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Better coordination through collaboration 

The Palos Community Hospital backfill project was designed to modernize the 1970s facility and make it more efficient by bringing outpatient services closer to the front door. Challenges were met through lean principles, technology and an integrated team approach.

Projects, Healthcare, Lean Construction
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Helping improve literacy in Indianapolis

Earlier this week, Indy Reads held its ninth annual Spelling Bee, one of the organization's primary fundraising events. Watch the video to learn more about Indy Reads and how Pepper placed in the Spelling Bee. 

Community involvement
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Paying it forward

Pepper partnered with RATIO Architects to host a Starfish Initiative Workplace Encounter. Through the program, we work with 21st Century Scholars to prepare them for college and their careers.

Community involvement
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3 building components that impact performance

Developers are driven by return on investment, balancing costs that keep lease rates low with features that attract the best tenants. At Pepper, we’re evaluating different materials and methods to help our clients make informed decisions that give them a competitive edge.

Industrial and manufacturing, Emerging technology, Virtual construction & technology
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What is high performance?

Pepper Construction has long embraced green building values and practices. Sustainability is much more than the activities we implement during one project. It's about how the building performs after we're gone and how the building impacts human performance.

High performance & sustainability
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A new company comes to Short North

We've enjoyed working in the Short North arts district where every tenant has a unique story and different needs. Klarna's agile work environment is on trend with culture in which it is located.

Projects, Workplace
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At Pepper...

What do the MILA project in downtown Chicago and this blog have in common? They're significant milestones. We're proud to be part of important projects, like MILA, and we're excited to launch this new blog that shares more about what we're doing.

Projects, About Pepper
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Bringing new ideas to jobsite safety

What makes people work safely? What makes them take risks that compromise their safety? Over the past couple of years, Pepper has been asking these questions, and in the process, we've learned a lot about how our actions and inactions impact others' decisions to be safe.

Safety
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Building a close encounter

Lincoln Park Zoo's state-of-the-art home for snow monkeys, the Regenstein Macaque Forest, replicates the animals’ Japanese natural, forested, mountainside habitat and provides a close-up view for visitors. It took careful planning and and quality control measures to make it happen.

Projects, Science + Technology
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Executing with precision

When the first two phases to renovate half of Purdue University’s Harrison Residence Hall restrooms resulted in significant design changes and project delays, the University changed the delivery method for the third phase from design-bid-build to design-build. And they hired Pepper to gut and remodel the other half of restrooms over one summer.

Education, Virtual construction & technology
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Virtual BIM simulations facilitate decision-making

When physicians at IU Health Methodist Hospital where having a hard time visualizing how the new hybrid operating rooms should be designed, the Pepper team built a 3D model and animated it to walk through each step of the surgical procedures, ultimately resulting in decisions that moved the project forward.

Healthcare, Virtual construction & technology
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The Best Chicago Casinos

<p><span><span>Casinos offer unique experiences and depending on guest interests, one may be better suited to visit over another. Guests may consider the live entertainment, table games or dining aspect of a casino before coming in to roll the dice. TimeOut Chicago has identified the best of the best in various categories and you can find the list <a href="https://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/the-best-chicago-casinos">…;.

Hospitality and retail