Case Studies Design-Build

As the general contracting company’s history shows, Paige Industrial Services Inc. is not afraid to try something new. When President Devroux Paige founded the company in 1990, it was a residential cleaning services company called Paige Cleaning Services. After a few years, the Washington D.C.-based company evolved into a commercial and industrial janitorial services provider. […]

Before 2007, most general contractors self-performed at least a few different trades. This involved hiring a larger staff of skilled workers and giving them work through busy and lean periods. But after the financial crisis in 2008 killed projects and forced thousands of workers out of the industry, many contractors started subbing out almost all […]

In Southeast Tennessee, the housing market has been largely spared the booms and busts of other sunny climes and is projected by such observers as Fortune Builders magazine to grow steadily for at least the next few years, and a prime beneficiary is likely to be Pratt Home Builders, a family-owned company since 1998 that […]

Since 1954, Peterson Mechanical Inc. has been serving customers throughout North Dakota’s Red River Valley with a full slate of professional mechanical contracting services. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, Peterson Mechanical operates within a 150-mile radius of Fargo-Moorhead, completing projects for industrial and commercial clients from western Minnesota to western North Dakota and across the […]

Slated for completion in September 2016, Parc Westborough Development Community in Westborough, Massachusetts, consists of four four-story buildings, three of which are identical. The fourth facility consists of live-work units providing tenants with flexibility to work from home. In all, Parc Westborough contains 249 units with one-, two- and three-bedroom options. Tenants are able to […]

Maintaining a lean organization is the way Craig Authier prefers to operate his real estate development company, Premier Home Builders Inc. With a staff consisting of three people, Authier runs multiple companies performing numerous facets in the building industry in and around western Massachusetts. Established in 2004, Premier Home Builders is a culmination of Authier’s […]

Prime Electric Inc. (PRIME) is a premier union-affiliated electrical contractor located in the Puget Sound region in Bellevue, Washington. PRIME and its diverse operating groups strive to deliver superior electrical construction, design-build services, outside plant services and cutting-edge industry technology. PRIME was founded in 1987 by three service electricians and their families, who sought out […]

Located in Redding, California and celebrating 25 years in business, Palomar Builders has developed into a premier, luxury home builder and community developer. Founded in 1991 by Jeb Allen and his wife Sue Tsai, Palomar Builders began with one spec house. The company is currently working on two master plan communities with more than 850 lots. By producing a high-quality product, Allen and […]

While large-scale construction and infrastructure projects can help to positively transform a community, it’s not always so easy for residents to see it that way. When it comes to creating healthy dialogue between builders, stakeholders and the community, partnering with communication experts can be an invaluable approach to opening the lines of communication and ensuring […]

For the past ten years, PROTECS Inc. has helped companies grow by providing design-build and construction management services. By providing an end-to-end suite of integrated services, PROTECS directs and delivers complex, purpose-driven commercial spaces for innovators across high-tech and corporate sectors. Headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, PROTECS also manages offices in Newark, Delaware and Bridgewater, […]