Key Project Solutions

We had a wonderful time at the KDW Happy Hour last week, joined by DES’ Kevin D. Norman, AIA! Thank you Alexandra Crawley for inviting us!! During this Thanksgiving week, we’re reflecting upon how grateful we are for ALL of our clients, partners, industry friends, and the organizations we’ve had the pleasure of working with throughout the year! Great seeing you Brad Napp, IOM, EDI! We are so grateful to have been able to join the Round Rock Chamber this year based on new partnerships!

Excellent panel discussion at the ULI Austin breakfast this week on Housing as Infrastructure. Thank you to the panelists for sharing your expertise and some wildly eye opening statistics. ??????????? Awais Azhar, Monica Medina, Jeremy Striffler, Selena Xie and Michael Wilt, ULI Austin #afforablehousing #housingasinfrastructure #ULI #ULIAustin #ULIMonthlyBreakfast

Another successful event by AAFAME (Austin Association of Facility & Maintenance Engineers) for Engineer Appreciation! It was an amazing time seeing old friends and shaking new hands. Thank you to our friends at Brandywine Realty Trust and Salas O'Brien for the great conversation and insights into our ever changing industry! #WeBuildInspiration #CommercialRealEstate #AAFAME

Lastnight I enjoyed working on my golf swing with fellow WIC at the Gals that Golf event held at Butler Pitch & Put downtown! ?????? The weather was perfect, the networking top notch, the commardaey invigorating, and the course at night with downtown lit up was beautiful! ?????? The December event will be at an indoor venue! Stay tuned for the dates! Reach out to Kelsey Erwin if you’d like to sponsor and/or attend! Kim Higbie Belinda Santolucito, LEED AP Kylee Nunnery Heather Fowler #womeninconstruction #networking #galswhogolf

? Thank you Belinda Graham of Balfour Beatty US for sponsoring our FORE-th Gals Who Golf event this week! ?? We hosted a fantastic group of #womeninconstruction, including some joining for their first time, at Butler Pitch and Putt for a round of GLOW golf! ?? The evening was filled with laughs, building relationships, and practicing our swing. Thank you to everyone who joined during this busy season before the holidays. We are so very grateful for how this group has taken off! #GWG is a place for the beginner or seasoned female golfer to improve her game without judgement and network with other industry professionals in #commercialrealestate. If you're interested to join us or to sponsor an upcoming event, please reach out, we'd love to have you! #GWG #GalsWhoGolf #Networking #BusinessDevelopment #YouGLOWgirl #AEC #CRE #KPS Kelsey Erwin, Heather Fowler, Kylee Nunnery, Dacota Lamonde, Belinda Santolucito, LEED AP, Kim Higbie, Darlene Brown, J.D., M.S.C.J., Grace Ehmling, LEED Green Associate, Amy VenHorst; Bri Longoria Key Project Solutions, Suddath Workplace Solutions, Apex Multifamily Builders, Trimbuilt Construction, Inc., Talent Corps, Drenner Group, Method Architecture; Jorgenson Group - Keller Williams Realty, Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing

Today we remember and honor the service, commitment and ultimate sacrifice our veterans have made for this country so that we may live in freedom. ???? #VeteransDay #Thankyou

DES had the opportunity to tour the Round Rock Chamber through several of their projects in The Bay Area, giving TX leadership a look into state-of-the-art #lab and #lifescience facilities on their recent marketing and recruitment trip! ???????????????????????? Kevin D. Norman, AIA, Kate Albee, Jordan Robinson, Danielle Morrissey, Writ Baese, Brad Napp, IOM, EDI, David Hronek, LEED AP, Waibun Lee Howard Kwok #DES #Architecture #Engineering #AEC #bioscience #projecttour #economicdevelopment #CentralTX #lifesciencearchitecture #architectureanddesign #labdesign

Salas O'Brien was proud to serve as the Lunch Sponsor for last week’s Austin Regional Manufacturers Association (ARMA) Fall Golf Tournament! Scott Armstrong was joined by John Ferencak of I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc., a Salas O'Brien Company, Jeremy Armstrong of American Constructors and Casey Kent of Perkins&Will for a Fun Friday on the course at Avery Ranch where more than $65,000 was raised in support of manufacturing programs and outreach in #CentralTexas! Salas O'Brien’s commitment to being #EngineeredforImpact includes fostering the next generation of #Engineers and we were excited for the conversations we had with Alexis Flores, Kevin Fincher and Elizabeth Gori around getting involved in ARMA’s #workforcedevelopment initiatives. Thank you to First Citizens Bank and the other great company sponsors! Thanks Rachel Romero at Page for getting us on board and for the pics! ?? #SalasOBrien #ARMA #KPS #Manufacturing #OptimizedSolutionsforComplexChallenges David Bonaventure, Brad Kalmans, Israel Moreno, Valerie Jackson, MBA, Tina T. Lagarde, Steve P., Fiona Cheung, LEED AP, CTS-D, Eric Merschman, Logan Bryant, Kelsey Erwin, JE Dunn Construction, Staccato

Focused on recruiting businesses and investment to the City of Round Rock and developing relationships within the Round Rock Chamber’s Life Science Sector, we spent a few days in the Bay Area last week. We owe a huge thanks to the many teams that hosted us and shared their vision and experiences with us! Some of these include: DES Blue Rise Ventures Sepion Technologies Ascend Clinical Pow.Bio Plug and Play Tech Center Special thanks to Kevin D. Norman, AIA and Kate Albee for working with Danielle Morrissey on several of these visits! Kristin Stevens Brooks Bennett Julie Lessiter Randall Tuller Jordan Robinson Danielle Morrissey Adriana Nunez-Young #roundrock #economicdevelopment #lifesciences

We couldn't be more excited to officially welcome new KPS Client-Partner, Impact Cx! Impact Cx is an employee-owned, certified #commissioning firm with over 20 years of experience and diverse team of experts across the U.S., Canada and Brazil, providing a complete range of commissioning services. They partner as a third-party team member, ensuring building systems are designed, installed, tested, and capable of being operated and maintained on the first day of occupancy. Their collaborative approach allows all parties to work toward the same goals resulting in buildings that operate as intended, with tangible cost savings and long-term project value! Their markets include an extensive background in #datacenters, #missioncritical, #lifesciences, #government, #institutional and #commercial and they provide services for #newconstruction, #existingbuildings #LEEDcommissioning, monitoring-based commissioning, #energyaudits, #codecompliance and more! We look forward to introducing you to #Austin lead, Vedani Guillermo and Mike Lodge, and to helping them grow in Central TX! Be sure to connect with and follow on LinkedIn. To learn more, visit the Impact Cx website: https://www.impactcx.net/ #commissioningengineers #commissioning #ImpactCx #CommissioningExcellence #MBCx #BECx #EBCx #LEED #AEC #KPS #BusinessDevelopment #ClientPartnerAnnouncement #FractionalBusinessDevelopment #Thirdpartyreview