From Strategy to Implementation: Designing Wildfire Resilience
Turning Priorities into Projects In the first article in our wildfire resilience series, we explored the importance of planning before a wildfire occurs: understanding risk, identifying vulnerabilities, and establishing priorities that can help communities and watersheds prepare for what comes next. But identifying priorities is only the beginning. The next challenge is turning those priorities […]
Rethinking Wildfire Resilience
Why Proactive Planning Matters When most people think about wildfires, they picture firefighters on the front lines, evacuation orders, and urgent efforts to protect lives and property. Yet the most effective wildfire resilience efforts begin long before smoke appears on the horizon. Today, wildfire resilience begins months, and often years, before fire season. It starts with proactive […]
Braking Barriers
Accessibility isn’t just about meeting standards—it’s about creating experiences where everyone can fully participate. In this featured interview with EXHIBITOR magazine journalist Charles Pappas, Steven Mifsud MBE founder of Direct Access, now a division of Matrix Design Group, Inc., shares how organizations can move beyond compliance to embrace inclusive design that benefits employees, customers, and communities alike. Read his insights on the future of […]
Historic Denver Cemetery
How do you restore a historic cemetery while reducing long-term water use? In a recent Westword article, Matrix Design Group, Inc.‘s Joshua Eldridge, Director of Environmental Services, shares how ecological restoration at Denver’s historic Riverside Cemetery revealed an unexpected lesson: sometimes the best way to restore a landscape is to do less. The story explores […]
The Future of Installation Planning
From Static Plans to Dynamic Strategy: Rethinking Installation Planning for a Changing Mission Environment Planning for Change, Not Just the Future For decades, installation planning has followed a familiar model: assess existing conditions, forecast future needs, develop a long-range plan, and update it periodically as requirements evolve. That approach worked well in environments where change occurred gradually, and planning assumptions remained relevant for […]
From Connection to Impact
What started as a personal connection became a long-term commitment to a community working toward something fundamental: reliable access to water. In 2017, Jay Alessi, a civil project engineer at Matrix, with a background in community development and infrastructure, joined a high school friend to help a rural Kenyan community advance its water project through Engineers […]
Moving Proven Capability to Award: SBIR Phase III in Practice
In Part 1, we explored why proven capabilities so often stall—not because the technology failed, but because acquisition execution feels uncertain at the point of transition. Once that hesitation is addressed, the focus shifts from whether SBIR Phase III applies to how it is applied in practice. How SBIR Technology Fits Within a Broader Requirement […]
Clarity Before Contracting: A Strategy-First Approach to SBIR Phase III
Across the Department of War, the challenge facing most organizations today is not a lack of innovation. In many cases, programs already have proven capability in hand with technologies that have been demonstrated, validated, and shown real operational value. The difficulty arises later, when teams attempt to move those capabilities from demonstration into sustained operational […]
Why SBIR Phase III Is the Most Underutilized Pathway for Deploying Mission-Ready Technology
The SBIR program has existed for decades, but its relevance is increasing as defense priorities evolve and agencies under pressure seek faster, lower-risk ways to field operational capability. With expanding investment across key technology areas and greater emphasis on leveraging commercially ready solutions, SBIR Phase III remains one of the most effective, yet least utilized, […]
Beyond Accessibility: Scottdale’s Commitment to an Inclusive City
Felicia Beltran, ADA/Title VI Compliance Coordinator for the City of Scottsdale, AZ, shares her perspective on the city’s updated ADA Transition Plan and what it means for residents, visitors, and the broader community. The initiative demonstrates how Scottsdale is moving beyond accessibility to create a city truly built for everyone. Bringing together Matrix Design Group […]
Matrix Design Group Acquires Direct Access Consultancy LLC, Expanding Accessibility and Inclusivity Expertise
Matrix Design Group, a nationally recognized, award-winning, employee-owned interdisciplinary engineering, planning, design, and consultancy firm, has acquired the award-winning Direct Access Consultancy LLC (Direct Access), a leading global accessibility consulting firm. This acquisition expands Matrix’s broad portfolio and strengthens its accessibility and inclusivity capabilities across the U.S., its territories, and internationally, reinforcing our commitment to […]
Bridging Service to Civilian Success: The Strategic Value of SkillBridge
In today’s evolving workforce-landscape, the transition from military service to civilian employment is often one of the most critical inflection points a service member will face. That’s why the DoD SkillBridge program matters so much — it doesn’t only serve the individual; it serves our communities, industries and national readiness. For our service members For […]
Glendale General Plan Rewrite (RFP Information)
Introduction The City of Glendale (City) invites proposals from qualified land use and development consultants (Consultant) to undertake a comprehensive rewrite of the Glendale General Plan (Plan). This updated Plan will serve as a strategic framework for guiding future decisions on land use, development, transportation, infrastructure, neighborhood improvement, and other key elements of the built […]
Transforming Denver’s Urban Core: Broadway Station Redevelopment
Matrix is proud to be a trusted partner in the $135 million redevelopment of Denver’s Broadway Station — a 50-acre brownfield site, formerly home to Gates Rubber The site is being reimagined as a vibrant, walkable, high-density urban hub with seamless multimodal and mass transit access. Since first becoming involved in this transformative project in […]
Leading with Insight: Matrix ADA Planning & Compliance Expertise
Matrix has a proven track record of delivering high-quality ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plans by leveraging our expertise in asset evaluation, GIS technology, and regulatory compliance. Our data-driven GIS-forward approach efficiently identifies, addresses accessibility gaps, integrates public feedback, and establishes clear, actionable milestones to achieve compliance and foster inclusive accessibility across communities. El Paso County […]