Ralph Orlando, Division President of Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. out of their North Carolina office, was quoted in a Multifamily Executive article entitled “Suburbs Heat Up as Downtown Rents Cool.”
Ralph offered his thoughts on some of the reasons institutional investors and developers are flocking to secondary and tertiary markets for multi-family housing and the factors that may be influencing a slowdown in the urban rental market.
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April 27, 2026
In this article from Propmodo.com, Jerry Ostrander discusses a number of important factors to consider to help prevent environmental contamination concerns from becoming impenetrable roadblocks to development projects. Environmental challenges are a reality in many development projects.

April 23, 2026
An integrated, enterprise-level environmental strategy unifies environmental due diligence, remediation, environmental, health and safety (EHS), and compliance, energy and sustainability, and real estate support under one coordinated framework supported by building sciences expertise.

March 24, 2026
As PFAS continue to reshape the construction risk landscape, lenders that proactively integrate PFAS considerations into underwriting, due diligence, and loan structuring are better positioned to manage uncertainty and protect collateral value.




