Author: Nik Bandak
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Installing a Backup Standby Generator for Your Business
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Companies need electricity to operate. As a business leader, what measures do you take to protect your company’s productivity and profits in the event of a power outage? Similar to shopping for insurance policies, investing in a backup generator starts with evaluating your company’s risk exposure. So once you’ve evaluated your risk and decided to…
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In the construction industry, the same question is always used to gauge success: Did the project complete on time and on budget? As construction managers, our job is to ensure that the answer to that question is always “yes.” To ensure a great outcome, detailed and accurate planning during the early stages is imperative with any construction project. All too…
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Hughes Marino was fortunate to be selected to manage the construction of the brand new Diamond Neighborhoods Family Health Center Medical Office Building project, which will be celebrating its grand opening on August 9, 2014. Family Health Centers of San Diego is a private, nonprofit network of community clinics that provide affordable, high-quality healthcare to San Diego County residents, with…
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The HM Construction Management team is pleased to announce that the Helix Charter School’s Performing Arts Center is now open. Students and teachers first began occupying and utilizing the new state of the art complex on January 8, 2014. This project, which was made possible by the Proposition U bond initiative that was passed in 2008, enabled the school to…
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At Hughes Marino Construction Management, we generally know what to expect from plan checkers during the permit review process. Now there is a new wrinkle – the 2010 California Green Building Code.
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All breweries, no matter how simple or extravagant, are unique in their own regard. The following article aims to provide entrepreneurs with a preliminary schedule starting from the transactional phase through the occupancy phase. Don’t worry; this article is free of the technical and scientific details.
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A shop drawing is a drawing produced by a contractor or fabricator, typically for pre-fabricated components. Examples of building components that would warrant shop drawings include elevators, structural steel, trusses, windows, appliances, cabinets, air handling units, and millwork. Shop drawings are not produced by the project architects and engineers. Instead, shop drawings are provided by the particular manufacturer to provide…