Case Studies

Today’s children grow up with 24/7 access to every Disney movie and TV show, high-speed Internet capabilities, video games and streaming devices that make Atari and Nintendo seem like early humans created them. So, it makes sense that modern schools need to provide a high-tech learning experience befitting the times. For the Moreno Valley Unified […]

It’s easy to see the new surgery centers under construction in Doral in Miami and SoLé Mia in Aventura, Florida, taking shape for the University of Miami Health System, or UHealth. They’re six- and seven-story facilities, respectively, and when completed in September 2024 and early 2025, they’ll each provide a wide variety of services on […]

You could say that Mark Radtke is one driven man when it comes to his professional and personal interests. For the former, there’s The Cincinnati Air Conditioning Co., where he’s the third-generation owner and chief executive officer. On the latter, there’s the nonprofit Salty Dog Museum, which he co-founded and operates in nearby Shandon, Ohio, […]

Trey Caudle admits there are times he’s a bit envious of the people who benefit from the work he does as senior director of construction at Campus Life & Style. But it’s understandable. Campus Life & Style, headquartered in Austin, Texas, owns and operates student housing communities throughout the U.S. In fact, there are so […]

In 1948, Nick Thomarios started a small painting company to meet the needs of his neighbors as well as residents of nearby communities. His son Paul Thomarios would often join him, wielding brushes and rollers. Later on, as a political science undergraduate student at The University of Akron, the younger Thomarios would spend his summers […]

When Jon Bon Jovi needed work done on the roof of his palatial Palm Beach mansion, he knew who to call. Likewise, Steve Wynn, the real estate developer and casino mogul behind the upscale hotel operator Wynn Resorts. For Campany Roof Maintenance, a South Florida roofing contractor, clients like Bon Jovi and Wynn are “a […]

When Paul Peterson transitioned from chief engineer to data center facilities manager at JLL Work Dynamics, he faced a daunting task. For one thing, he was moving into a regional role and taking on a new location with low staff morale and challenges related to its being an older building. “To create a positive culture, […]

Things get congested and complicated when school days begin and end at Unionville High School and Patton Middle School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Cars and school buses get backed up in the parking areas at the adjacent campuses as about 2,500 students and 350 staff members come and go, and congestion is exacerbated because the […]

Few people are as acquainted with the North Carolina State University campuses as Andy Snead. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering there and then led facilities management and capital projects in a variety of roles for more than 25 years. Whether leading the installation of air conditioning into his residence hall—after he graduated, […]

Pete Perea was used to seeing his framers arrive on the job site one at a time, each in their own car. But over the past couple of years, he started noticing a shift: The guys would show up crammed into one truck, six or seven per vehicle, with all their tools piled in the […]