What Syntec Group does

Syntec Group, founded in 1984 by Steve Salzman in Chicago, is a privately held building industry professional services firm delivering integrated architecture, construction management, project controls, and real estate-related services through wholly-owned subsidiaries D.A. Syntec Ltd. and s.s. Syntec Ltd., alongside a strategic partner network that includes Reed Construction, The Farnsworth Group, Encore Group (an Oracle Gold Partner), Hosking Healthcare Consulting, and JSO Valuation Group. The company's project portfolio is concentrated in the healthcare vertical, with additional commercial and luxury residential engagements across the Illinois and Chicago metropolitan markets, and is differentiated by deep regulatory expertise spanning IDPH, the Illinois Hospital Licensing Act, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, ADA, and the Illinois Accessibility Code.

The core technology stack is the BuildUSA ecosystem: a cloud-based BuildUSA Collaborative Environment (BCE) that integrates a Common Data Environment with Standards Templates and Workflows (STWs) and Coding/Classification/Naming standards (CCNs), nine Optimized Building prototypes built from Construction Assembly Modules (CAMs) for healthcare and residential deployment, and a proprietary Integrated Solid State Lighting (ISSL) LED solution. BuildUSA also introduces a Collaboratively Integrated Partner Organization (CIPO) delivery model intended to scale regionally and nationally.

The business model combines traditional fee-based professional services (project management, cost management, scheduling controls, architecture, construction management, design-build, loan monitoring, property condition assessments) with a planned multi-stream platform monetization: near-term BCE implementation consulting, mid-term licensing of BCE/STWs and CIPO onboarding fees, and long-term CAM licensing, data analytics, digital twin services, and marketplace integration. The company has stated it is seeking an initial $10 million capital investment to commercialize BuildUSA. No public financials, funding history, or institutional ownership are disclosed.

Name

Syntec Group

Legal name

The Syntec Group

Website

https://syntecgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Syntec Group is a Chicago-based, founder-led building industry professional services firm founded in 1984 that delivers architecture, construction management, project controls, and real estate services—primarily to healthcare, commercial, and luxury residential clients in Illinois—through subsidiaries and a strategic partner network, while developing the BuildUSA platform of standardized workflows and modular building prototypes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Management Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural Services (541310), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Construction project management
• Architecture and engineering
• Construction management services
• Building consulting services
• Real estate advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Project Management: Comprehensive project management services including owner's representation, scheduling controls, claims dispute resolution, and construction administration. Revenue generated through consulting fees, hourly rates, and project-based engagements.
2. Architecture and Engineering Services: Full architectural and engineering services including master planning, facility programming, regulatory compliance, and design services. Revenue through design fees and consulting engagements.
3. Construction Management: Construction management, general contracting, and design-build services delivered through subsidiary companies and partner organizations.
4. Real Estate Services: Construction loan monitoring, property condition assessments, facility management, and valuation services through partner organizations.
5. BuildUSA Platform Licensing: Near-term revenue through BCE platform implementation consulting. Mid-term through licensing of BCE, STWs, and CIPO onboarding. Long-term through CAM licensing, data analytics, digital twin services, and marketplace integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Syntec Group provides integrated architecture, engineering, project management, construction management, and real estate advisory services for building and facility projects, with deep specialization in healthcare and institutional facilities. Services are delivered through wholly-owned subsidiaries D.A. Syntec Ltd. (architectural and consulting) and s.s. Syntec Ltd. (construction management and general contracting), supported by a network of strategic partners. The firm layers the BuildUSA initiative—a cloud-based collaborative platform, standardized workflows, and modular building prototypes—on top of its core services to address fragmentation in the U.S. construction market.

Product overview

The Syntec Group is a building industry solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of services and products. The core offering includes construction/project management, architecture, planning, and real estate services through The Syntec Group Services brand. Under the BuildUSA ecosystem, the company provides a collaborative digital platform (BuildUSA Platform) along with Standards Templates & Workflows (STWs) and the BuildUSA Collaborative Environment (BCE). The product portfolio includes Branded Modular Buildings (healthcare and residential prototypes), Research-Integrated Solid State Lighting (ISSL), and the L.I.F.E. Concept healthcare building framework. Subsidiary D.A. Syntec Ltd. provides architectural and consulting services. The company also operates Steve's Build Blog as an educational content platform. The ecosystem is designed to enable predictable, high-performance building delivery through standardization, collaboration, and data-driven processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Modular Buildings: Branded modular/smart buildings developed as part of the Prototype Initiative, including Ambulatory Surgery, Assisted Skilled Care, Evolution House, Imaging Center, Medical Office Building, Spine Building, Suburban Campus, and Urban Campus prototypes.
• BuildUSA Collaborative Environment (BCE)
• L.I.F.E. Concept
• Steve's Build Blog

