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...
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Meet Our Experts: Matt Valentine
The people who plan, manage, and build our projects are all experts in their field, and an integral part of our company’s success. Healthcare Project Executive Matt Valentine...
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...
The Ongoing Multifamily Construction Boom
We’ve all heard the stories. Bidding wars. . . zero inventory. . . no inspections. . . as-is conditions . . . Even if you aren’t participating in the single-family home buying...
Meet Our Experts: David Stallman
David Stallman is a Project Executive with 16 years’ industry experience who is currently leading projects and pursuing opportunities in higher education, multifamily, office,...
Top Four Modular Construction Blogs
Modular construction is a building method that can deliver tremendous value on a project through time, quality, and efficiency. Our project teams and preconstruction leaders are...
Construction Cost Check: Prices Surge in October
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and our own experience, construction materials made a striking upward shift in price over the last 12 months. Many sources...
2022 Construction Industry Outlook
It’s hard to believe we’re reaching the end of another year and looking ahead to see what’s coming next. When I sat down to write the 2021 industry outlook last year, we were...