DPR’s 2023 Global Social Responsibility Report: Building a Better Tomorrow
Carrying out GSR goals requires skilled coordination, collaboration and an unwavering commitment, particularly for those at the front lines of the built environment. DPR focuses its GSR commitments...
View ArticleDesign-Build the Keystone for Zero Operational Carbon cGMP Facility
When delivering complex, technical projects, collaboration among the project team is an essential driver of success. Add in next-level sustainability project goals and a highly accelerated schedule,...
View ArticleNew Projects at DPR - Summer 2024
Block 2 PPS Build to SuitAssociate CapitalSan Francisco, CAStantecCSU Chico Human ID LabCalifornia State University ChicoChico, CASmithGroupNashville Office TIConfidential ClientNashville,...
View ArticleFrom Start to Finish — Project Showcase
Thomas A. Fanning Student-Athlete Performance CenterOwner: Georgia Institute of TechnologyLocation: Atlanta, GACompletion Date: Spring 2026Designer: S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM)The 100,000-sq.-ft....
View ArticleWhat's Happening at DPR
ACROSS THE U.S.DPR's inaugural class of Healthcare Fellows recently kicked off an eight-month program. The program is designed to deepen health care industry knowledge and further develop leadership...
View ArticleThe Confluence of Construction, Technology and Investments That Will Impact...
Today’s patients expect more than clinical expertise; they seek a Phygital experience—seamless interactions that span both the physical environment (facilities) and the digital environment (virtual...
View ArticleDPR Celebrates Safety Excellence in Singapore Two Years in a Row
Kmiel Kannan, DPR’s environment, health & safety manager accepting the Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) Council of Singapore's Silver Award for the second year in a row. Photo: Guru Shankar DPR...
View ArticleConstructing with Care Podcast: Highlights from the First Five Episodes
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Listen Now In Constructing with Care, a podcast for healthcare industry leaders that looks at the topics and trends on the construction of capital projects, we’ve had important and...
View ArticleA More Efficient Way to Deliver Critical cGMP Facilities
On Theragent’s CDMO facility in Arcadia, CA, a design-build arrangement helped the team navigate sequencing of work and supply chain challenges for more predictable outcomes. SOLUTIONS TO HELP Build...
View ArticleLetter from Leadership: The Power of Connection
A Shared Vision What is at the heart of every building? Is it a solid foundation, or a framework of concrete and steel? We believe it’s more than that. At the heart of every building, we see a shared...
View ArticleNew Jersey Biologics Manufacturing and Clinical R&D Facility Online Early
DPR and BeiGene celebrated the opening of BeiGene's U.S. headquarters and biomanufacturing facility in New Jersey one month ahead of schedule. Photo: John Baer, Building Images Photography DPR...
View ArticleDPR Construction Completes Mat Foundation at Sierra College Student Housing...
ABOUT THE Mat Foundation DPR's self-perform concrete team poured the building's 121,000-sq.-ft. mat foundation to help streamline the building's construction process at the Sierra College Student...
View ArticleBefore You Build: Early Strategies for Carbon Reduction
Key Strategies:Site selection; consider adaptive reuseMaterial reduction strategies and low-carbon choicesEvaluate structural systems and prefabrication solutionsQuantify embodied carbon and perform...
View ArticleDuring Construction: Carbon Reduction Strategies for Your Build
Key Strategies:Create and maintain a sustainable construction siteMinimize wasteUtilize hybrid and electric equipmentBuild an integrated project teamDURING CONSTRUCTION Build Low Carbon Construction...
View ArticleSelf-Perform Work is Proven to Help Owners Manage Complexity and Improve...
Building a complex capital project can be daunting. Partnering with a trusted general contractor is a no brainer, but beyond that owners and their representatives understandably have questions about...
View ArticleAfter Construction: Carbon-Conscious Use & Maintenance
Key Strategies: Build in flexibilityFollow deconstruction guidelinesFacilitate energy use awareness and transparencyDonating to the local communityPerform life-cycle assessmentsUtilize VDC...
