Preliminary Site Designs: What Is It and Why Do You Need It

Much like change orders, systems and material changes (aka substitutions) are not always avoidable, and can be the result of several reasons, some of which may include: ● Long lead times. ● Discontinued materials. ● Lack or shortage of skilled labor. ● Availability of product specified and/or significant material cost increases. ● Owner and Architect’s […]

Change orders are the one constant that we can always count on. Changes can occur for a multitude of reasons, whether it’s due to unforeseen discoveries, technical issues, personal choices, etc. Whatever the cause or reason is for the change, it will definitely have effects (either big or small) on the project’s budget and schedule; […]

Whether you call it The Waiting Room, The Reception Area, or Patient Lounge; it is just semantic. Due to CDC’s mandates and guidelines for slowing down and or reduce the risks of spreading COVID-19 virus, changes had been made to all current waiting rooms, not just for dental offices but for many businesses, and prompted […]

Dental practices across the country are diligently and methodically adapting to the CDC’s guidelines and recommendations to stay in compliance and minimize the risks of being infected and slow the spread of COVID-19. Peer discussions are taking place to exchange and share ideas and determine what the post-coronavirus dental office may look like, and how […]

Choosing between leasing to fit-out a startup or a second location and building new from the ground up dream office are often dictated by the personal choice of real estate ownership vs rental and the current stage of the dentist’s career. Either scenario, looking for the home run location, for the new office, warrants similar […]

Motion-Sensor Activations, No-Touch, Touch-Free, Touchless all refers to devices and apparatus that activates automatically once it detects motion/movements within the activation zones. Though the technology has been in use for several decades, it’s often found in multi-users common large public restroom facilities for minimizing the transfer of germs from often touched surfaces. They also reduce […]

We all can agree that walls are physical vertical barriers used to divide or separate two or more spaces. What we may not agree on is what dimensions, materials, assemblies, and design features to use to make up the walls. For this blog we will concentrate on only the building’s interior walls. 

COVID-19 is on everyone’s mind and it can be overwhelming to handle infection controls. Some of the thoughts may involve renovating your existing office by removing, changing or installing new doors. Not all doors are created equal and that the doors in your building may serve multiple functions, therefore renovations to the office layout should […]

There are numerous measures that can be employed, in the efforts, to minimize the spread of infectious pathogens to and between staff and patients. These measures can include, but not limited to, touch-free restroom accessories, door hardware, and devices, to air filtration systems or UV light irradiation, but those are add-on fixes and not a […]