Institutional

There’s a new acronym in town, and it packs a punch. BAM—ballistic aero-optics and materials—is the name of the nation’s newest, biggest and most advanced enclosed hypersonic testing facility. For five years and $65 million—$50 million for research and $15 million supporting spe...

WASHINGTON, July 1—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.237 tril...

PROJECT | Madera Cyber Innovation Center GENERAL CONTRACTOR | Bryan Construction CLIENT | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers LOCATION | Colorado Springs, Colorado SCOPE | Situated in the historic cadet area of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Madera Cyber Innovation Center boasts 48,800...

A recent Axios analysis found that the U.S. housing market is short 3.2 million housing units, noting “there aren’t enough homes to keep up with the increase in households.” To be sure, both of these challenges defy simple solutions. However, the industry can create large-scale, ...

Residents of Gretna, Louisiana, have new reasons to get excited about an old space: a 100-year-old schoolhouse that’s been revitalized for use as Primary Workspace, a coworking and event space that launched in February. Across from uptown New Orleans on the Mississippi River, the...

Like a student cramming for an exam, Phelps Construction Group faced a tight deadline. The Denville, New Jersey­-based company was hired to renovate a space for Kindle Education, a tuition-free public charter school with about 460 students grades 6-12. The new location, for stude...

The Fed’s change in stance and the expectation of lower rates over the next year certainly set the stage for that. The Dodge Momentum Index, which tracks nonresidential building projects from the initial planning stages, has been steady over the last six months, indicating that d...

Moving into 2025, I have my eye on stagnant and declining property valuations in certain segments, the most notable of which is the office category. It’s no secret that the pandemic and the rise of remote work fundamentally altered the demand for office space. While construction ...

Student housing is one of Juneau Construction Company’s specialties, but the Hub Knoxville project is different. Atlanta-based Juneau is the nation’s second-largest student-housing builder, and Hub Knoxville—a three-building, 800,000-square-foot, 2,000-bed off-campus housing comp...

PROJECT | United States Courthouse San Antonio GENERAL CONTRACTOR | Brasfield & Gorrie CLIENT | U.S. General Services Administration BUDGET | $144.5 million SCOPE | Design-build services for a new 245,000-square-foot U.S. Courthouse, featuring eight courtrooms, 13 judges’ cha...