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March 2021 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \ 31 www.hcm2.com Glasshouse Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania High Street Residential usual for this project, thematter of unforeseen conditions that presented themselves was not. Planning for every eventuali- ty improved response to unknown conditions. For example, when the foundations of the previously demolished building were discovered to be in direct conflict with the largest new support piers, the team reacted with a bridging beam system plan – something developed early on because we had identi- fied this scenario as an early project risk. Denver’s booming commercial real estate market created a slow-moving permitting process, which threatened to delay the start of construction. The team progressed the schedule by moving ahead with site preparation and mass excavation while the permit was advancing. Another threat came in the form of tariffs, which were managed with early and open communication, and effective stakeholder decision-making. Schedule and budget impacts were avoided by locking in crit- ical commodities before the enactment of tariffs, and storing material in lieu of on-time deliveries. As Colorado recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, consum- er demand for places like 9+CO that offer dynamic spaceswith increased connectivity to live, work and play in close proxim- ity will come back stronger. Construction industry profession- als need to be ready to take on these complex projects with confidence. Today, advanced planning and new technologies, including predictive software, can aid decision-making, support project safety and help guarantee project certainty. As project com- plexities scale, we must work to engage time-tested best prac- tices for planning and project management, without which we lose our ability to effectively manage risk and prepare for inevitable challenges. \\ kyle.welker@kiewit.com ELEMENTS Construction Planning Practices Falcon Aerial Imaging A view of 9+CO looking southwest at block 4, which includes 359,120 square feet of new construction, featuring office space, street-level retail and a seven-story parking garage.