At K-Con, Inc., we’ve delivered over 650 projects to clients, many of them to our country’s military. After more than two decades of successfully delivering pre-engineered projects, we’ve learned a few things about military construction. While we are based in Charleston, SC, we have worked in all 54 U.S. states…
When your organization needs a new facility, it might not make sense to start from scratch. Why put in the time, effort, and expense to design and build a structure that you know is already in use in another location? Through our GSA contract, K-Con has created 22 shovel-ready starter drawings…
At some point, most educational institutions need to find more space for students and staff, either by building a new campus or expanding the current one. Whether you are public or private, a primary or secondary school, college or university, or some other training facility that needs to add more…
When your company needs a new building, there generally is a budget in mind. Not putting limits on costs for a construction project could result in an unwanted surprise when it’s time to pay the bill or calculate your return on investment. But, how do you determine how much one…
The construction industry has been changing rapidly over the past several years, which is unusual for a sector that prefers to stick to traditional or tried and true methods. By necessity, there has been a need for more offices, schools, and hospitals in less time. This is happening at the…
The design build method of delivering projects was once considered a novel alternative to traditional approaches. This is now changing as its use has become more mainstream. It appears that more property owners and principals are seeing the benefits of working with a single company from concept through construction as…
Have you considered what it would take to modernize your building’s systems? Would it make sense to upgrade what you currently have or start from scratch with a new project to create a smart building? The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that just 12% of commercial buildings in this country…
Pre-engineered metal buildings are some of the most durable, flexible, and versatile solutions on the market today for business owners, government agencies, and contractors. The Metal Building Manufacturers Association reports that these systems now account for over half of all new low-rise, non-residential construction in the U.S. If they have…
Design-build is an approach to construction projects that combines the design and construction functions into one seamless process. The client has one budget for the entire project that is incorporated into a single contract for services. Alternatively, a traditional approach would require separate contracts with architects, engineers, and construction professionals….
There are currently two dominating methods of construction in the United States – the traditional building method and the design-build method. If you chose to undertake a major building or renovation project just a few decades ago, you probably had to separately hire and manage an architect, designer, and contractor…
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