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What Will Our Next Construction Boom Look Like?

TweetRHarper Consulting Group Interesting to contemplate, isn’t it? Here we are in the midst of the worst recession in our history, and someone wants to talk about the next construction boom? What better time, though, to think about and prepare for the inevitable uptick in construction starts? How will we provide better value to our [...]

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Permits Needed To Start A Restaurant Business

August 25, 2010 Restaurant Info
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TweetWhen you open a restaurant business, there are many permits and licenses you will be required to have. The type of business license you will need will be different in each city, county, and state. There are some who require each business to register yearly, and they collect a fee from each registration. There are [...]

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The Most High-Tech Green Buildings

July 16, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates

July 16, 2010 — Forbes has gathered ten buildings it considers to be the most high-tech in the world. The photos are worth the trip. — Energy Priorities

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The Smart Grid Wants You – Building Priorities Briefing

July 1, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates

July 01, 2010 — The smart grid wants you! But what does it take to be a participant in the smart grid? What’s in it for you? If the smart grid is so smart, why does it need buildings to integrate with it? And what about the people who are paying for the smart grid — yeah, all of us — what do we get out of it? In this month’s Briefing, Denis Du Bois interviews two pioneering experts at the building-to-grid frontier, recorded at ConnectivityWeek 2010. (podcast) — Energy Priorities

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Leadership Strategies for a Clean Energy Economy

June 17, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates

June 17, 2010 — The West Coast Energy Management Congress came to our neck of the woods this year. EMC is among a very few energy conferences that began long before current craze for green, and is still going strong.
— Energy Priorities

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Special Inspections Report Updated

May 26, 2010 Important Forms

TweetAs of January of this year, the special inspections report has been updated.  You can download it from a link under ‘Professional Resources’ on our home page.

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Reasonable Expectations for City of Atlanta Permits

May 25, 2010 Atlanta
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TweetMany people in Atlanta are wishing permit turnaround times were still the same as they were some years back, when an interior finish under 3000 s/f could be completed in one day. Unfortunately, computerization has done away with that forever.  Now, best case is typically three weeks and more often four to five.  Bear in [...]

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Keeping a Watchful Eye over Energy Use – Building Priorities Briefing

May 20, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates
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May 20, 2010 — Intelligent green buildings have systems to monitor energy use 24/7 and detect waste. Should it be required for all buildings? Denis Du Bois interviews Siemens Building Technologies director of energy services Phil Bomrad. (podcast) — Energy Priorities

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Continuous Commissioning – Energy:Minute

May 19, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates

May 19, 2010 — Continuous commissioning goes by many names. It’s a way of making sure building systems are running at peak efficiency. Learn about it, in a minute. (podcast) — Energy Priorities

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Retail and Restaurant Roll Outs

May 14, 2010 Case Studies
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TweetACP has been involved in a number of retail and restaurant rollouts. We enjoy the challenge of these projects and helping our clients stay on schedule and open on time. Early on, we worked with McDonald’s Corporation on over 27 new building sites, submitting both site and building plans for review and permitting, coordinating revisions [...]

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Atlanta Fees Unpredictable

May 4, 2010 Atlanta
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TweetLast fall, the city of Atlanta began enforcing an ordinance passed at the end of 2007 which gave reviewers the option to re-evaluate the cost of a job if they felt it was understated in the notarized cost letter that must accompany every permit. Recently, our clients have experienced very large fees for certain jobs, [...]

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