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Business World Magazine |
January 2019
ect was to rehabilitate an existing building with
significant structural issues. Over the course of
planning those repairs, the cost became “quite
high,” so Align suggested creating a new build-
ing instead.
“We showed them some proposals and
concepts for a new building, and showed them
the initial costs as well as the lifecycle costs
long-term,” Ben recalls. “Looking at it that way,
it became apparent that a new building made
much more sense.”
The challenge, however, was that the new
building had to be on the same location – and
it had to be constructed while the client was
still operating out of their old location.
“So we went to work on designing a concept
that would fit on the same piece of land, while
still allowing us enough space to build the new
facility without impacting their business,” Ben
says. “We were able to create an outcome that
worked for them and us, and we just finished
construction a while ago, all while successfully
allowing them to maintain business operations
the whole time. We consider that a real win.”
The cost of shutting down their business
while constructing a new building or complet-
ing an upgrade can be considerable for clients,
but Align Builders successfully helped Wind-