the design and construction of a construction project. Over the 50 plus years in the construction business, I have researched those trends and have developed leading indicators that...

09 Sep Built to Last – Secrets for Building a Lasting Consulting Business

Posted at 15:00h in Business, Construction, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Estimating, Expert Witness, HotelExecutive.com, Leadership, News

The Windy City isn’t among the easiest places to manage a major construction project, what with its oftentimes confusing politics and—more recently—the perfect storm of COVID-19 and mass protests that have brought so much business to a standstill. Such obstacles notwithstanding, the latest addition to Hilton's...

18 May WHAT THE NEW NORMAL MAY MEAN FOR HOTEL DESIGN

Posted at 15:14h in Budgeting, Business, Construction, COVID-19, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Estimating, HotelExecutive.com, International Business, Labor, Leadership, News, Project Management, Project Management Services, Property Improvement Plan (PIP), Staffing, Technology

Whatever the outcome, rest assured that hotel and general building designs WILL change. ...

25 Mar COVID-19 Where Do I Get Help?

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...

25 Jun Tariffs Effect On The Construction Industry

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...

13 Feb A Mandatory Tool for your Business Tool Kit

Posted at 13:05h in 2018 Economic Forecast, Budgeting, Construction, DRB, DRB Consulting, Economy, News

Over the last 10 years, we have found the track record of Alan Beaulieu, a national economist with the Institute for Trend Research (ITR) to be incredibly accurate (94.7%). For 25 years, he has provided insight to thousands of business owners and executives. His January...

17 Jan A look at the New Tax Bill’s effect on the Construction Industry

Posted at 16:35h in Construction, DRB, DRB Consulting, Economy, New Tax Bill, News

The new tax bill will have both positive and negative effects on the Construction industry. The obvious is the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. The AIA claims to have influenced the negotiations around the bill to have Architects and Engineers...

06 Nov The Lack Of Skilled Laborers

Posted at 16:25h in Budgeting, Construction, DRB, Labor, News, Staffing

The Ongoing Concern for Skilled Laborers in the Construction Industry is Getting Worse During the last seven years, the construction market has demonstrated healthy and steady growth. The recent natural disasters across the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean can only continue to impact the ever increasing gap...

15 May Boyken Awarded “Top 50 at Fifty” By Auburn University Montgomery

Posted at 15:30h in DRB, Executive Coaching, Leadership, News

Click Here to Print Press Release Montgomery, Alabama (May 5, 2017) – In celebration of 50 years as a University, Auburn University Montgomery (“AUM”) selected 50 of its most outstanding alumni to honor at AUM’s 2017 Commencement Services. Among the honorees, Atlanta-based DRB Consulting, LLC.’s (“DRB”)...

21 Nov 5 Big Hotel Trends Affecting The Industry Today – Bisnow

Posted at 13:42h in DRB, Economy, News

Click Here to Print Article From the customer experience and how to balance dual brands to whose driving hotel supply and the fate of the front desk, here are five (5) hotel trends in the industry we learned at Bisnow's Atlanta Hotel Development Forum this week. 1....