Case Studies April 2013

“All buildings have secrets to reveal,” explains Jeff Greene, president and executive project director at EverGreene Architectural Arts (EverGreene). The New York, N.Y.-based firm specializes in revitalizing deteriorating arts in all forms of buildings. For 35 years EverGreene has provided clients across the United States and internationally with endless resources to make restoration dreams possible. […]

Emser Tile LLC (Emser), headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., is the country’s largest privately held designer and marketer of tile and natural stone products. Founded in 1986, Emser boasts sales and service locations nationwide. The company also has a state-of-the-art distribution network to service customers’ tile and natural stone needs. What sets Emser apart from […]

It’s not often that three brothers can get along well enough to work together, but the Bernard brothers are different than most. Chad and Randy Bernard and Chad Luneau are cofounders of Echo Powerline LLC (Echo), aided by Cory Bernard as project manager. Echo, based in Bunkie, La., has been an industry leading power line […]

E. W. Burman Inc. (EWB), based in Warwick, R.I., has built its business on customer satisfaction in the commercial and institutional building industry. Ed Burman, who led a team that performed work in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, founded the general contracting company in 1964. The company has remained in the family. Ed Jr., current president […]

Florida-based DRMP Inc. (DRMP) is still standing, while companies throughout the industry have been forced to shut down. The privately held, employee-owned firm has offered innovative solutions in the engineering, surveying, planning and environmental science fields for both the public and private sectors for the past three decades. DRMP attributes its resilience to diversified service, […]

Crown Fence Company (Crown), founded in 1923, is the oldest remaining business of its kind in Southern California. The Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based, third-generation company is an industry leader in public, commercial and industrial fencing. Since Arthur Fiedler founded Crown in Pasadena, Calif., the company has continued to grow based on its dedication to exceed […]

The year 2012 marked the 100-year anniversary of Continental Electrical Construction Company (Continental). Continental celebrated by hosting a ballroom gala for both employees and customers to enjoy. The team had much to celebrate, as the Chicago, Ill.-based company has built a solid reputation as a full-service electrical contractor over the years. For over a century, […]

Albert Page Croll founded A.P. Croll & Son Inc. (A.P. Croll) in 1921. A.P. Croll started out perfecting projects in and around Delaware’s Sussex County, but the company has since grown into a mid-sized regional site work contractor. A.P. Croll has prospered over the last 91 years, while the title of CEO has been passed […]

B&B Electrical and Utility Contractors Inc. (B&B) provides electrical, utility and substation construction to Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and beyond. The team operates from B&B’s headquarters in Brandon, Miss., augmented by additional Mississippi locations in Saucier, Canton and Horn Lake, and coordinates all efforts to produce quality work at fair, competitive prices. The team […]

Mayor John DeStefano Jr. made a major commitment to the public schools of New Haven, Conn., in 1995 when he created the Citywide School Construction Program. The program has since built or rebuilt 38 of New Haven’s 44 total schools, representing roughly $1.5 billion of work. That investment continues to pay off, not only because […]