TD Talks: An Industry Blog

TD Takes Part in Advancing Prefabrication 2020

TD Partners helped support this week's 4th annual Advancing Prefabrication Conference by taking part in a series of events, both giving presentations on-site at the conference and hosting two all-day sessions Feb. 5 and 6 at TD's Dallas headquarters.

Collaborative Planning Efforts Help With Arizona Food & Beverage Facility

3 Things to Check to Make Sure Your Equipment is Up to Date

As the weather turns colder, the indoor heaters turn hotter and the kitchens busier - which means it’s time you have your facility kitchen inspected and prepared for another holiday season! You don’t want to be scrambling for a repair on the fly if something breaks during high-traffic times, so...

Best Practices for Ice Machine Planned Maintenance

How much ice have you consumed today? Was it crescent-shaped, or did you enjoy the legendary Sonic ice?

Scheduled Maintenance: What Happens When You Don't Maintain Your Commercial Refrigeration / Food and Beverage Equipment?

Commercial Refrigeration / Food and Beverage Equipment runs the nation’s restaurant industry, though if you’ve ever spent any extended time in the back of a kitchen, you understand the kind of abuse this equipment can endure on a day-to-day basis. It's more important than ever to keep your kitchen...

Design-Build Project Success: How Collaboration Paves the Way

Early collaboration between project teams has been essential in helping shape the next major office tower project in Dallas, The Link at Uptown. New collaboration efforts inside of TD are helping this unique design-build project in their own way.

Design-Build Delivery Method: A General Contractor's Perspective

Are you equipped to thrive in the collaborative culture of the design-build method? 

Design-Build Delivery Method: An Owner's Perspective

From the owner and architect, to engineers and general contractors: pivotal players are actively involved in design-build projects. 

7 Ways to Prevent Delivery Method Paralysis [Design-Build Advantages]

Congratulations! You have been selected for an amazing design-build project. You are also excited about the team. Both the contractor and the architect are known for collaborative practices, and the owner is known to be a good and thoughtful leader on projects. This should be a positive experience...

Why Early Constructability Input is Valuable in Design-Build Projects

The greatest value in the design-build method, and especially in MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) design-build, is how inherently collaborative it is.

Some may see this as a challenge, but far more often this is an opportunity to create a more effective construction project.