Creating beautiful, functional spaces for senior living, healthcare, multi-family, and hospitality settings requires strategic planning and expert execution. With numerous moving parts, owners, developers, and designers benefit greatly from the experience and expertise of seasoned professionals. At Living Revolution, we emphasize a trust-based team approach from the start, encouraging initial involvement from all entities to foster collaboration, open communication, and transparency.

By doing so, we create a culture of involvement where each entity feels empowered to contribute ideas and provide feedback throughout the project. We focus on our client’s goals and welcome constructive feedback to ensure a unified approach on every project. Engaging the Living Revolution team early can make a significant difference. Here’s how we add immense value from day one through our trust-based team approach

Identify Cost & Time Savings

Our collaborative approach allows us to identify opportunities for efficiency, saving you valuable resources. By involving our team in the earliest stages, we can pinpoint cost-saving measures and streamline timelines. This proactive strategy helps keep your project on track and within budget, reducing the likelihood of costly delays or last-minute changes.

We’ve applied this cost-saving approach in recent projects, including Royal Oaks, where early involvement allowed us to use faux leather in place of real leather in select areas, achieving the desired look within budget. In another project, Anthology of Beaverton, we met a precise aesthetic and budget by sourcing alternative manufacturers with similar products and shorter lead times.

A standard practice across projects is to order accessories within 60 days of the scheduled installation date. This approach allows us to receive and inspect items, address any damage claims, and order any necessary replacements. In addition, this allows us time to tag products by location within the community for easy unpacking and placement on-site. During installation, our onsite project manager is present to promptly submit claims for any concealed product damage, ensuring swift resolutions or replacement orders.

Additionally, we proactively schedule orders to avoid anticipated manufacturer price increases, request specific shipping dates to minimize warehousing fees, and phase installations as needed to accommodate occupied communities or construction delays.

Identify & Avoid Obstacles

Early engagement enables us to foresee potential challenges and develop strategies to address them. With our extensive experience in senior living, healthcare, multi-family, and amenity space projects, we anticipate potential obstacles and implement effective solutions before they arise. This foresight helps minimize disruptions, keeping the project moving smoothly. We conduct specification and floor plan reviews to ensure that selected items meet all standards, functional requirements, and spatial specifications. For custom fabrics, we purchase and manage all customer-supplied materials (COM) to prevent delays due to stock issues or discontinuations.

We also participate in Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings as needed to identify any potential installation challenges, holding pre-installation meetings and site visits with contractors to ensure seamless delivery and installation. For instance, when manufacturing delays caused furniture to not arrive on time for Anthology of Beaverton’s first open house, we arranged for  back-up rental furniture to be delivered, ensuring the community was able to seamlessly host their open house as planned.

Ensure Transparency

From the beginning, we are transparent about processes and fees, eliminating surprises throughout the project. Clear communication about costs, timelines, and expectations builds trust and fosters a positive working relationship. Our commitment to transparency ensures that you are consistently informed and confident in the project’s progress. We provide accurate proposals based on actual costs to prevent budget overruns during the order process. Additionally, we recommend setting aside contingency budgets to accommodate any anticipated construction or order delays.

Comprehensive Support Throughout the Entire Process 

As your partner, Living Revolution offers comprehensive support throughout the entire process. From timelines and budgets to product sourcing and installation, we advocate for you, ensuring products are delivered on time and within budget. Our dedicated team collaborates closely with you to understand your vision and goals, translating them into beautifully executed spaces. By consulting with our clients, we develop budgets and timelines that meet their desired outcomes. With up-to-date knowledge of freight fees, labor rates, lead times, and manufacturing trends, we guide the specification and procurement process throughout each project to ensure positive client satisfaction.

Enlist the Living Revolution Team Early On  

If you’re considering a new project or redesign, we highly recommend involving our team from the outset. Enlisting our team early eliminates delays and saves you money in the long run. Using a trust-based team approach means we actively listen to our clients’ visions and needs for the project. We involve our clients as much as they desire, while also providing our expertise and input where beneficial. This approach ensures our clients can rely on us to manage the more complex aspects of the project confidently and effectively.

Transform your spaces with Living Revolution. Contact us today to learn how our expertise and trust-based team approach can bring your vision to life!