Market Expertise

As a premier utility-scale contractor with decades of energy experience and a foundation grounded in construction, we self-perform the full scope of solar services. Throughout every phase, we communicate the impact of decisions, foresee, and mitigate potential problems and ensure control over safety, quality, schedules, and productivity.

With growing populations and extreme heat and cold temperatures, energy demand growth planning has never been more important. Corporations, cities, and states need to be able to rely on the power supply to be there when they need it most. With years of industry experience, CVE helps our clients look ahead to plan for growth and the increased energy demands that come with that growth so they can stay a step ahead of growing energy demand.

CVE is a leader in delivering transformative commercial and residential real estate projects around America, playing a critical role in developing diverse office environments, domestic dwellings, and dynamic retail destinations.

We play a critical role in the conceptualization and execution of these spaces and have been involved in some of the most iconic projects ever delivered; buildings that define the skyline of many of the most illustrious cities.

CVE works with owners and developers who demand creativity and flexibility because, while they must develop a distinct project for today that stands apart, their project must also be able to seamlessly pivot towards future trends in the market. Modern commercial and residential buildings present opportunities to investigate new and innovative concepts that could fundamentally alter the collective vision of what is possible within these spaces.

Place and experience are merging in new ways to redefine innovative environments while the demand to live, work and play in a centralized location continues to increase in popularity.
CVE is responding to this critical shift by partnering with clients to create environments that blend residential, commercial, cultural, and institutional elements into a physically and functionally integrated and connected place. These mixed-use developments create and enhance a sense of place while seamlessly integrating into multi-family communities.

Although the specific technical hurdles encountered on commercial projects vary greatly, CVE is well equipped to partner with our clients and shepherd these projects towards a successful completion. With a stellar reputation for tackling the world’s most challenging commercial projects and numerous iconic developments in our portfolio, including some of the tallest and most recognizable buildings in the world, we help our clients develop and implement an optimal plan for the seamless execution of these projects.

With consumers across generations seeking live/work lifestyles in ever-growing numbers and global populations on the move, the sector is experiencing growth trends like never before.

From high-rise apartment buildings to small scale or extensive residential developments and new communities, CVE’s residential specialists deliver cost effective and sustainable projects to clients.

Our cutting-edge work in this field reflects the changing demographics of communities and countries. We understand the concerns of major developers and through our extensive experience utilize proven solutions to achieve our clients’ goals, applying sector-specific best practices to ensure meticulous attention to quality and safety.

CVE delivers innovative solutions for challenging locations, fast-track schedules, cutting-edge designs, and ambitious sustainability goals. We help our clients’ projects reach the market faster than the competition without sacrificing the quality of the workmanship, the integrity of the design or the safety of our communities. From new build and regeneration to refurbishment and mixed-use projects, CVE works closely with our clients to understand what success looks like to them and helps them to make that success a reality.

CVE has proven, expertise across every type of retail project and program. Our success is based on our ability to collaborate and perform efficiently while adhering to highest level of quality and safety.

We provide a full range of services, which allows us to ensure seamless transition and coordination across the entire project life cycle for our retail clients, including planning, design, and construction—from small tenant fit-outs to major renovations, to new multi-story anchor stores and entire shopping malls.

Whether clients need help in the development of standardized design criteria, construction management support for a single project or program management services, CVE can tailor our services to meet their needs.

We understand the competitive nature of the retail market. Retailers must make a sincere connection with their customers, and design is the strategic tool to make that connection. Our design experts create dynamic and engaging retail environments that help further our clients’ brand image. Brand image and time to market are paramount, and we have a proven, streamlined process that allows implementation to flow to multiple regions. We also design and manage national retail roll-out or upgrades to help our clients meet the ever-changing needs of the retail industry.

Through our collaborative design practice, we help institutions create human-centered buildings and places that reduce environmental impacts and life-cycle costs and improve the user experience.

University and college campuses, much like cities, are constantly redefining themselves to meet the demands of a changing market.

Today, many institutions are challenged by aging facilities, economic pressures, and technology-driven big business. At CVE, we excel at working collaboratively with our academic clients to achieve their vision by meeting the highest expectations of students and faculty.
Sustainable quality that stands the test of time, honoring the distinctive character of an institution, ensuring student and faculty safety on an active campus, and creating award-winning facilities and campuses that inspire and attract the world’s sharpest minds, is what CVE brings to bear.

Across North America, we deliver state-of-the-art medical research laboratories and interactive classrooms, iconic mixed-use student centers, enhanced high-tech libraries, the latest trends in student residence halls, and beloved collegiate sports venues, to critical infrastructure that includes complex data centers and life safety systems. CVE serves as a leader in providing innovative solutions that support our higher education clients in navigating multifaceted challenges and leveraging proven best practices to realize an institution’s mission and vision for the future.

Our schools define the fabric of our communities around the world and provide our children with a solid foundation for the future.

CVE is committed to exceeding the expectations of our primary and secondary school clients by designing and building progressive places for learning. We view these facilities from the perspective of students, teachers, staff, and the community alike, and our work is inspired by their needs.

CVE’s extensive experience working with school districts — both large and small, in urban and suburban areas — allows us to service our academic clients with a unique perspective that integrates the experience of the hundreds of school districts we have served around the world.

From large-scale capital improvement programs that include critical renovations and necessary additions, to the latest sustainability enhancements to improve building life cycles, to delivering flagship buildings for aging institutions, CVE is ready to deliver our vast services and support the needs of academic establishments of all sizes.

