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How to avoid cost overruns: tried-and-true strategies

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Church building, church building projects, Church Construction, Church expansion, church facilities

September 16, 2015 at 2:29 pm.

Often, when a church decides it wants to build, the first step is to get a set of plans designed and then bid out with several contractors. Nearly every month, we encounter churches where — after bidding the plans — the project is over budget and cannot be completed.

Other church leaders tell us their buildings were built using this process … and yet they ended up spending a significant amount more than the contractor’s original bid.

You might ask how this could happen. The answer: cost overrun.

Designing worship areas: expansion takes shape

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Church building, church building projects, Church Construction, Church expansion, church site selection

September 16, 2015 at 2:21 pm.

In this installment, we’ll focus on three types of alternative site selection:

#1: Expansion on one site (current or new)
#2: Expansion on multiple sites
#3: Expansion through church planting or new starts

Small, but mighty: key elements of effective small group classroom design

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adult classrooms, church architecture, church classrooms, Church Construction, Church design, church small group spaces, church small groups, small group spaces

September 16, 2015 at 2:05 pm.

Small group classrooms are integral to the spiritual life of the contemporary Church. They’re spaces of discipleship, where members and guests can digest the heart of what Christ is teaching us. They’re also places of prayer and intimate growth.

As such, it’s important that small group classrooms accommodate a great range of activities and group sizes. Yet, they must also be intimate enough that individuals feel comfortable expressing their doubts, questions and struggles surrounding faith.

It’s a delicate balance of familiarity and flexibility.

Eyes on the future: how metal buildings have changed the way we think about lasting church design

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church building options, church buildings, Church Construction, Church expansion, church facilities, Church Growth, church steel buildings, steel buildings churches, steel structures church

August 1, 2015 at 3:51 pm.

Which building material lasts longest? Which will build fastest? For churches with hectic event calendars and limited budgets, metal buildings provide an alternate solution to expensive and time-consuming construction involving wood, stone or brick.

Engaging spaces: 4 types of adult classroom spaces

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adult classroom design, church architecture, Church Construction, church education, Church expansion, church small spaces, classroom design churches

August 1, 2015 at 2:49 pm.

For each church, educational spaces will be quite varied: some small, some large, some flexible, some very specific. For a design to facilitate the varied forms of religious education, it must be based on an understanding of the specific needs and goals for a particular ministry.

Project team member combinations to avoid

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church building teams, Church Construction, church facilities, church facilities management, church facility management, church project team, facility stewardship, project management

May 21, 2015 at 4:17 pm.

In the world of church facility construction, renovation and development, there are several integral roles and responsibilities that are required for every project. They might or might not be paid professionals for each role, but they are present and the responsibilities to the project are no less important. Here are the basics that virtually every project must have as part of the church’s team.

Performance bonds: beneficial or a waste of money?

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Church building, church building project, Church Construction, Church expansion, church facility management, Church Finance, church performance bond, construction financing, facility stewardship

April 17, 2015 at 1:03 pm.

For most of my professional career, I have been anti-performance and payment bond-oriented. To me, they seem like such a waste of money. In short, they’re just an insurance policy (although the Surety industry would say they are not “insurance” but rather a “guarantee” — semantics!) in the unlikely event the general contractor on a job is unable to complete the project (usually due to a bankruptcy or other major catastrophe related to the contractor). In theory, that sounds great. It almost feels like the proverbial “Get Out Of Jail” card. But is it really?

A construction comeback!

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Capital Campaigns, church building project, Church Construction, construction campaign, construction fundraising, new church building, new church facilities

March 30, 2015 at 11:37 am.

Time — and, of course, the Great Recession — have altered the ways church building campaigns are done. Here, several stewardship experts weigh in.

Kebony wood provides Swedish chapel with sleek, durable façade

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Church building, Church Construction, church sustainability, green church construction, green church design

February 20, 2015 at 3:53 pm.

Earlier this month, Kebony wood unveiled its first completed project with ecclesiastical design. It was chosen as the material of choice to create a façade for a new chapel which opened last autumn in Mölndal, Sweden. European churches tend to use traditional building materials for posterity, permanence and durability, so the use of Kebony’s wood in this project allows the chapel a fusion of contemporary style and traditional durability.

Multipurpose church design isn’t a trend — it’s a tradition

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Church Construction, Church design, church multipurpose, multipurpose design

December 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

In the early days, when settlers would start a new community in America, one of the first structures they built was the church. Today, the tradition continues as more and more churches create their own communities within their local communities.