Case Studies Government

How do you renovate one of America’s busiest and most beautiful places? You get some friends to help, of course. Dennis Kennelly, project manager for the engineering firm T.Y. Lin International, says that to win the bid to renovate facilities at Niagara Falls State Park, it turned to long-standing partners and architectural landscaping experts, The […]

A project 13 years in the making, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) was established by an act of Congress in 2003 to celebrate African American history while recognizing the unique hardships and cultural contributions that encompass the African American experience. Scheduled to open in late September 2016 the NMAAHC is […]

In 1976 Randy Newhard left his home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on his 1972 Yamaha 360 Enduro and set out to start a new life in California. Upon arriving in the Golden State, Newhard bluffed his way into a position with one of the nation’s largest landscaping companies. “Told them I knew everything about landscape, but […]

Since 1988, Nobis Engineering Inc. has been serving the diverse needs of public and private construction clients throughout the Northeast. Abhijit “Nannu” Nobis, P.E., L.S.P., established the company more than 26 years ago to address a need in the industry for high-value, integrated engineering and consulting services. While quality civil, environmental and geotechnical engineering comprise […]

San Francisco is home to an estimated 837,442 people. To keep a city of this size moving a huge investment in infrastructure is needed – mass transit, roadways, rail, underground utilities, pump stations, wastewater treatment facilities and more. For more than a decade, general-engineering firm NTK Construction Inc. (NTK) has been repairing, replacing and creating […]

From Times Square to Columbus Circle, the Queens Museum to the Bronx Zoo -it takes a huge investment in upkeep to keep these iconic places in greater New York City up and running. Not to mention the smaller projects not in the public eye -fire hydrants to wheelchair accessibility, sewer and water mains- everything is […]

David Clyborne founded a small electrical contractor business in Greenville, S.C., in 1990, which has grown and diversified for more than two decades. In 1996, with the boom of voice and data technology, the company broke into information cable work, becoming Network Controls & Electric Inc. (Network Controls). In the years since, Network Controls has […]

Newport Construction Corp. (Newport) is as solid as the buildings it constructs. Newport notably made it through the economic woes that rocked the industry armed with expert personnel, efficiency and low overhead. With tight margins, it’s been crucial for Newport to execute with precision and deliver on-time, on-budget results. Gregg Cooke, owner and president of […]

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) is undergoing the construction of new residences to house 650 Navy sailors who are currently stationed aboard ships at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD). The new Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) is part of a 2003 initiative to provide Navy sailors with better living conditions while in port. Because living […]