Case Studies Engineering

A tour of David Shuldiner Inc.’s glass and metalwork portfolio would be a pretty comprehensive tour of New York City’s most iconic buildings. Since 1888, the family-owned company has been installing glass and metalwork throughout the city. It’s responsible for the interior glass at Madison Square Garden and Yankee Stadium. It built the original iconic […]

Robotics has revolutionized manufacturing, and companies say the trend will continue. For contractors serving those manufacturers, it’s a case of get on board or be left behind. Jeremy Abbott’s electrical contracting business has chosen the former approach. DECO has a long history of partnering with Boeing Commercial Airplanes and the companies that supply Boeing’s Washington-based […]

The common understanding of LEED-certified projects regards building design and orientation, lighting, utility consumption and other elements that typically fall under the bailiwick of an architect or mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineer. However, other technical disciplines have increasingly become integral team members for a sustainable project. Doucet & Associates (D&A), a Texas-based engineering firm, is attempting to bring […]

DVA Architects was established in 1975 as a full-service architecture firm operating mainly in the greater Washington, D.C., area. The veteran-owned small business is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and has added a new office in Charleston, South Carolina, to further serve the Carolinas and growing international markets. Over the last 40 years its footprint has […]

Since 1985, Dees-Hennessey Inc. (Dees-Hennessey) has been one of northern California’s most trusted locally-owned and -operated shotcrete and shoring contractors. Based in San Carlos, Calif., the company serves a wide range of public and private clients, providing safer, more cost-effective building solutions. Dan Evans, president of Dees-Hennessey, joined the company in 1986, gradually working his […]

Roger Barnett established Design Build Construction LLC (DBC) in 2006 with the goal of providing experienced design and construction services to customers in Tennessee and surrounding states. Barnett is a licensed architect with more than 35 years of experience in the field. He works with a team of designers, engineers and construction managers to turn […]

Since 1985, Dees-Hennessey Inc. (Dees-Hennessey) has been one of northern California’s most trusted locally-owned and -operated shotcrete and shoring contractors. Based in San Carlos, Calif., the company serves a wide range of public and private clients, providing safer, more cost-effective building solutions. Dan Evans, now president of Dees-Hennessey, joined the company in 1986, gradually working […]

Michael D’Amato founded D’Amato Builders & Advisors (DBA) in 2005 as a small, but fast-growing construction management firm. “I got into this industry by accident,” explains Michael, owner, founder and president of DBA. “I got my masters at Clemson University in architecture and worked for Greenville County. I went to work for my boss at […]

Since 1985, Dacon Corporation (Dacon) has provided fully integrated design, engineering and construction as a trusted, single-source-stop for solutions to the most challenging corporate facilities. “Many companies claim to be design-build, but we truly are in the sense that we have in-house architects, engineers, project planners and estimators ready to take a project from back-of-the-napkin […]

Jim Dowling’s background is neither in business nor contracting, but somehow he’s still managed to turn Dowling Construction Inc. (Dowling) into a successful tenant improvement company over the past 15 years. “When people ask me how I started this business I jokingly say with a handful of credit cards and no brains,” says Jim. But, […]