Category: Religious & Education Construction
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Land Development & Permitting: 10 Things To Know Before You Start
What you need to know before your project begins Embarking on a land development project requires more than just a vision; it demands a thorough understanding of the permitting process and regulatory landscape. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or a first-time investor, knowing the key facts about land development and permitting is crucial for navigating…
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The Construction Essentials Project Owners Need to Know
Are you ready to dive into the world of construction, but aren’t sure where to start? Our comprehensive guide is tailored just for you. Whether you’re a prospective project owner embarking on this process for the first time, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking to update your knowledge, our book has all you need to…
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5 New Church Design Trends to Enhance Your Mission
Times are changing rapidly, and the way Americans engage with religious institutions reflects that. To meet these changing times, churches need to balance the traditions that define them with trends that keep them relevant. Construction projects bring these competing ideals to a head, but you don’t have to navigate these challenges alone. Horst is here…
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Safety in Educational Construction: Keeping Schools Secure During a Renovation
When building in an occupied school, safety is paramount. There are several things your construction team should do to ensure risk and disruptions are minimized. While specifics will vary by school and project scope, here are eight steps your construction team should take to ensure everyone stays safe. Assemble a Responsible and Experienced Team A…
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Conquer Zoning & Permitting: A Step-by-Step Guide for Building & Development
There’s a lot to consider during the ideation phase of a development project: size, financial factors, material selection, and more. But there’s another vital aspect that can often get overlooked: zoning. Even if your building location is zoned according to your needs, these codes can have a significant impact on the decisions you make for…
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Common Challenges in Commercial Construction & How to Overcome Them
Regardless of your construction team’s expertise, unforeseen issues and challenges may arise. What separates the good from the great lies in managing and working through these challenges. A team navigating the complexities of commercial and non-residential construction projects must plan thoroughly, collaborate consistently, and adapt to changing situations. While every project has unique obstacles, they…
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Cheat Sheet for Optimizing Construction Budgets: 8 Tips from the Pros
Staying on a budget without cutting corners in quality is a common concern for many clients. In today’s economic climate, it’s more important than ever to ensure you’re doing the most you can with the resources you have. For well over a century, the team at Horst Construction has been helping our clients do just…
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From Vision to Reality: Transforming Your Dreams Into a Tangible Building
Whether renovating, building new, or adding onto an existing space, every building project starts with a vision. The vision for your project is crafted by your organization’s needs and wants, and promises a better environment to live, work, learn, or worship. However, sometimes this vision can get muddied up in the minutia of the project.…
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How Design-Build Minimizes Risks & Burdens for Our Clients
The design-build project delivery method has become the option of choice for most construction projects in recent years. In addition to consistently delivering projects more quickly and for less money compared to methods like design-bid-build[i], the approach also has two major benefits for project owners: it reduces their risk and burden. In this blog, we’ll…
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Building a New Church? Here’s Where to Start.
Whether you’re building a new church or renovating an existing space, embarking on any type of facility improvement for your worship space can be a stressful process. With so many decisions to make, interests to serve, and tasks to complete, it’s difficult to know where and how to begin. But with the right approach, you…