Process is our product
Our process approach is to fill the project room with discipline experts from finance, architecture, construction and set up technical workflows between each to ensure reliable data exchange and faster design cycles - allowing us to realize solutions that not just barely satisfy project constraints, but actually achieve the vision. We are able to facilitate these workflows and conversations because we speak each of the languages required to utilize the appropriate technologies.
Our
capabilities
We embrace big constraints to execute big ideas.
We believe that a process driven by diverse skill sets can provide the quality of built environment we all desire. BLDGWORKS is structured to allow it to perform as;
a real estate developer, architectural design firm and a general contractor.
We offer these services individually and holistically to clients to provide the right value for the right project. But no matter what services are provided, the holistic experience and integrated solutions mindset are always brought to the table.
Design
We are a licensed Architecture practice providing:
Design architect
Architect of record
Programming
Master planning
Consultant management
Direct-to-fabrication modeling & MGMT
Develop
We self develop and partner with other developers by providing:
Program & Concept development
Financial modeling
Development Management
Build
We are licensed and insured General Contractors providing:
Construction management
Pre-construction services
4D schedule integration
5D cost estimation
Mass Timber
We specialize in building with Mass Timber providing:
Design - With our knowledge of codes, detailing, and installation we provide experienced architectural design services in a growing and adapting field
Detailing - we provide Mass Timber Detailing services for owners, general contractors, and mass timber fabricators
Installation - we perform as a speciality installation sub contractor
Founded in 2015, with a belief and a vision that there is a better way to deliver projects. We have built a team that is unwavering in their personal and collective dedication to developing unique and extraordinary solutions for our clients. This is our passion and we have a lot of fun doing it every day.
Our Team
Founder & CEO
Erik is the Founder and CEO of BLDGWORKS. Erik brings his experience in architecture, construction, and technology to push the boundaries of design, sustainability, and traditional project delivery models.
Erik was a founding partner and Chief of Product Design for Vessel Technologies from 2018-2020, a modular housing company seeking holistic solutions to the affordable housing crisis. He managed the integrated in-house A/E and fabrication detailing teams. Before launching BLDGWORKS in 2015, Erik was a Senior Project Manager at SHoP. He specialized in managing the design process and BIM/VDC integration on projects that used advanced construction methods such as prefabrication. As an author Erik has published "Re-negotiating Architects' Relevancy - A U.S. Perspective on IPD and BIM. He has taught integrated design development Studio in the Bedford Progam and in the CASE Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Erik received a BA from Brown University, a M.Arch and MBA from the University of Oregon where he also developed the community design-build program designBridge. He is a registered architect in NY, NJ, PA, and CT.