Case Studies Green Building

AWNEX Inc. (AWNEX) is an awning, canopy and sign specialist based in Ball Ground, Ga., providing turnkey design, engineering, manufacturing and installation services for a variety of bolt-on architectural building enhancements. “We started out manufacturing fabric awnings for the regional restaurant market in 1990,” explains John Dicks, president of AWNEX. “Then, in the late ’90s, […]

PRO Building Systems Inc. (PRO) boasts over 100 years of successful experience in the construction industry. As the result of the merger of the P.R. Orton Company and PRO Metal Building Systems, PRO is now one of Atlanta’s most trusted design-build firms. PRO is able to offer full design-build services conveniently housed under one roof, […]

The Denver Housing Authority (DHA) is working to redevelop an area formerly known as South Lincoln Homes. The Mariposa redevelopment project will offer 270 public housing units on 15 acres of land in the La Alma and Lincoln Park neighborhood. Milender White Construction Co. (MWCC) is currently working as the general contractor for the third […]

Compass General Construction LLC (Compass Construction) offers the advantages of a full-service general contractor and construction management firm all under one roof. The Washington-based company provides multiuse residential solutions to the city of Seattle and surrounding areas. “I founded the company 15 years ago,” says Ken Coleman, president of Compass Construction. According to Coleman, the […]

Bennett & Brosseau Roofing Inc. (B & B) puts emphasis in quality on every roofing project the company takes on. Headquartered in Romeoville, Ill., B & B has established itself as a leader in the roofing industry through performing work across the state and in areas across the Midwest since 1971. Ken Apicella, a project […]

John A. Westrum founded Westrum Development Company (WDC) out of a dorm room at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. “It started as a senior project in 1986,” explains Westrum. “We started our first residential project in 1987. By 1998, we had gone from zero to $100 million in sales.” Nearly 30 years in the real […]

Thomasson Company (Thomasson) was founded in 1972; however, the experience backing the business spans over generations. Thomasson has since become one of the industry’s most reliable resources for cross arms, crane mats, wooden utility poles, Douglas Fir poles, piling, railroad ties, treated fence posts, creosote, ACZA- and CCA-treated products, as well as treated wood cross […]

Swinerton Builders has been providing commercial construction and construction management services throughout the western half of the United States for 125 years. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., the company works in many market sectors with a diverse range of clients. It has found success through delivering innovative construction solutions and outstanding […]

RoofConnect is a totally new vision in the commercial roofing industry, a network of roofing professionals offering value and unequaled asset management for clients looking to strategically lower life cycle costs of their facilities. RoofConnect works to improve the roofing services industry by recognizing companies that have what it takes to deliver on expectations continually […]

Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz Inc., dba RLF, celebrated 75 years of successful business in 2010, which was also the year RLF was recognized as Firm of the Year by The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Orlando and state of Florida chapters. Of course, such awards reflect prestigious accomplishment acknowledging achievement in design, community service, education […]