Economic conditions across all sectors have been in a state of volatility since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. It’s no surprise that many businesses and organizations are adopting a “wait and see” approach before investing in modernized or new facilities. Virginia Business explored the construction industry’s outlook last month in the feature Slowdowns Ahead. “COVID-related disruptions […]
This case study documents Shockey’s recent collaboration with UK-based Pointfuse on the Shihadeh Innovation Center in Winchester, Virginia. The partnership delivered an efficient, precise, and flexible way of converting vast, laser scanner-generated point cloud datasets into segmented mesh models that were quickly used and shared across the entire project team. With these models, team members […]
Speed, efficiency, and value in construction are driving bottom-line results for manufacturers. With a design-build delivery system, our project team is well-positioned to control costs through the design and construction phases of the work, resulting in significant cost savings and faster speed-to-market for the owner. “Design-build partnerships get the job done better and faster, with […]
According to the Chief Economist with Associated Builders and Contractors*, it will likely take years for the nation’s economy to recover from the pandemic’s blow. “Many state and local governments are now experiencing the emergence of massive gaps in their budgets, budgets that must be balanced each fiscal year,” said Anirban Basu, Chief Economist with […]
Baby Boomers are redefining what it means to age. While most Boomers are still below the average age of residents in senior living communities, they are already imagining what they want life to look like as they move up and into their silver years. The bottom line is that Boomers want to live well — […]
Virginia and West Virginia share a proud history of manufacturing. With Interstates 81, 64, and 95 crisscrossing our region, a pro-business attitude, and a well developed workforce, it’s no coincidence that many of the world’s largest manufacturing facilities and distribution centers are looking at Virginia and/or West Virginia for their next manufacturing, industrial, or logistics […]
The design-build process is expected to deliver almost half of U.S. projects by 2021. * When a design-build team works in partnership, it ensures that a project’s “build-ability” can be part of the design process from day one. A design build project team is positioned to control costs through the design and construction phases of the […]
“Over half of owners indicated using or anticipate using design-build in the next five years.” – FMI Design-Build Market Study Survey (2018) Traditionally, design-bid-build has been the project delivery method favored by owners, with design-build used only in particular circumstances. But that is now changing, especially as projects become more complex and speed-to-market becomes a […]
