Visiting Construction Sites of Ridgemont

In June 18, we had a class in office of Ridgemont, the commercial construction company. They provide many construction related services such as construction management, design build, general contracting, pre-construction, sustainable design. I have visited many construction companies for reporting when I was in Korea. However, the Ridgemont is a little bit different from Korean construction companies. The Ridgemont looks like a design company because the interior décor is very simple and refined. But, working process for bidding and construction is quite similar with Korean construction companies. Biddings for construction project in Korea are processed by Internet. Construction companies don’t need to meet owners before they won the bidding.

Ridgemont office in Irving

I have felt that bidding is like war without sound. And, Seth who works in Ridgmont explained that they do business with 75% of repeat customer. It is very high percentage. It means the relationship of Ridgemont with customer is very close. And, the construction performance of Ridgmont is good enough to satisfy their customers. If I were a developer, it is good idea to give a work to Ridgemont.

Seth explained very concisely about construction industry. I could understand the work of project manager and project engineer, etc. I think Construction management is very similar with project management because their purpose is same. The purpose is shortening construction period and lowering cost.

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET

We visited construction sites with Seth. First site we visited was Sprouts Grocery store. The construction is almost done. They lower the cost and shorten time with panels of wall. It is also used in Korea. Korean construction companies are very famous for shortening time to complete their project. And, I realized that most workers in this construction site are Latinos. In Korea, construction cannot be progressed without foreign workers from china, Philippine, Vietnam. 

Next, we visited housing construction sites. The house was so cool. But, I feel very stuffy because the space is divided many times. The living room was very small. I read an article about sole and multiple house construction in America is declining. Thus, I think construction companies should focus on luxury house and custom design house to get rich people as a customer.

Highland Park in Dallas

It was first time to visit construction sites in the US. It is very good experience for me because I want to work as a developer someday. Thanks Seth and Ridgemont.