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What Is Commercial Construction?
A commercial construction contractor handles a broad range of projects over the course of a career. A wide range of expertise is required to successfully handle each type of project. Commercial building projects can include offices, manufacturing plants, medical centers, and retail shopping centers. These projects and businesses vary in size and scale and each is unique. But commercial building projects can be generally categorized as small, medium, or large-scale.
Small-Scale Commercial Projects
Small-scale commercial construction is also known as light commercial construction. These types of building projects usually involve rebranding or refreshing the look of a structure. Small-scale projects often focus on renovating the interior spaces, such as adding new floors or reconfiguring their technological configuration.
Medium-Scale Commercial Projects
Many companies aren’t ready to move to a new location but still wish to restructure, expand, remodel, or redesign their existing spaces to give them a fresh, new look. These types of medium-scale commercial projects represent a cost-effective way to achieve significant results. They address how a business needs or wants to restructure, expand, or redesign. Commercial renovation and remodeling are often medium-scale commercial construction projects.
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Large-Scale Commercial Projects
Unlike small-scale and medium-scale construction projects, large-scale projects involve ground-up construction. Examples of large-scale building projects include high-rise buildings, warehouses, and dams. These projects involve complex details in coordinating budget, labor, and scheduling and ensuring that the project complies with local building codes and ordinances. A general contractor must possess a high level of expertise and diligence to execute these complex projects successfully.
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From the drafting table to the grand opening of a new project, Wallace Construction Group works with our clients to exceed expectations. Our clear communication, purposeful design, and expert team who knows your industry set us apart. We work to ensure seamless cooperation from concept to completion, regardless of the size or nature of the project, including pro-bono projects.
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Common Types of Commercial Construction Projects
Commercial construction projects have varying requirements depending on many factors, including location, scale, and whether it’s new construction, a renovation, or an expansion. Differences in local regulations and factors such as bond claim laws, labor laws, and mechanics lien requirements can be very different from one project to the next. A commercial construction contractor must have a good understanding of the fundamental aspects of several common types of commercial building projects:
Banking
Security for bank workers, currency, and sensitive financial documents carry the utmost priority. With a renovation, clients often want fresher, updated aesthetics. Other times, the desire is to “go green.” With an expansion, the challenge is to construct and fit-out the additional space while causing as little disruption as possible to business operations.
Food & Beverage
Eating and drinking establishments are not just structures with tables and chairs. Restaurant and tavern owners also frequently want to create an ambiance that invites customers to linger and interact with one another. At the same time, they also need the infrastructure to facilitate a professional grade kitchen.
Healthcare
Healthcare projects involve a number of moving parts, including the need to accommodate essential equipment, along with ample space for medical personnel, patients, and even visitors. Given the nature of healthcare facilities, providing maximum accessibility and accommodation is an absolute must.
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Industrial
The overriding factor associated with industrial construction projects is space. Whether the need is storing inventory, loading bays for shipping trucks and containers, or accommodating an assembly line, industrial projects require large spaces for both heavy equipment and large numbers of workers. High ceilings and excellent ventilation are also important for safety and health considerations.
Parking Garages
Parking garages present safety and security challenges, along with accessibility considerations. Wayfinding is another important consideration, especially for large, multi-level structures. Many localities demand that parking garages look more like regular buildings and less like stacked concrete blocks, affecting both the design and the construction.
Retail & Hospitality
Many retail construction projects want corporate branding incorporated into the design. Retail shopping establishments need to accommodate a steady flow of customers while remaining aesthetically attractive. Likewise, operators of hospitality establishments want to inspire customers to both linger and make return visits.
The Wallace Way
At Wallace Construction Group, our mission is to deliver projects that develop long-term relationships, ensure financial trust, and emphasize timely construction from breaking ground to completion. That’s the Wallace Way of doing business. Contact us to discuss how we can help you plan and execute your next construction project. Email us today at info@wallacebuilt.com
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