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Our client just made it into Washingtonian Magazine's 2026 Best of Washington issue, and we could not be more proud!

The Georgetown Day School playground was recognized among the best playgrounds in DC, and GreenBench played a significant role in bringing that space to life. Congratulations to Georgetown Day School on this special recognition!

Read more:

https://washingtonian.com/2026/07/16/best-of-washington-2026-things-to-do-in-dc/

Photo credit: Georgetown Day School

Last week, members of our team had the opportunity to sit down with students from the Montgomery County Public Schools Summer Rise Program for a conversation about construction management. The session gave students a real look at what a career in this industry can be and what it takes to build the built environment around them.

We walked away just as energized as they did!

Thank you to Steel Toe Communications for pulling this together and to every student who came ready to engage. Cheers to your upward journey!

Summer construction season is here, and if you are a developer or property owner with a project on the horizon, the decisions you make now matter well into the fall.

Here are a few things worth thinking about before you break ground:

⬇️ Contractor availability is tighter than you think. If you are still searching for a GC in June or July, you may already be behind. Start those conversations early and have your scope buttoned up before you start bidding.

⁉️ Material lead times are still unpredictable. Certain mechanical, electrical, and specialty items still take months to procure. Identifying any pre-release items during preconstruction is one of the simplest ways to protect your schedule.

📑 Permitting windows vary widely by jurisdiction. If your project requires approvals in a new market or jurisdiction, build that uncertainty into your timeline now rather than discovering it mid-project.

⛈️ Heat and weather affect productivity. It sounds obvious, but summer conditions impact labor output on-site. Have a plan for how to recover from tough weather days.

The owners and developers who finish projects on time during summer blitzes are most always the ones who planned ahead - or partnered with an expert who showed them the way.

Reach out to us today to learn how you can benefit from a GreenBench partnership. 🤝

Sometimes the best business decisions are the ones you never planned to make.

GreenBench President and Chief Growth Officer Brett Snyder was recently featured on Breakout Moment with Christina May, in an episode called "No Big Bang: How Small Decisions Create Big Business Shifts."

Brett shared a candid conversation about how a single client request led our team into a new market, what it looked like to step outside our core work without a clear roadmap, and how that unexpected pivot ended up providing real stability when our primary market slowed down.

Full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkE3uH3q8es&list=PLg2HAYOOafMLPAa5SQgFjmFi3LHUBLMut&index=2

We may not be the ones directly responsible for safety on the jobsite each day, but we are invested in every project from the first meeting to the final walkthrough. That includes making sure everyone onsite goes home safely at the end of the day.

Construction Safety Week is a moment to recognize the impact of a strong safety culture in our industry.

To the contractors, project managers, superintendents, and trade partners across our portfolio, thank you for the work you put into keeping your sites safe.

The team at GreenBench has been working with The Michaels Organization across their military housing portfolio as their Independent Construction Consultant, providing development and construction management oversight on projects at bases across the country. Fort Belvoir is one of several big ones either underway or about to break ground, and seeing this milestone hit is a great reminder of why this work matters.

Congrats to the entire TMO team and everyone involved in making Young Village at Fort Belvoir a reality! Lots more to come.

Read the full story on the Young Village ⬇️

https://tmo.com/the-michaels-organization-army-officials-celebrate-groundbreaking-of-young-village-at-fort-belvoir/?utm_content=372621158&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-1501714

Photo credit: Villages at Belvoir