Case Studies

No matter how well-crafted an air conditioning system is or whether it’s cooling one bedroom in a ranch home or 500 offices in a 15-story skyscraper, it’s completely worthless if a maintenance person can’t service it. According to Herbert Chu, architects and engineers design heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems based on what the books […]

For more than 25 years, Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing has made its name covering Florida with metal roofing panels, trims and accessories primarily for residential construction and re-roofing. While supplying contractors from mom-and-pop operations to large-scale roofing contractors, the company made its reputation by delivering on its promises, says company President Harry Yeatman. Although […]

While Colorado may be known for its snowy peaks, the state also experiences days of sweltering heat. At Denver Public Schools, classes are cancelled when indoor temperatures exceed a stuffy 85 degrees. During the second week of the 2022-23 school year, students were released early three days because of heat.  The issue isn’t just the […]

To say there’s a growing need for critical healthcare on Long Island seems an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic has made that abundantly clear. Ten years ago, so did Superstorm Sandy. Mount Sinai South Nassau treats on average 65,000 emergency patients annually although the Oceanside, New York, hospital is only designed to accommodate 35,000. ER personnel […]

While Harry Peck is charged with maintaining Wawa convenience stores, he and the people under his wing undertook another project this past summer. The Police Athletic League facility in Southwest Philadelphia showing wear and tear, Peck and his team partnered with Wawa’s operations department and vendors in upgrading the place with fresh paint, new restrooms […]

Magicians may be able pull rabbits out of hats, but Hugo Ojeda has a more impressive trick. For two decades, he’s been turning drawings into buildings. “I’ve always enjoyed the construction and facilities operations of high-tech companies,” says Ojeda, who started his career at IBM. “Each time I pass a building I helped create, I’m […]

When Holton Wilkerson was hired at Self-Help Credit Union in late 2019, the regional facilities teams operated independently. As the national director of credit union facilities, he was tasked with breaking down the silos that lead to inconsistencies in vendor management and branch appearance. The vision, he says, was to nationalize the team. The North […]

For Hilleary Steckler, the best part of the job is walking through the doors of a finished VASA Fitness location—to see it through the eyes of a member. Knowing the amount of work dedicated to each location, Steckler says it fills her with a sense of accomplishment. As VASA’s director of facility design, Steckler has […]

With his father working as a diesel mechanic for a railroad in Massachusetts, Harry Takesian has always wanted to work with tools. While attending Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Takesian enrolled in a summer program designed to give students even more hands-on experience with machinery and equipment. It was then Takesian […]

To say that the metal fabrication industry is male-dominated would be an understatement. But that hasn’t stopped Holly Gotfredson from making her own statement. As the owner of American Metalcraft Inc. located just outside of Atlanta, Gotfredson and her leadership directors guide nearly 60 team members in producing painted aluminum architectural products for projects ranging […]