Products and services

• The Syntec Group Services Full range of building industry services for healthcare, commercial, and residential projects, including project management, cost management, scheduling controls, strategic and master planning, facility programming, architecture and engineering, construction management, general construction, design-build, construction loan monitoring, property condition assessment, and facility management. Delivered to enterprise owners and developers.
• BuildUSA Ecosystem (BCE / STWs / CAMs) Cloud-based building ecosystem delivering the BuildUSA Collaborative Environment (BCE), Standards Templates and Workflows (STWs), Coding Classification Naming standards, and Optimized Building prototypes via Construction Assembly Modules. Designed to enable fast, predictable, affordable, and scalable high-performance building delivery.
• BuildUSA Platform Cloud-based online collaborative platform that provides shared project and lifecycle data, links users to manufacturers, collects fees for data aggregation, and reduces project costs through collaboration. Includes free basic functionality tier alongside premium engagement models.
• Branded Modular Building Prototypes Standardized, chassis-based modular building products for healthcare and residential markets, including Ambulatory Surgery, Assisted Skilled Care, Evolution House, Imaging Center, Life Concept, Medical Office Building, Spine Building, Suburban Campus, and Urban Campus prototypes built on Construction Assembly Modules (CAMs).
• Research-Integrated Solid State Lighting (ISSL) Proprietary LED lighting solutions integrated within building and product surfaces, delivering 50,000 to 100,000-hour lifecycle, reduced energy consumption, lower maintenance labor, dimmable low-voltage installation, and no toxic byproducts.
• L.I.F.E. Concept (Healthcare Prototype) Healthcare building prototype concept focused on wellness, energy efficiency, and sustainability, integrating programming requirements with broad market appeal and best-case facility solutions for health systems. Includes the 282,000 sq.ft. L.I.F.E. Campus example engagement.
• D.A. Syntec Ltd. Architectural and Consulting Services Full-service architectural and professional consulting in healthcare, institutional, commercial, and residential markets, including owner's representation, architecture, regulatory compliance, site selection consulting, project financial projections, facility fixed asset management, and feasibility analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects delivered within budget and schedule through integrated project management approach
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Reed ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull-service general construction firm established in 1893 with extensive capabilities in project management, field supervision, and design-build. Offices in Chicago and Washington D.C. Provides high-quality construction project delivery capabilities for corporate, healthcare, building services, infrastructure, mission critical, laboratory, higher education, hospitality, and Federal markets.
• The Farnsworth GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull-service engineering and architecture firm with nationwide network of offices. Expertise in multiple building types and geographic markets providing experience across all engineering and architectural design disciplines. Provides critical depth to Syntec's design and professional engineering and architecture services.
• Encore GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle 'Gold Partner' providing Project Management and Control Solutions with unique expertise in Oracle Primavera products. Maximizes project successes by identifying, assessing, and managing project risks. Adds value through national expertise in scheduling, project controls, claims, and technology application.
• Hosking Healthcare ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides broad range of healthcare planning services focused on translating strategic and operational initiatives into functional facility solutions. Services include performance-driven functional space planning, identification of site and facility development priorities, replacement facility viability analysis, facility activation planning, and project second opinion reviews.
• JSO Valuation Group, LTDsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides market value appraisal assignments of vacant, proposed and improved commercial, multi-family, and industrial properties, as well as specialty type developments. Complements Syntec's Cost Estimating (replacement value) and Cost Segregation (tax basis) services to complete real estate and facility valuation capabilities.
• D.A. Syntec Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull service architectural and professional consulting company with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, institutional, commercial, and residential market sectors. Services include project financial projections and facility fixed asset management. Founding partner of BuildUSA initiative.
• s.s. Syntec Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction management and general contracting subsidiary. Founding partner of BuildUSA initiative along with D.A. Syntec Ltd. Provides technical and managerial capabilities combining general contractor expertise with coordination of architects and engineers.
• BuildUSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding ecosystem composed of platform, product strategy, and organizational model designed to address inefficiencies in building industry delivery. Combines BuildUSA Collaborative Environment (BCE), Standards Templates Workflows (STWs), Optimized Buildings, and CIPO delivery organizations. Initial $10 million capital investment sought for platform commercialization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, and planning across healthcare, higher education, and workplace. Comparable in combining master planning with technical A&E delivery.
• HKS Architects: Architecture and planning firm with one of the largest healthcare practices in the US. Directly comparable in delivering master planning, programming, and architecture for complex healthcare facilities.
• Perkins&Will: Global design firm with strong healthcare and institutional practices. Comparable integrated A&E offering targeting similar client segments, but with much broader geographic reach.
• Hammes Healthcare: Healthcare-focused consulting and project management firm specializing in hospital strategic planning, facility development, and owner's representation. Closely mirrors Syntec's healthcare planning and owner's rep positioning.
• CannonDesign: National architecture, engineering, and planning firm with deep healthcare specialization. Comparable to Syntec in offering integrated A&E services for hospitals and medical centers, though at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Large-scale architecture, engineering, and construction services firm with a major healthcare practice. Overlaps with Syntec across healthcare A&E but operates as a much broader multi-disciplinary incumbent.

Emerging players

• Procore Technologies: Construction management platform serving owners and contractors with project collaboration, data, and workflow tools. Comparable to Syntec's BuildUSA Collaborative Environment vision, but as a much larger scaled software incumbent.

Regional players

• Bulley & Andrews: Chicago-based construction management and general contracting firm serving healthcare, commercial, and institutional clients. Comparable in Chicago-area delivery and project management orientation.
• Walsh Construction: Chicago-headquartered construction management and general contracting firm with deep healthcare and institutional experience in the Midwest. Comparable in regional delivery model and healthcare focus, at materially larger scale.
• Power Construction Company: Chicago-based construction manager and general contractor with significant healthcare and institutional portfolio. Comparable in delivering CM-at-risk and design-build for healthcare systems in the Midwest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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