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Construction, engineering and architectural firms are working hard in Charleston. Thank you to everyone who submitted projects and photos for this special section. We’ll expect more in the next quarter. Feature your project in the next issue of Charleston Under Construction. The project submission deadline is Aug. 17 for the Sept. 21 edition. Email to cuc@scbiznews.com.
Jorge Riano, president and founder of GreenBy3, and Collaborative Project Coordinator Mariel Simpson work to close the knowledge gap among clients, contractors and the various trades involved in a construction project. (Photo/Chris McCandlish)
GreenBy3 fills the gaps in construction projects By Chris McCandlish Contributing Writer
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hen Jorge Riano was in charge of building Automated Trading Desk’s campus from 2001 to 2004, the experience inspired him to start his own company four years later. “It’s important to start there,” said Riano, who now owns GreenBy3, a commercial construction and renovation project management company in Charleston. “In a typical project, the contractor has a trailer on site. But what we did (with ATD) is we put another trailer on site next to their trailer, and we asked the architect to have an office in that trailer along with the owner, which was me,” Riano said. “So what happened was the architect, the owner and the general contractor were on site 100% of the time.” Having all parties present at all times completely changed the dynamic of the construction project, Riano said. “It made sure there was someone rep-
resenting the client every day, overseeing everything, making sure everything was running right, controlling costs and answering questions on a day-to-day basis so nothing gets held up,” he said. “So, I
“It’s the person who oversees everything on a high level, but also on a very, very detailed level” Mariel Simpson business partner, GreenBy3
took that process and made a business out of it.” GreenBy3 now works to save clients money by closing the knowledge gap among the client, the contractor and the various trades involved in a construction
project. “Everybody has tunnel vision on a construction project. ... Everyone’s in it for them, and all they want to do is get in, do their work and get out,” Riano said. “That’s part of the problem.” As an example, Riano described a situation in which a painter is unsure which color to use on a particular wall. Typically, the painter must go to the on-site supervisor — which can take a day or two, he said — who then goes to the general contractor. “Then the general contractor has to figure out how to get in touch with the client to ask this one little question, and the client may not be available for a week to talk to him,” Riano said. “Or they may say, ‘I need to see it, but I’m not available to see it for a week.’ ” The accumulation of such small delays is responsible for missed deadlines at countless construction projects. Riano’s See GREENBY3, Page 14
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The Citadel, Jenkins Hall Exterior Envelope 171 Moultrie St., Charleston Developer/owner: The Citadel, Charleston Architecture firm: Red Iron Architects LLC, Charleston Engineering firm: ADC Engineering, Hanahan (envelope building specialist) Estimated completion date: September 2015 Estimated total cost of project: $750,000 Jenkins Hall is a three-story, approximately 36,000-square-foot building on The Citadel campus. Architectural services will consist of selective demolition and window and door repair or replacement. The main aluminum storefront entry will be replaced and a handicap-accessible ramp will be added to the front of the building. See UNDER CONSTRUCTION, Page 15
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