We all know everything is more expensive right now, so let’s agree that rising prices and the ongoing volatility in the supply chain I’ve written about for the past two years...
Industry Trends
Rehabbing Mental Health Facilities through Design and Construction
There’s a movement within the healthcare market to build new mental health clinics and expand existing ones. Part of the why behind the growth is impact from the pandemic — most...
Is Chattanooga Tennessee’s Next Best Investment Opportunity?
Several years ago, while working with another company, my family and I were transferred from Atlanta to Chattanooga. To be honest, we weren’t sold on the idea at the time. My...
Office Development is Booming, But Evolving
Hospitality was one of the hardest hit industries during the pandemic. Think back to 2020 when lockdowns began and people stayed home, the tourism and lodging markets essentially...
Mixed-Use: A Solid Investment for the Future
Mixed-use developments are booming. As retail has evolved over the last few decades, there’s been some predictions that traditional, brick and mortar mixed-use developments would...
Multifamily Trends: Condo Developments on the Rise
Until recently, the luxury condo market seemed non-existent in Nashville. In fact, if you go back a few years further — Nashville was the city where people mostly lived in the...
Population Boom in North Texas Driving Construction
For those of us that live or work in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, it’s no secret that the metroplex is growing. Data shows DFW gained more than 1.3 million new residents in the...
Envision Equity: Recruiting More Women to Construction
By now, we’ve all heard the post-pandemic unemployment crisis referred to as a “shecession,” — more than half the people who lost their jobs in 2020 were women. In fact, just two...
Construction Cost Check: Labor and Material Costs Rise in January
The US National Producer Price Index for January 2022, which includes data for all industries – not just construction, indicated an overall final demand cost increase of 9.7%...
Overcoming Ongoing Volatility in Construction
I’ve talked a lot about the pride I have felt watching our project teams, design partners, clients, and trade partners evolve and adapt during unprecedented challenges in our...
The Next Evolution of Higher Education Construction
I’ve always thought higher education projects would be the perfect set up for a design build or design assist delivery method. On most projects, the budget target is known up...
Top Four Quality Assurance Blogs
Quality is something our clients expect — as they should. But quality doesn’t just happen and it’s not something you can manage through inspection. The inspection is too late to...