For over 30 years, CVE have been providing innovative solutions to our partners in the energy sector. We are proud to be on the forefront of planning and designing effective, efficient, and resilient power and energy infrastructure.

CVE’s industry-leading experts deploy the right resources for our sports and venues clients. We bring together fans, athletes, sponsors, and countries through our unrivaled level of experience, leadership and dedication to the sports and major events industry.

Stadiums, arenas, convention centers and other major venues are unique buildings with unique challenges that require innovative and creative teams to ensure a singular vision is executed to create buildings that are truly catalysts for change in an ever-evolving world.

Our sports and venues services are uniquely tailored to deliver meaningful expertise — from development and planning, design, , engineering and systems integration, to staging and construction sequencing, and operations and maintenance.

We craft venues that are vibrant, viable, visionary, and sustainable contributors to the community they serve. For us, it’s about much more than a game; it’s about communities, connections, transport and return on your investment. It’s about planning, and landscape infused with local traditions and culture. Innovation underpins our philosophy.

Over the past several decades, we have embarked on a series of firsts in the sports and venue industry, setting new standards for excellence. Yet, every project, regardless of size or scope, is approached with uncompromising commitment to integrity, safety, budget, and timely completion.

As trends in stadium design have reflected the need for a more interactive experience for fans, expanded premium seating, better accommodations for players, a higher level of family entertainment, and increased technology, we have been there every step of the way. We work collaboratively with clients to crystallize project visions that express the unique spirit of communities and build brand loyalty.

With CVE, our clients are guaranteed a facility that will leave visitors in a state of awe and excitement.

Pushing the limits to build bigger, more exciting, and iconic spaces for mega-events has become the norm. It is the expectation of the planning cities, countries, and event authorities to leave a positive legacy that focuses on long-term success.

CVE’s expertise and knowledge continues to influence the development of sporting facilities and major events around the world. This success comes from hard work and collaboration from start to finish — integrating our team’s skills with those of our clients.

Our experts on the global sports team provide insight and direction across a full field of disciplines, all necessary to deliver exceptional projects.

Universities today are constantly evolving to provide distinctive and intimate athletic facilities. Because no two higher education institutions are the same, planning, design, architecture, and construction must discover and celebrate the distinctive character of each collegiate campus.

With our exceptional history of deploying innovative solutions, higher education clients turn to CVE to help position themselves for the future.

Stadiums and arenas energize both the fans and players, create an intimidating and celebrated home-field advantage, and, ultimately, reflect the personality of the franchise they house.

They are not only built to enhance the spectator experience, but to boost the local communities and, ultimately, generate an additional revenue stream. At CVE, we have designed and built the most challenging stadiums and arenas, while setting the industry standard and garnering acclaim, all without missing an opening day.

With a rich history delivering healthcare facilities embracing all building types demanded by state-of-the-art medical campuses, our approach to project delivery streamlines the process to eliminate waste, cut down on time and cost, and maximize the project’s value through its useful life. We support the work of the medical community by providing facilities which are future-ready, flexible, and adaptable.

CVE takes pride in providing simple, sensible solutions for highly complex clinical healthcare projects. Whether it’s optimizing costs, implementing green building strategies, or involving the community and medical staff, we are ready to deliver.

We partner with senior living developers to create and maintain environments where independent living is maximized and the elimination of negative preconceptions of senior housing is achieved. We understand that attracting elders to these communities requires amenities that accommodate locations near vibrant urban cores, offers eateries and retail options, courtyards and roof terraces, and extra care amenities like memory care and rehabilitation services.

Our clients are supported by an agile organization with leading design, build, and operate services that are unmatched by any firm competing in the industrial landscape today.

From cybersecurity to construction market buying power, innovative design solutions to 24-hour facility operations – we bring you time and cost efficiency along with a single and straightforward source of accountability to increase productivity, conserve resources, optimize life-cycle costs, and reduce risks.

CVE is at the forefront of these changes. As our clients review their strategic models to respond to these challenges and equip their businesses for the future, they are looking to CVE to help roll out programs of new and optimized operational facilities.

CVE has the expertise and global resources to help clients develop cost-effective solutions that deliver value to their corporations.

We work with manufacturing companies, providing services throughout the entire operational life cycle — from strategic development and master planning, due diligence, permitting and compliance, through construction management, ongoing operations, to decommissioning services and site redevelopment.

As part of our services, we also provide design and construction management for support operations.

Buildings that are used for tourism and cultural recreation — including theatres, cinemas, visitor centers, museums, and galleries — have exacting requirements. These buildings are just as much a part of the users’ experience as the show or exhibition; they must be aesthetically pleasing and engage the visitor while delivering against the owner/occupier’s stringent performance bottom line and operational standards.

Our professionals are proactive in addressing the concerns of our clients and their benefactors. We are adept at project cost-tracking, managing historic preservation processes and collaboratively engaging stakeholders to find solutions regardless of the challenges.

From luxury hotel towers and boutique properties to large-scale convention center hotels and spa resorts, CVE is renowned for hospitality projects of the highest quality.

We bring an integrated approach to every project that is based upon maximum efficiency of space, resources, energy, and materials to provide places for travelers that exceed expectations in terms of quality, convenience, and value for money.

We partner with clients on some of the most innovative and widely recognized recreation, entertainment, and tourism projects in the world’s most compelling locations. Our clients include public and private development companies, lenders and equity investors, management companies, landowners, and public agencies.