Tips for Combining Office and Retail Space
In 2017, retail is quickly becoming more and more about lifestyle experiences and entertainment rather than your standard purchasing journey. In addition to this style of involvement, business is moving online – with Canada alone being home to 105 million online transactions back in 2012, and roughly 22.3 billion generated online. What’s further, well known […]
Designing A Space To Grow With Your Business
One of the things that makes the business world so intriguing is the sense of uncertainty it can bring. Uncertainty can breed excitement, so the growth of your company should always be on your mind; after all, you didn’t start your business to fail. Growth is coming, and those who are unprepared for it often […]
How to Find Leaks
Water damage and leaks can be hugely costly to you and your budget. Water can both create mold and other slower, ongoing issues associated with health, and bigger, faster problems with structural integrity, rot, and deterioration of property value. Finding a leak in your ceiling, foundation, or discovering the after-effects of a leak by way […]
The Benefits of Design & Build
At Fuhrmann Construction, the design-build mantra has always been the superior system when it comes to implementing a development process. Design-build is defined as a project delivery method in which both design and construction services are provided by the same firm, known as the design-builder. This process is vastly different from the traditional architect/contractor hire […]
Innovation Theory: A Guide to Commercial Design
Designing the interior of a commercial property can be a delicate process; risky in that you have to create an engaging experience for your potential guests and customers, but it’s got to remain as cost-effective and as efficient as possible at the same time. Further to this complex mosaic of possibilities and processes, there’s the […]
How You Can Save Space in Your Office
For many people, working in a cramped, cluttered, and unorganized space can bring about a feeling or being overwhelmed, unprepared, and even anxious. Get Rid of Paper As offices and modern businesses continue on the path of investing in technological prowess and streamlining business practices, the elimination of paper – both as a capital cost […]
Top 5 Quick Tenant Improvements to Increase the Value of Your Property
Increasing the value of your property doesn’t mean you have to gut and flip the entire space – quite the opposite. Often times, subtle upgrades and small details, as well as improvements to curb appeal can go a long way to increase the value of your investment. When working with your tenants, it’s both beneficial […]
The Psychology of Good Retail Design
It’s no secret to shoppers and retail business owners that people seek out and employ the benefits of real-life positive experiences. Period. As a species, we’re neurologically designed to curiously find and capture the very roots of our happiness. We seek to surround ourselves with people, colours, objects and feelings that portray positivity, safety, pleasure […]
The Psychology of Office Design
Office spaces do more than house the employees, strategists and masterminds behind the world’s business, economic, retail and legal sectors – they also shape the psychological framework that helps define the levels of motivation and career satisfaction employers see in their employees. It’s this relationship between people and their environment that can have a positive […]
How to Minimize the Impact of Construction on Commercial Tenants
As a landlord, you should think of your tenants as partners. Therefore, it’s not only common courtesy to consult and discuss new potential building projects with your tenants, but it’s also the law. Your renovations, alterations or new building projects may impede the successfulness of your commercial tenants business. In order to reduce the impact […]