People
Concrete Evidence
By Carl Brazley · 5 min read
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Thoughts, ideas, news, and discoveries from the team behind 7PM.
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Building Opportunity, Building Louisville: Seven Seas Construction's Journey of Growth & Impact
For Soran Walker, success is measured by more than how many projects are completed.
By Carl Brazley
Business
The Contingency Conversation
By Carl Brazley · 5 min read
Business
BusinessThe Decision You Make Before the Drawings
Public owners are moving to progressive design-build and CMAR faster than at any point in a decade. The delivery method you pick shapes the project more than any design choice that follows it.
By Carl Brazley · 7 min read
BusinessPricing a Moving Target
Steel, aluminum, and copper carry the heaviest tariffs in years, and input prices are climbing at the fastest pace since 2022. Here is how we are writing volatility into a number a client can trust.
By Carl Brazley · 6 min read
The data-center boom is rewriting what a large project looks like — and pulling skilled trades off every other job in the market, ours included. Here is how we are reading it from Louisville.
By Carl Brazley · 6 min read
Tech
Tech
What the Camera Catches
Contractor AI adoption doubled in a single year. On the jobsite, that mostly means one thing — a camera watching the work. Here is what it actually catches, and what it still cannot.
By Carl Brazley · 6 min read
Ideas
Ideas
How Owners Find You Now
Contractors are spending more on marketing than they have in five years, and the old channels are not the ones paying it back. For an MBE, the shift is an opening — if you read it right.
By Carl Brazley · 5 min read
Culture
Culture
The Stadium That Becomes a Pitch
Sixteen venues across three countries had to become World Cup stadiums without a single new one being built. The 2026 conversions are a master class in designing for a building's second job.
By Carl Brazley · 5 min read