Inherently complex, light manufacturing project —especially in the food and beverage sector often involve highly specialized systems that demand the coordination of skilled tradespeople in power, cooling, process piping, ammonia-based refrigeration, and low-voltage controls.

Design Forecast® contains the advice, research, and ideas that our clients need to know right now. These eight trends are what we see as the most important signals and key opportunities in the building industry today.

As builders, one of our core markets is corporate interiors, which adds up to over 2,500 small projects every year. These “day two” projects, as they’re often called, can range in size from $10,000 to $5M and, from a schedule perspective, anywhere from just a few days to several months. Managing these fast paced projects with multiple stakeholders and many moving parts is one of the industry’s toughest challenges. While our project teams are well versed in the nature of these fast-track projects, we know they can be challenging for our subcontractors and partners to keep up with, let alone our clients and project stakeholders.

Each year, DOE releases an annual report with key findings, updates, and metrics from the Better Buildings Initiative. Year over year, Better Climate Challenge and Better Buildings Challenge partners are pursuing ambitious GHG, energy, water, and waste reduction goals, and sharing their proven solutions with the marketplace.