Solutions

Balfour Beatty's Florida team needed to create a more robust and dynamic site logistics plan that reflected the complexity of the site. The traditional two-dimensional (2D) approach was not adequate for this project as it was visually limited in representing the nuances of the logistics plan. To better convey the plan, the team had to find an easy-to-adopt platform that offered better visuals.

Supply and demand—the yin and yang of modern economics—govern everything from gas and grocery prices to the amount you’ll fork over to see your favorite NFL team. Like the guiding tenets of traditional Chinese medicine, supply and demand should reach a healthy equilibrium.

Imagine if Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs or Henry Ford had never dared to defy convention. Like those innovators, Balfour Beatty embraces the possibility of finding a better way. Virtual Reality—VR for short—is one such exciting tool our teammates are adopting to create a bold and better future for our people and partners.

These days, you can’t enter a room where construction professionals are gathered without hearing the phrase, “Operational Excellence.” Though it is by no means a new concept, dating back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution, economic conditions of the past decade have renewed our focus on sustained and disciplined execution.

According to Chinese astrology, 2017 is the year of the fire rooster. Techies argue it might be better classified as the year of the drone.

Attention midnight snackers and airplane bottle aficionados! Your favorite travel companion is on its way out, thanks to recent hospitality trends that favor social interaction in public spaces over isolation in private guest rooms. A recognized leader in hospitality construction, Balfour Beatty is on the cutting edge of these shifting priorities, helping a diverse client base create the modern experiences guests crave.

Think about the space you inhabit right this very moment. Perhaps it’s a place of business with gleaming marble surfaces, glass-fronted offices, and geometric terrazzo tile. Or maybe it’s a modern courthouse with finishes like warm wood paneling and intricate stone inlays that impart the values of freedom and justice. Maybe it’s a home you built with your spouse, where rooms were planned and constructed as much around past memories as future dreams.

Innovative shoring and excavation solutions keep water table challenges at bay.