Three Ways Mock-ups Add Value to a Project

Three Ways Mock-ups Add Value to a Project

By Brandon Dexter and Jake Snyder Would you buy a car without a test drive? Or a house without a walk through? When it comes to expensive investments, we want to be able to see, touch, and verify before making a decision. We feel our clients should have the same...
Using Lean in Preconstruction

Using Lean in Preconstruction

By Justin Brodnax and Jake Snyder, Preconstruction Managers While we’ve been implementing a lean construction mentality in the field for a while, our preconstruction team in Austin wanted to adopt lean practices to make our processes run more smoothly. We started work...
Why You Should Consider a Design-Build Project

Why You Should Consider a Design-Build Project

By Will Watson, Vice President A new study by FMI reveals that design-build construction continues to grow among owners in the United States. According to the study, 39 percent of projects were design-build in 2017 and that number is expected to grow to 57 percent by...
Three Lean Practices to Help the Design Process

Three Lean Practices to Help the Design Process

By Nikolas Fowler, Project Executive When we’re involved early in the planning process, we can better help the team stay aligned with project goals. That’s exactly what one of our Texas multifamily teams is doing. By managing the preconstruction process, working with...