The Zine
Thoughts, ideas, news, and discoveries from the team behind 7PM.
Louisville: The City of Tomorrow—And Why We Should Start Building It Today
Installment One of a Four-Part Series on Reimagining Louisville's Future
Why the Best Contractors Love Working with Owner’s Representatives
Business
BusinessEscaping the Institutional Maintenance Trap
Without Draining Your Resources
BusinessThe Ticking Time Bomb
The Real Cost of Deferred Maintenance

In a market where input prices swing double digits and lead times run to years, the contingency line is not padding. It is the most honest number on the page — if you are willing to explain it.

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.

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.
People
PeopleBluegrass and a Green Thumb
element design, a Metro Louisville HRC success story
PeopleBuilding 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.
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.
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.
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.



