Today I received my questionnaire from Andy McCullough! He wasn't as thorough as I Brent but it was good to get the opinion from a someone at a smaller firm that does more specialized work.
Below is the questionnaire from him.
1. What is the basic mission/propose of your construction business? Large scale adaptive re-use development. We call ourselves “re-developers” sometimes. All of our projects are historic rehabilitation projects conforming to Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources’ and The National Park Service’s standards for rehab. All income producing; mostly high-end apartments with some retail.
2. What innovative construction practices or technology is your construction business using? Everything we do from now on is LEED certified. As far as practices, we like to negotiate our general contracts versus open bidding. We agree on fees and then solicit several subcontractor bids. All of our drawings are completely designed. We do not use any design build.
3. What will the construction industry or construction site be like in ten years? Very similar to today except I think all buildings will be LEED or some type of environmentally sensitive certified.
4. Will the construction industry stay in a “go green” mind set or no? Will it continue to be important? Developers and municipalities will make them. Yes, it will become more important.
5. Do you foresee the construction industry turning more to machines and computer programs, such as BIM, for all or any of the construction practices, i.e. design, building, contracts, engineering aspects? Maybe some. We deal in $15 million or less single contracts more or less, so you do not see it there. Our architect does use Revit, which is intended to help contractors, but none so far has asked to use it. Would imagine governments will demand more standards and the building codes are always evolving.
6. Will the safety measures and techniques continually become more stringent or are they even going to be focused on? I think they will become as and more important and stringent. OSHA is patrolling more, and I know a lot of large GC’s are self-insuring. All GC’s have implemented detailed safety programs the last 5 years or so.
7. Do you think the construction industry will be booming once the economy gets better? Depending on what “booming” means. I think it will be a cautious upswing and am optimistic. I think architectural billings are finally ticking upwards which is always a good sign.
8. Will certain building practices, such as restoration or preservation, become more popular? Only as inventory allows. Virginia is the best state for these programs, with New York coming on a little bit. We certainly will continue to do those types of projects and are already very popular.
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