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Welcome to the future of construction innovation.

The latest episode of Procon’s podcast, The Build Up, comes to you from the newly constructed Procon Innovation Center inside Virginia Tech’s newly constructed Hitt Hall. This lab facility will be the home for researching the next generation of technological advances from 3D concrete printing to robotics.

Procon co-founder and host of The Build Up, Kyu Jung, was joined by recently retired Professor Thomas Mills, who spent his 30+ year tenure as a Hokie championing research and innovation. He even mentored a young Kyu and Mark throughout a graduate school research project about virtual site visits. Spoiler alert–this project later became the inspiration to start Procon Consulting.Thom and Kyu sat down to imagine the future of technology. A VT course on Imagination? A 30-hour work week? Cabinet positions for a U.S. Department of Construction? Interactive construction materials? Nothing was off the table. Tune into the full episode to hear the range of innovative possibilities.

Procon is thrilled to receive a Project of Excellence Award from the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Seattle Post for our work on the Settle Federal Office Building in downtown Seattle. 

Procon served as the CMa to GSA R10 on this complex exterior restoration project. This 86-year old building houses various federal agency offices across 12 stories and 307,150 SF. The Seattle FOB was registered as a National Historic Building in 1979, meaning all of the renovation work had to preserve the Art Deco architecture and comply with the guidelines for historic structures.

Preserving some of the building’s original features and materials required custom solutions, enhanced collaboration, and creative problem-solving. The use of double pane vacuum insulated glass (VIG) for the window restoration was the first of its kind for a GSA historical building and provided improved sound and energy insulation. By the project’s completion, thousands of red exterior bricks had been replaced, along with 720 windows.

Huge congratulations to Procon’s Senior Project Manager, Allen Wycoff, on this well-deserved win! Allen worked closely with the client and the project team, Lydig Construction and SHKS Architects, to address a plethora of challenges including the pandemic, the political climate in downtown Seattle, and complex historic preservation requirements.

Tech-forward facility will play a crucial role in shaping future of construction by empowering next generation of industry leaders with cutting-edge tools and resources

Procon Consulting, one of the region’s premier tech-focused construction management firms, is empowering the next generation of construction industry leaders with the establishment of the Procon Innovation Center at Virginia Tech, the alma mater of Procon’s Co-founders Mark Ilich and Kyu Jung. Located inside the newly constructed Hitt Hall at the university’s Blacksburg, Virginia campus, the cutting-edge facility fosters hands-on learning and collaboration for students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction and College of Engineering.

The Procon Innovation Center is an advanced facility designed to support large-scale, student-led projects and experiential learning. Equipped with cutting-edge resources, like robotics and 3D concrete printers, students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction will partner with industry in the development of new tech-driven solutions and approaches that have the potential to transform building construction.

Childhood friends from Richmond, VA, who both graduated from Virginia Tech, Jung and Ilich founded Procon with a focus on using innovation to disrupt the AEC industry. Leveraging their backgrounds in engineering and technology, combined with their entrepreneurial spirit,Procon continues to provide clients with unmatched construction management services and custom solutions to some of the nation’s most complex build and infrastructure projects. Ahead of the company’s 25th anniversary in 2025, the business partners sponsored the Procon Innovation Center to give back to the university that fostered their success, investing in facilities and resources that will drive the next generation to progress the construction management industry.

To view the full Press Release click here

VT Alumni and Procon Co-founders, Mark Ilich and Kyu Jung,  attend the 2nd Annual Lunch Pail 100 Celebration at Lane Stadium honoring the 2024 Top 100 Hokie-led companies. Procon co-founders Mark Ilich and Kyu Jung got a chance to mingle with fellow Virginia Tech alumni and entrepreneurs, ranging from the culinary masterminds behind favorite eatery, Benny’s Pizza, to leaders in cybersecurity, healthcare, and other industries.

This lunch pail symbolizes the Hokie grit, determination, and innovation that drives graduates to live out the VT motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). Procon is honored to be among this list of successful Hokie-led venturs and thrilled to represent VT in the CM industry.

With our 25th year of business approaching, Procon makes its debut at spot #25 on Building Design+Construction‘s list of the nation’s top 90 construction management (as agent) and program/project management firms for nonresidential buildings and multifamily housing work, as reported in BD+C 2024 Giants 400 Report.

A huge thank you to our clients, partners, and the incredible Procon Team for getting us to this point. We’re excited to keep advancing the industry and delivering CM solutions.

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