Case Studies

Every morning between 3:30 and 4:00, while the homes of his neighbors lie still and dark, Jon Archer is getting ready to work. Long before the sun or the competition is up, he’s checking email, having his first cup of coffee, reviewing proposals. As one of the principals for Crew Builders, a San Diego-based commercial […]

Relationships and reputation can go a long way in determining a contractor’s success. Founded in 2001 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, CF Electric Inc. soon built up a reputation for commercial and industrial reliability with its diverse clientele including BNSF Railway, second only to Union Pacific in railroad network size with 32,500 miles of track […]

When it comes to learning the ins and outs of fire protection, Century Fire Protection’s training facility is “second to none,” says founder and CEO Scott Tutterow. It is also one of the reasons the company has expanded like wildfire since it was founded in 2000. Located at the company’s headquarters in Duluth, Georgia, the […]

Security concerns being what they are, the airport experience isn’t for anyone easily exasperated or embarrassed. It entails removing shoes, sometimes showing multiple forms of identification, being subjected to more intimate probes if the walk-through machine detects something that’s likely harmless but still cause for suspicion, and having inspectors behind the scenes poring through your […]

Sixty-five years ago, when Capform Inc. founder Mario Dozzo applied to emigrate from Italy, he told the Italian consulate that he wanted to get as far away as possible; they handed him tickets for Vancouver, Canada. Dozzo spent weeks traveling to Spain, crossing the Atlantic by boat and traveling through Canada by train. When he […]

With every window, there’s an opportunity. An opportunity to save on heat and air conditioning. To enhance the aesthetics of the house, apartment, condo or commercial building. To let the sunshine in or to keep the drafts out. Even to control that window’s covering from afar using an app. And there’s an opportunity for someone […]

When it came to going green while redesigning one of the quintessential buildings in downtown Richmond, Virginia, Commonwealth Architects was part of a team that didn’t quite go for the gold but won it anyway. To be sure, Commonwealth Architects and its project partners, including the Virginia Department of General Services (DGS), Sustainable Design Consulting, […]

Centrosolar is a solar PV manufacturer offering fully integrated solar PV modules and solutions. Their roots in German engineering bring a world of photovoltaic (PV) solutions directly to the rooftops of homes and businesses throughout North America. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Centrosolar has facilities in Asia, Europe and the U.S. and sells directly to customers […]

Connolly Brothers Inc. has nine months to build a giant. In May 2016, the construction management firm broke ground on a huge 80,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility for HighRes Biosolutions, a company that makes medical robotics for biotech, pharmaceutical and academic research laboratories. The new facility was originally scheduled to be up and running by […]

Some construction companies will try to build a hangar like they would a distribution facility for semi-trailer trucks, thinking the two buildings will require the same materials. But an aircraft can weigh over a hundred thousand pounds and that weight is concentrated on very small wheels. Jimmy Severson, director of business operations at Centrex Construction […]