With infection transmission and containment a hot conversation topic across the globe, HVAC systems find themselves rather unexpectedly in the spotlight. We asked our Mechanical Specialist, Erik Bedell PE, to…
We never imagined facing a worldwide pandemic in our lifetime—at least one as extreme as COVID-19. The dramatic shift in the A/E/C industry as construction came to a halt mid-March…
GLY has a long-standing involvement with Forterra so when the opportunity surfaced earlier this year to join them for their Building for a Sustainable Future 2020 event, we jumped on…
what does WFH mean in construction? Our current situation means that all of us who can are Working from Home. For most in this position it means tethering yourself to…
Last month we attended the Design-Build Institute of America’s first ever Northwest Regional Conference. The goal? To share lessons learned from owners and practitioners applying Design-Build approaches across the Northwest.…
As we weather the COVID-19 crisis together, we must look for alternative ways to share knowledge and continue our journey in learning, exploring, and improving. That being said, with the…
As GLY embraces growing opportunities for collaboration in design-build work, we were struck by the thoughts below from Bryan Croeni, Principal at B+H Advance Strategy. A fundamental value at GLY…
Parking garages notoriously pose building design challenges. Despite a team’s best creative effort, it seems structural requirements often limit opportunities to create a truly amazing user experience. Instead we get…
GLY commentary | BlackRock FAQS: making sustainability our standard Attitudes toward climate risk and extreme weather events are rapidly changing. In January alone we witnessed the human and economic impacts…
evolving the role of the engineer The preconstruction and design process is the nine-tenths of the iceberg that lies beneath the surface. Most of us only see the impressive one-tenth…
All activities on a construction site revolve around the tower crane. Irregularities in the crane’s workload are often felt immediately—thus the need for a smooth-running hoisting schedule and logistics plan…