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Getting the Building You Paid For

Getting the Building You Paid For

By Michael Della Barba, Director of Commissioning Services Environmental Health & Engineering (Jun/Jul 08)

Your new building may have problems that won’t become obvious until it’s too late to fix them. Clearly defined deliverables and construction oversight can minimize the risk of unpleasant surprises. More
New Day

Get Great Workers — Green Your Building

By Jay Coalson, LEED AP; President, Green Building Services, Inc. (Jun/Jul 08)

By creating sustainable work environments, companies can position themselves to attract and keep high-caliber talent. More

Environmental Due Diligence Can Stop Surprises Beneath the Surface

By Benjamin Alter, PG, Vice President; GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
(Web Exclusive)

The old saying “what I don’t know won’t hurt me” doesn’t work when it comes to subsurface contamination. Environmental due diligence today could prevent decades of difficulties. More
New Day

New Day for Old Industrials

By David Marks, Senior Vice President, Tower Investments, LLC (Feb/Mar 08)

Facility reuse saves dollars and makes sense to both the seller and tenant, as well as to the economic developer. More
Lease Terms

A Commercial Tenant’s Guide to Lease Terms

By Jennifer Malmar-Rogers (Dec/Jan 08)

Most Area Development readers are well-versed in the terms of industrial leases, but potential inconsistencies and new issues make a review well worth your time. More
Green Building

Got a Green Building?

By Lance Ryan, Vice President of Marketing and Leasing, Watson Land Company (Dec/Jan 08)

Environmentally sustainable design and construction is now a mainstream, quantifiable practice — and your company’s bottom line and reputation can benefit. More
Permit Us to Help

Permit Us to Help

By Cynthia Kincaid (Dec/Jan 08)

A growing number of municipalities are implementing procedures and using technology to make the permitting process faster and easier for companies and developers. More
Controlling Project Costs

Controlling Project Costs Through Interactive Planning

By Mark A. Borodynko, Senior Director of Project Controls, Skanska USA (Nov 07)

If time is money, keeping a project on budget requires utilizing the project’s estimate, schedule, cost forecasting, and earned value systems interactively. More

Getting the Building You Paid For

Area Development Online (Sep 07)

New White Paper Details Strategy for Minimizing Performance Deficiencies in New Buildings More
Jon Walker

Brownfield Redevelopment Helps Communities and Businesses Prosper

By Jon Walker, Managing Director; Corporate, Legal, and Government Services; EDR (Aug/Sep 07)

Brownfields are no longer considered economic, social, and environmental burdens for the communities, corporations, and developers that have started to place an unprecedented interest in redeveloping these environmentally contaminated properties and restoring the sites to productive uses. More

Managing Corporate Real Estate In Mergers or Acquisitions

By Jonathan A. Keyser, Principal,; CRESA Partners (Aug/Sep 07)

Getting an early handle on a company’s real estate and facilities can be a powerful tool in increasing the profitability of a merger or acquisition. More
Maximizing Sale & Leasebacks

Maximizing Sale & Leasebacks

By Jay Koster, Managing Principal,; Staubach Capital Markets, Inc. (Aug/Sep 07)

Ownership may work for some of your corporate real estate holdings, but sale and leasebacks offer distinct financial advantages. More

New Spaces on Old Bases

By Susan Avery (Aug/Sep 07)

Forward-thinking reutilization strategies can turn military base closures into surprisingly positive developments for their surrounding communities. More

Capitalize on Your Due Diligence

By Anne L. Leifer, PG, LSP, and Catherine Gabis Johnson, PG; GEI Consultants (Jun/Jul 07)

More than just a step in the site selection process, comprehensive due diligence uncovers important information that can save time and prevent costly mistakes. More

The Importance of Lease Administration

By Scott Tibbo, Managing Director, Expense Management Solutions, Inc.
(Jun/Jul 07)

When real estate experts are asked which is the most critical function they perform, lease administration has historically ranked low on the scale compared to managing transactions, design and construction, and facilities management. More

Controlling Land-Use Challenges

By Benjamin H. Bamford, Senior Development Manager, High Real Estate Group LLC (Apr/May 07)

Collaboration and creative approaches to land use can result in projects that benefit your business and the community More .

Securing Your Facility Inside and Out

High-tech security measures are part of the solution, but so are time-tested low-tech ideas — and the people to make them all work. More

Keys to Unlocking Real Estate Value in Tigh Markets

By Kristian D. Bjorson, Managing Principal; Logistics Practice Group, The Staubach Co. (Feb/Mar 07)

By exploring all options and minimizing risks, tenants can obtain value — even in tight real estate markets. More

Planning a Brownfield Cleanup

By Jim Ash, PE, LSP, Vice President, and Patrick King, PE, Environmental Division Manager; GEI Consultants, Inc. (Dec/Jan 07)

Avoid a "one size fits all" approach when considering a contaminated site remediation. More

"Feasability Studies"

By Matt Twomey, President, High Construction Company (Nov 06)

Before spending on due diligence for a construction project, a smaller investment could save you time and money. More

Thinking About The Unthinkable

By Dwight Patten, Director of Project Management, CRESA Partners (Nov 06)

Disaster planning may not be pleasant, but it is vital to the financial security of your business. More

Insure Wisely When Expanding or Relocating

By Thomas McMahon, CPCU (Oct/Nov 06)

There are several events that may require an adjustment to your property coverage. More

Logistics Distribution & Warehousing 2006: Green Building: A New Priority

By Jack Rizzo, Managing Director of Global Development, ProLogis
(Aug/Sep 06)

Environmentally friendly warehouse design is increasingly necessary to satisfy both government agencies and customers. More

Ranked #7: Occupancy & Construction Costs

By Lawrence Moretti, Deloitte Consulting, LLP (Aug/Sep 06)

The importance of Occupancy & construction costs, which ranked seventh in Area Development’s Corporate Survey, varies according to facility function. More

Keeping Contruction Projects on Schedule

By Matt Twomey, President, High Construction Company (Jun/Jul 06)

Some delays are inevitable, but a realistic timeline and attention to detail can help you manage costs and avoid major work stoppages. More

Renewing Your Office Lease: Why Some Succeed While Others Get Fleeced

Frank D. Ricca, Senior Vice President; The Staubach Company (Jun/Jul 06)

Statistics show that typically 70 percent of all tenants renew their leases upon or before lease expiration, as renewing an office lease and staying in place is often the best solution for a company. From a landlord’s standpoint, a renewal tenant often is the holy grail towards profitability. More

The Office Space Revival

By Paul Whitman, Executive Vice President, and Karra Parker Guess, Chief Operating Officer for Southwest Client Services; The Staubach Company (Apr/May 06)

Vacancies are down, rents are up. How can your company buck the trend and save money? More
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