Execution certainty and geographic diversification position the firm for continued growth in 2026
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BuildGroup–Build Group closed 2025 with expanding momentum across AI-driven infrastructure, mission-critical industrial development, public works, and institutional projects, as clients increasingly prioritized execution certainty in a volatile construction environment.
Operating across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Mountain West, Build Group delivered a highly diversified year marked by growth in advanced technology, civic infrastructure, hospitality, housing, and defense-related work — sectors where complexity, speed, and risk management are paramount.
“2025 was a year when clients needed confidence more than optimism,” said Cody Bedell, President of Build Group. “Owners trusted us to make complicated developments viable — to manage risk, solve challenges early, and deliver when execution mattered most.”
AI, Mission-Critical & Industrial Development Drive Growth
The acceleration of AI adoption, hyperscale computing, and semiconductor investment fueled a new construction cycle across Build Group’s footprint. The firm secured significant growth in mission-critical and AI-related work, delivering power-dense, infrastructure-intensive facilities requiring advanced MEP coordination and precision execution.
Build Group’s industrial and technology portfolio includes data centers, advanced manufacturing, robotics, logistics, and R&D environments — projects where uptime, speed-to-market, and system reliability are essential.
“AI infrastructure is reshaping the built environment,” Bedell said. “Clients need builders who understand power, cooling, redundancy, and constructability — not just square footage.”
Public Infrastructure & Energy Transition Investment Accelerates
Public-sector investment remained a key driver in 2025 as states and municipalities advanced transportation, water resilience, and energy-transition initiatives. Build Group delivered complex infrastructure scopes supporting both public benefit and private development viability.
Notable work included the Crenshaw Boulevard Infrastructure Improvements in Los Angeles, as well as utility, roadway, stormwater, and recycled-water systems tied to major Silicon Valley developments such as CityLine Sunnyvale and a confidential corporate client’s headquarters expansion.
“Public infrastructure today demands technical rigor and coordination,” Bedell noted. “Our teams help de-risk these projects by navigating permitting, utilities, and delivery challenges early.”
Institutional, Hospitality, Housing & Defense Projects Rebound
Institutional and mission-driven construction rebounded in 2025, particularly in adaptive reuse, hospitality, housing, and defense-related facilities.
Build Group’s portfolio includes the renovation of The Huntington Hotel in San Francisco, the UC Hastings / UC Law Tower, affordable housing projects across the Bay Area, and continued work with defense-sector clients, including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Trimble.
“These projects require precision and trust,” Bedell said. “Clients rely on Build Group when the margin for error is zero.”
How Build Group Helped Clients De-Risk Development
In a challenging cost and financing environment, Build Group differentiated itself through its delivery model. The firm’s in-house self-perform capabilities, mission-critical MEP expertise, and preconstruction-led approach enabled tighter cost control, schedule certainty, and higher-quality outcomes.
Key differentiators include:
- In-house self-perform trades across concrete, framing, finishes, and specialty scopes
- Heavy MEP coordination for power-dense, high-performance facilities
- Adaptive reuse, structural reinforcement, and seismic retrofit expertise
- Design-build MEP and advanced preconstruction capabilities
These strengths drove continued client confidence during a year when execution risk remained elevated.
Geographic Expansion Across High-Growth Markets
Build Group’s momentum reflects deliberate expansion into markets seeking sophisticated general contractors with West Coast experience:
- California: AI-ready workplaces, infrastructure, hospitality, and adaptive reuse
- Pacific Northwest: Tech migration, aerospace, and logistics development
- Idaho (Boise / Sun Valley): Hospitality, industrial, and R&D growth
- Arizona (Phoenix / Chandler): Semiconductor and hyperscale campus expansion
- Utah (Salt Lake City): Tech migration and defense corridor development
- Nevada (Reno / Sparks): AI, data center, manufacturing, and distribution projects
“These regions are investing aggressively,” Bedell said. “Our experience delivering complex projects on the West Coast translates directly to success in these markets.”
Positioned for 2026
Entering 2026, Build Group maintains one of the most diversified portfolios in its history, spanning AI infrastructure, mission-critical facilities, public works, institutional revitalization, and energy transition projects.
“Our momentum is built on performance,” Bedell concluded. “Clients trusted us during a volatile market, and that trust continues to drive growth.”
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About Build Group
Build Group is a privately held general contractor, construction manager, and design-builder founded in 2007 in the San Francisco Bay Area. With offices throughout California and the Pacific Northwest, we deliver ground-up construction, interior transformations, and specialty projects across the commercial, residential, education, and hospitality sectors. Our self-perform capabilities span structural concrete, shoring and formwork, wood, exterior skin systems, drywall and insulation, flooring, and cabinetry, allowing us to maintain quality and efficiency throughout the entire process. Known for our hands-on expertise, we bring agility, craftsmanship, and a strong commitment to client advocacy to every build — always keeping our clients’ vision at the center. The company has been consistently recognized as an ENR Top Contractor, Fastest Growing Private Company, and Best Place to Work.
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