Why work with us?
Building design and construction is a complex process involving numerous regulations, agencies, technologies, materials, engineers, and contractors. The Talley & Smith team works to represent your itnerests and we serve as your guide, advisor and representative in the design and construction industry. We demystify the process, make the jargon of the construction industry understandable, and provide our clients with the information they need to make intelligent, informed decisions.
The following are some of the services we offer:
- Master planning
- Facility surveys
- Site evaluation, selection and development
- Building programming
- Budget development
- Conceptual and schematic design presentations
- Integrated design of audio/video/data systems
- Full coordination of all building engineering and technology services
- Sustainable design and LEED certification
- Energy efficiency modeling and life cycle costs
- Construction documents for competitive bidding
- Construction administration
- BIM, Revit, and 3d modeling and animation
- Detailed construction cost estimating
- Project delivery by bidding, negotiation, or design/build
A construction project is a big investment. We design to achieve the careful balance between initial cost and long term costs. The goal is to design and construct a building that is the best value for our client.
The initial cost is important, but the long term cost of operating a building over its lifetime is typically 5 times the one time cost of its construction.
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lower price is forgotten." Benjamin Franklin