5 Reasons to Host a Groundbreaking Ceremony
When it comes to throwing a party, what events immediately spring to mind? Birthdays, weddings, graduations - they all come with a sense of excitement and anticipation. But have you ever considered hosting a groundbreaking ceremony as the ultimate celebration? While grand openings often steal the limelight, it's time to shine a spotlight on the opportunity to host a groundbreaking ceremony. These remarkable events don’t often receive the same level of attention, but they deserve it! Imagine this: a once-in-a-lifetime experience where you witness the symbolic act of breaking ground on a new construction project. It's a milestone that only [...]
The Importance of Having an Effective Church Building Committee
While your pastor and ministry leadership team may take the lead in your church building project or renovation endeavor, it shouldn’t be left solely to them to communicate with all the parties involved. The building committee is critical to ensuring the building of your new facility runs much more smoothly. Building committees have many responsibilities and duties, but their importance lies in these three critical aspects of construction projects: Identifying your needs: Effective building committees evaluate the needs for new construction, renovation, or remodeling projects and how these align with the church's vision and mission. Planning to address these needs: [...]
The Successful Groundbreaking Ceremony & How To Plan It
The atmosphere was electric as the groundbreaking ceremony got underway. The warm sun beamed down on the group, illuminating the glimmering shovels they held in their hands. The team members stood shoulder to shoulder in front of a sea of excited faces, ready to start the next chapter of this long-awaited project. There was a palpable sense of anticipation and possibility in the air as they began digging into the ground, marking the beginning of something truly special. As the dirt was lifted and moved aside, the group felt a swell of pride and accomplishment wash over them. It was [...]
Trimming Down Your Commercial Construction Budget
Catalyst Construction has completed projects for some of the Midwest’s most affluent, financially stalwart clients but we have yet to take on a project with an unlimited budget. When it comes to commercial construction projects, saving money and cutting costs is something everyone can get on board with regardless of the size of the numbers involved. Arguably the best way to ensure your budget maximizes cost efficiency and you’re getting the absolute most for every construction dollar spent is to partner with the amazing people at Catalyst and let us use our expertise, insight, and long-standing industry relationships to find [...]
3 Great Ways To Get Your Congregation Engaged With Your Next Church Construction Project
In Chapter 12 of the first letter from Paul to the Corinthians, the Holy Spirit of God speaks through his prophet about the myriad spiritual gifts that He has given His people in order for them to perform tasks and produce fruit that please and glorify Him and which edifies His Church and His coming Kingdom. The quintessence of this chapter is God’s desire for His people to amalgamate these varied gifts, talents, and abilities that He has given to us in collaboration with each other toward the production of great things. For your congregation, your next church construction project [...]
4 Tips For Creating The Perfect Floorplan For Your Commercial Space
The work that goes into designing and constructing a commercial building involves a litany of complex and multifaceted plans, processes, and protocols carried out in carefully managed synchronicity to produce a practical and, hopefully, an aesthetically pleasing structure. One of the plans that stands out as among the most important in terms of life-after-construction is the floorplan that you use for the new commercial space you, your colleagues, your employees, and your customers will occupy for the foreseeable future. But how do you create the ideal floorplan for your space and your needs? You want to create a smart floorplan [...]
3 Ways to Hire the Wrong Commercial Construction Firm
"In the construction sector, hiring the right company is easy, but hiring the wrong one is even easier..." Anonymous So you and your staff have made the decision to build a new facility for your organization or to renovate or add onto your existing one. That in itself is a significant accomplishment and is a decision that, once made, marks the commencement of several months (and possibly years, depending on the scale and scope of your project) of concerns that will need to be addressed and questions that will need to be answered. The very first question that needs to [...]
Decisions, Decisions: Knowing Your Options For Your Mass Timber Construction Project
After some brief initial skepticism across the industry, mass timber framing is quickly becoming the new gold standard in building systems technology for the commercial construction sector throughout North America. Reasons for this are many and varied but some of the most advantageous features for mass timber’s ever-increasing popularity including improved construction speed, labor and noise reduction, and of course, sustainability. Mass timber projects have seen a roughly 25% reduction in superstructure completion time as compared with concrete, steel, or light wood framing systems. Such a substantial improvement in the overall project completion time is almost invariably accompanied by a [...]
3 Techniques Construction Companies Can Use To Make Buildings More Energy Efficient
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, buildings consume 39% of all energy produced in the United States and 15% of the country’s total energy use can be attributed to heating and cooling the average home or office building during the winter and summer months. In an effort to reduce their impact on the environment, businesses and real estate developers are turning to green design principles that not only boost energy efficiency but also save money by reducing energy costs while simultaneously improving the comfort, productivity, and well-being of the employees and residents who occupy their buildings. The following are [...]
Part Three: Mission Control – Navigating Our Churches Through the Uncharted Waters of a Pandemic
This blog article is part 3 in a 3-part series examining the impact of covid on America’s churches In part two of this blog series we looked at how churches in general and church leadership in particular were dealing with the pandemic from two specific standpoints – community engagement and generosity. The insights we found painted a pleasantly surprising picture of the ministerial landscape in our nation that portrayed a Church that was far more optimistic about the future than most would expect. This third and final part in the series continues in that same vein as we shed additional [...]
