When someone once asked during a pre-construction meeting,

“What’s the shade guy doing at the table with the developer, architect, construction manager and consultants two years before we even put a shovel in the ground to build this world class project?”

The developer quickly responded, 

“Our success managing light in this building depends on Barry being involved early!”

An unmatched track record of meeting the challenges of complex solar shading system projects.

Since 1982, I have played a key role in the industry, pioneering how major complex shading system projects are developed, sold and managed - providing a competitive advantage to leading architects, developers and construction managers.

Marquee shading system projects will continue to play an integral part in both the real estate and construction industries. I formed The BK Group — a team of like-minded professionals who have proven expertise in developing and delivering these types of projects to customers who believe in that same vision. These are industry leading customers who had much to lose if their project was not done right — and who counted on me to make that happen.

I am excited to continue to help the people I work with grow and take the lead in their marketplace.

Barry Kay

Integrated Lighting System Delivery

Raise the ROI and lower the risks of your Integrated Lighting System with
The BK Group’s pioneering approach.

Marquee projects today rely on the successful integration of various building systems and technology to reach their goals.

Every marquee project has two lighting systems – one to control artificial light and one to control natural light.  Today these systems are being specified as an “integrated” system but are still being delivered and installed separately. This artificial separation creates three serious problems for the project:

 1. It reduces the ability of the advanced technology to “do its job” and perform at a high level

2. It lowers the client’s ROI on this expensive investment

3. It increases the risk to the project of failures, delays and cost overruns

Over the last 15 years, the principals of The BK Group have successfully integrated the delivery of artificial and natural lighting systems on some of the most complicated and challenging projects in the country. We took responsibility for making sure everything worked together seamlessly and reliably.

Based on this experience, we have created a pioneering approach to the acquisition, delivery and installation of both lighting systems that is truly integrated. Our Integrated Lighting System Delivery raises the ROI for each of the project partners by offering the following benefits.

Developers

  • Maximizes their return on the investment they made in state of the art technology

  • Protects their vision for the project by helping turn it into reality

  • Increases the performance and market value of their building

Architects / Designers

  • Helps ensure that their design details will work and effectively reflect the client’s vision

  • Offers a cost-effective approach to the curtainwall and ceiling that integrates with other systems

  • Creates a level playing field between manufacturers focused on the specific needs of the project

  • Creates product specifications custom-tailored to project goals to ensure market competition

  • Provides innovative “control” options that will reduce the client’s “cost of occupancy”

Construction Managers

  • Creates a pre-construction partnership for budgeting, value engineering, and problem solving

  • Provides complex light control and system integration solutions from all major manufacturers

  • Our industry affiliations provide you with “best market-competitive pricing”

  • Provides cost certainty and we take responsibility for the risk associated with project delivery