The next time you have a critical project or important concept to communicate, forget the jargon and consider telling a story. Since biblical times, when parables communicated religious philosophy, stories have been used to engage audiences and help them comprehend even the most difficult or esoteric of concepts. More recently, fables have been used to communicate management principles. For example, The Goal by... read more
Skiles Group Wins 2020 Distinguished Building Award
Skiles Group is honored to have won first place in this year’s TEXO’s Distinguished Building Awards competition in the General Contractor- Health Care 3 (Over $30 M) category for the Methodist Richardson Medical Center Vertical Expansion & Parking Garage project. Congratulations to all of the winning teams and projects, which can be viewed on TEXO's Facebook... read more
Medical Construction & Design: Vertical Expansion Unveiled at Methodist Richardson Hospital
Vertical Expansion Unveiled at Methodist Richardson Hospital Methodist Richardson Medical Center in Texas unveiled its vertical expansion with a grand opening ceremony in December 2019. During the project, two new floors were added to the already existing hospital, which stayed open and operational throughout. The addition totaled 104,000 square feet. The $85-million expansion adds 150 all-private, acute... read more
Construction Best Practices Magazine: How To Implement Lean on Your Projects
As a field-focused lean practitioner, I’m often asked for my thoughts around the most effective way to implement lean methodologies on a construction project. Here’s a quick “how-to,” outlining the benefits of lean construction tools and processes, with an emphasis on their practical application to improve communication and workflow. Step One: Move to a Daily Huddle Are your subcontractor/field... read more
Dara Davulcu Joins Zweig Group’s Inaugural 2020 ElevateHer™ Cohort
Dara Davulcu, our Director of Marketing, has been accepted as a member of Zweig Group's 2020 ElevateHer™ cohort—"a special task force comprised of individuals with a commitment to promote diversity as a means to combat recruiting and retention challenges in AEC." Skiles Group shares and supports Zweig Group's mission to elevate the industry, and we're proud to have a staff member join this groundbreaking... read more
Construction Executive Magazine: Evolving the Trade Partner Relationship
Construction’s current evolution sees the introduction of futuristic technologies, such as drones and augmented reality, that are radically shaping the way projects are built and delivered to clients. And yet, in other ways, the industry is stuck in the stone age. One such dinosaur is the existing template for the general contractor/trade partner dynamic, which is one of adversaries, not allies. There are... read more
Dwayne Hodges on Skiles Group’s Support for Children’s Health’s “Clays for Camps” Event
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Methodist Richardson Medical Center celebrates grand opening of two-story expansion
"Methodist Richardson Medical Center held a grand opening for its $85 million vertical expansion Dec. 18. The project added two floors to the building and 150 patient rooms as well as additional pre-operation rooms and a seven-story parking garage. Crews broke ground in January 2018 and completed the project Dec. 18, according to Methodist Richardson Medical Center President Ken Hutchenrider. The 22-month project... read more
Skiles Group Named Among Dallas Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work”
The Dallas Business Journal has honored the top 100 workplaces in North Texas. The 17th annual Best Places to Work awards was held at Gilley's Dallas and featured companies of all sizes — from just under a dozen employees to several thousand. The list of winners was whittled down from the several hundred companies nominated to take part in the event. Each of these companies rose to the tops of their categories... read more
Five Looks at the Lean Construction Institute’s 2019 Congress
We recently sent roughly 20 of our team members to LCI’s 2019 Congress, which was held in Fort Worth during the week of October 14. We asked five of them—an executive, a project manager, a senior and an assistant superintendent, and a non-operations person—to share their perspectives or biggest take-aways: Nathan Wilke | Project Manager One of the great things about attending Congress is being around so... read more