View ArticleYour Path to Carbon Reduction
SUSTAINABILITY AT THE FOREFRONT Achieving Goals Large corporations are making big commitments regarding things like carbon neutrality, but real estate portfolios are often not well aligned with...
View ArticleConstructing with Care Podcast: Combining the Digital and Physical Healthcare...
PART 1 OF 3 Available Now! The healthcare lexicon has recently adopted the term “phygital,” which refers to blending physical and digital experiences to enhance patient care and engagement. It...
View ArticleBuilding Belonging during Construction Inclusion Week, and Beyond
The importance of connection, inclusion and belonging cannot be overstated. It helps create psychological safety, when employees are able to show up authentically at work. This translates into an...
View ArticleInnovation Doesn't Wait. Your Life Sciences Facility Shouldn't, Either
As many firms in the sector aim to achieve ambitious carbon and climate goals. DPR’s Mike Miller, a senior project manager, and Daniel Jardel-Menno, a project manager who, alongside Fred Kaulbach,...
View ArticleAdvanced Technology Market Trends Q4 2024
The Advanced Manufacturing and Mission Critical sectors in the U.S. are both undergoing a construction surge, driven by growing demand for technological innovation, data infrastructure, and...
View ArticleCommercial Market Trends Q4 2024
Office market vacancy is nearing 20 percent, its highest level since 1979. Building valuations are on the decline as several large properties are selling for a fraction of their pre-pandemic value....
View ArticleHealthcare Market Trends Q4 2024
4.2%Year to date operating margins across all hospitals18% year-on-year healthcare cost increase in 2025.280% of all healthcare encounters are now outpatient.3Outpatient care will account for 60% of...
View ArticleHigher Education Market Trends Q4 2024
Bright spots are emerging! Education construction spending projections are trending positive with FMI reporting a 4% increase in 2024 and trending stable compared to 2023, with Higher Education...
View ArticleLife Sciences Market Trends Q4 2024
Throughout 2024 the market has seen strength in M&A, IPOs, and PE/VC activity underpinned by a strong backlog of FDA applications and approvals. While positive, the bulk of the activity is driven...
View ArticleHealthcare Insights: Harnessing Prefabrication to Balance the Value Equation
According to a 2023 Bain & Company survey of 200 US healthcare executives, 80% say they increased spending on technology over the past year, and 75% expect growth to continue in the next year,...
View ArticleBuilding Tomorrow’s Healthcare Construction Leaders
DPR's Healthcare Fellowship program enhances participants' appreciation for the technical aspects of construction, as well as the profound impact that thoughtful execution and collaboration have on...
View ArticleDPR Supports a Variety of Paths to a Long-Term Career in the Skilled Trades
DPR Construction is proud to employ more than five thousand hard-working craftspeople across the country. Some of them join the team with years of experience in their trades, while others are just...
View ArticleWhat’s Next in Lean Construction
Chris Dierks, Healthy Teams Leader at DPR Construction, has now been to 18 Lean Construction Institute Congresses; back in the day when it was 75 people to almost 1,700 this year. The 2024 event,...
View ArticleDPR Apprenticeships in Action
Program graduates use the advanced technical skills they learn on project sites, such as laying out walls with the Dusty robot. Photo: Aaron Yang When Alex Caranza steps onto the field at his jobsite...
View ArticleMaking a List… Top Greenbuild Takeaways
DPR CONSTRUCTION’S ATTENDEES REFLECTED ON THEIR TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM THE SHOW:Building In Lower CarbonReducing embodied carbon of buildings and building materials is a top priority of builders and is...
View ArticleFAQ: Project Delivery
WHAT IS CONSTRUCTABILITY?The Construction Institute defines constructability as “the optimal use of construction knowledge and experience in planning, design, procurement, and field operations to...
View ArticleWhat's the Word: Careers in Construction
Career paths in construction offer opportunities to innovate, collaborate and explore in unexpected ways. Great Thingsasked teammates about the best career advice they’ve ever received.IN THEIR...
