Case Studies Green Building

The year 1935 was a memorable one, for many reasons. Babe Ruth was knocking baseballs out of the park, Amelia Earhart was charting her course across the deep blue of the Pacific, and Robert W. Setterlin, Sr., was opening Robert W. Setterlin & Sons, his brand new building company in Columbus, Ohio, despite the Great […]

The Collegiate at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will help usher in a new wave of high-quality student housing. Developers and educational institutions have become increasingly concerned with the comfort and quality of student-housing developments and The Collegiate is part of a recent wave of developments that seem more related to a condominium or townhome than […]

Tom Barrow Company (TBCO) was established in 1955 as a representative of commercial HVAC and sheet metal products. Through diligence and hard work, TBCO gradually expanded with specialized applications and a team of experienced sales support personnel to ensure quality customer service. TBCO is now the largest independent commercial HVAC representative in the Southeast, boasting […]

David Whitt’s first job was at his father’s company, Whitt Electric, and David has now become an established third-generation electrical contractor. David, his father and brother founded Three D Electric Company (Three D) in 1989, proudly carrying on the Whitt family tradition. “We started with three people,” explains David, president and CEO of Three D. […]

Paradigm Companies’ S.E. Foster L.P. (SEF) broke ground in August 2012 on a long-awaited, mixed-use development set to revitalize the downtown core of Arlington, Va. Property developers and managers Erkiletian and the Jefferson Apartment Group (JAG) joined forced in 2009 to create The Tellus. Erkiletian and JAG worked together to design and develop a project […]

The Murray Franklyn Family of Companies’ (MFC) team has been building dream homes and communities in highly desirable neighborhoods for over 46 years. While MFC may be best known for its single-family developments, the company is also active in the multifamily sector, leveraging decades of experience and a reputation for thoughtful design to deliver high-flying […]

Edward V. Monahan founded The Monahan Company (Monahan) in 1922 during the height of Detroit’s construction boom. After 90 years of quality construction service, Monahan remains a family-owned business with nine family members currently leading the team. “I’m among the third generation of Monahans,” explains Michael P. Monahan, controller at Monahan. “My grandfather had four […]

When times get tough, the tough don’t compromise on quality or attention to detail, which is precisely what Paramount Builders Inc. (PBI) has emphasized since it was founded in 2005. PBI relies on strategic planning, clear communication and close coordination amongst the entire project team to ensure the client has a positive experience. After all, […]

California-based The Hodgdon Group (THG) prefers not to keep it simple. “The more complex a project is, the better it suits us,” says Aaron Hodgdon, president of THG. Aaron founded the company in 1992, initially specializing solely in commercial real-estate development. In the past decade THG has grown to include general contracting, construction management and […]

R.I.C. Construction Company Inc. (RIC) has set a high bar for quality construction over the past three decades. The California-based contracting company specializes in completing highly technical construction projects in both public and private sectors with an uncompromising commitment to delivering projects on time, under budget and without overlooking the safety of its highly valued […]