Case Studies Engineering

When John W. “Jack” Somerville sold his architecture and engineering firm, Somerville Inc., he wanted to preserve the reputation his family had built over 50 years. He wanted to avoid selling to a large firm that might gut Somerville Inc. of its legacy or its longtime employees. Converting the firm to an ESOP, or employee […]

Originally the nation’s first public high school for African-Americans, Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., had fallen into such disrepair that in 2011, the district opted not to renovate but to raze and rebuild. “A dark, dingy and nearly windowless high-rise,” the Washington Post deemed it. Its principal likened it to a prison. Its replacement […]

Christina Mathieson says New York is a “beautiful” state for alternative energy companies. She should know—Mathieson is the vice president of marketing at SUNation Solar Systems, which has been installing solar since 2003. She says the booming industry that has arisen in New York state the past few years is partially the result of tax […]

A strong sense of pride, integrity and company culture make the construction team at South Valley Drywall Inc. more than a group of wall and ceiling trade professionals, but also an extended family. As part of its mission to be a customer-preferred contractor, South Valley strives to put people first, do what is right, take […]

Based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, SeamonWhiteside (SW+) is a full service land design and development firm offering civil engineering and landscape architecture expertise. Specializing in surveying, land planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture, urban design, development management services, permit coordination services and construction administration, SeamonWhiteside serves clients throughout the Southeast, although its real niche is […]

Maine Medical Center (MMC) is the largest hospital in northern New England with more than 28,000 inpatient visits, 500,000 outpatient visits and 27,000 surgeries performed annually. Located in Portland, Maine, the hospital performs about one-third of all inpatient surgeries in the state, putting pressure on the hospital’s facilities to meet the needs of its patients. […]

Somfy Systems Inc. is the North American arm of Somfy, a French-owned international brand of automated and motorized window treatment operating systems with a North American headquarters in Dayton, New Jersey. The parent company started out in the 1960s, eventually expanding to a network of 76 subsidiaries, 60 offices and agencies across 59 countries. With […]

March 2015 marks 42 years in business for Stephenson General Contractors (SGC), based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The family-owned company has been serving clients throughout Johnston County and beyond since 1973, building many first-of-a-kind design-build projects including townhomes, a signature charter school and several cutting edge medical facilities. “We are a commercial, industrial and office […]

Schüco USA (Schüco) is the North American division of Schüco, a global provider of aluminum systems for high performance building envelopes. With its domestic headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, Schüco has been in the United States for 15 years. Attila Arian leads the operation, working alongside 25 experienced and dedicated employees, including sales, service technicians, quality […]

Mark Caskey established Steel Nation Inc. (Steel Nation) in 2008, constructing high quality steel buildings for the coal industry throughout Appalachia, the central plains and into Montana. Over the last six years, the business has grown significantly. The Steel Nation team has since shifted from coal to primarily serving the oil and natural gas sector. […]