View ArticleToward Safer, More Sustainable and More Efficient Construction
DPR and its strategic partners are using the company's latest office space as a hub for innovation. Photo credit: Danny Sandler Innovation in construction is about more than introducing new...
View ArticleLeveraging Lean, VDC and IPD to Enhance Efficiency
Sutter Health’s (Sutter) new regional ambulatory center addresses the need for medical services in underserved Santa Clara, CA. The East Santa Clara campus will convert roughly 300,000 sq. ft. of...
View ArticleFrom Start to Finish — Project Showcase
48X Ambulatory ComplexOwner: UC Davis HealthLocation: Sacramento, CACompletion Date: Late 2025Designer: SmithGroupThe 48X Ambulatory Complex with customer UC Davis Health will bring much needed...
View ArticleClosing out a Successful 2024
ACROSS THE U.S.DPR's annual Intern Photo Contest was a huge success. Congratulations to Lola Spedale, who captured a DPR crane towering over Austin’s glowing night skyline (pictured above).BOCA RATON,...
View ArticleDriving the Data Center Boom in Central Texas
The acceleration of digital transformation in virtually every market and advancements in AI are two key trends driving demand for new data center space in the U.S. today. Owners and developers are...
View ArticleHealthcare Insights: Achieving Conviction in Capital Planning and Development
Many systems have not returned to their operating margins from five years ago. At the same time, the cost of capital has increased significantly, leading to scrutiny of all capital expenditures. As...
View ArticleNew Projects at DPR in 2024
CRESTVIEW HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER EXPANSIONGrady Health SystemAtlanta, GAGresham Smith - ArchitectTLC Engineering Solutions - Mechanical & Electrical EngineerEngineered Systems &...
View ArticleCongratulations to DPR's 2024 Foremen of the Year
As a self-performing general contractor, we build technical projects that require an incredible level of skill and a laser focus on quality. Our foremen and general foremen are critical to the success...
View ArticleSelf-Performing Contractors Better Manage Risks and Deliver More Value on...
Construction projects are never simple, but the goal is always the same—successful delivery of a building that meets the needs and objectives of the owner, on time, and at cost. Doing so isn’t just...
View ArticleLetter from Leadership: Measure What Matters
Keeping Score “If you’re not keeping score, it’s just practice”: That sentiment from one of our founders, the late Peter Nosler, has taken on new meaning in our data-rich world. Now, it’s not only...
View ArticleCelebrating the Korean Culture to Build Stronger Teams in Korea
The event kicked off with the opening remarks by DPR’s Project Manager, Seunglyul Oh, who emphasized that the goal of the event was not only to build a stronger team for a current data center project,...
View ArticleConstructing with Care: Highlights from Across the Podcast Series
LISTEN ABOVE OR LISTEN AND FOLLOW ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM:In Constructing with Care, a podcast for healthcare industry leaders that looks at the topics and trends on the construction of...
View ArticleFour Steps Construction Employees Can Take to Support Women in the Industry
“I believe we've crossed a threshold. We are at a moment of change,” said George Pfeffer, DPR Construction CEO and Leadership Team member, referring to data showing more women in the construction...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech Student-Athlete Performance Center Tops Out
DPR and Georgia Tech recently celebrated the topping out of GT Athletics Thomas A. Fanning Student-Athlete Performance Center. The 100,000-sq.-ft. facility will serve as a state-of-the-art hub for...
View ArticleConstructing with Care Podcast: Prefabricating Healthcare
LISTEN BELOW OR LISTEN AND FOLLOW ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM:Cash flow has always been a paramount concern for healthcare owners, more so now as emerging priorities such as technology...
View ArticleGallatin Shalom Zone Gym Renovation
To understand the profound impact that a DPR-led community initiative project will have on children and families in a historically disadvantaged section of Gallatin, TN, it helps to know the history....
View ArticleSharp Rees-Stealy Otay Ranch Medical Center Ribbon Cutting
DPR Construction, alongside Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, HGW Architecture and local community leaders, celebrated the opening of an $86 million, 60,000-sq.-ft. medical office building expansion,...
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