Case Studies Greenbuild Editor's Choice 2014

The Graber family has been in the metal bending business since 1939, when The Graber Company began manufacturing parts for blinds and window treatments. Over the last 75 years, through several generations, a family history of quality manufacturing has evolved. In 1974, this pattern included building automotive bicycle racks. In 1989 brothers Tom and John […]

EcoStar LLC began in the early 1970s; EcoStar grew from creating synthetic roofing from a base formula of recycled rubber and plastic for various roofing contractors to becoming a leader in the market with its synthetic slate and shake roofing tiles. “EcoStar earns its name after the compound integrated in the tiles Ecology and Starloy,” […]

DriTac Flooring Products LLC (DriTac) has been producing innovative floor installation solutions since 1956, when the company first opened its doors in New York City. For more than 30 years, the business grew steadily, attracting a growing market of floor installation contractors throughout the country. Yale and Myrna Block, now president and executive vice president, […]

During the day when the sun is shining, buildings receive more light than is required to light an entire facility, but design limits the ability for daylight to reach most of the occupied space. This was the case until SunCentral Inc. (SunCentral) entered the market with a fully hybrid, sunlight-LED solution, illuminating the depths of […]

SGL Group (SGL) has been around since 1878, when the former Gebr. Siemens & Co. (Gesco) first began producing carbon products. In 1992, after several mergers and acquisitions, the business, then-known as SIGRI in Germany, merged with Great Lakes Carbon in the U.S. to become SGL Carbon AG in 1995. Today, the company is one […]

RoyOMartin is the brand name of Martin Companies L.L.C., a group of family-owned, professionally managed forest products and forestland management companies based in Alexandria, La. Founded in 1923 as Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, the organization began with a 6-foot, band-saw groundhog mill. Over 91 years, it would grow, literally and figuratively, to encompass 570,000 […]

Every year since its inception, Porous Pave Inc. (PPI) has prevented thousands of tries from filling up landfills. In fact, for every 1,000 square feet of PPI’s highly permeable, durable and flexible asphalt-alternative surface installed, approximately 300 recycled tires are shredded down to produce small rubber chips. The 1/4-inch to 3/8-inch chips are mixed with […]

A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc. has been developing computer-aided design (CAD) software for the architecture, engineering, construction, entertainment and landscape design industries since 1985. Over the years, Nemetschek Vectorworks has become an internationally respected leader in both CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. The company produces Vectorworks software, a line of […]

The Murus Company Inc. (Murus) was founded in 1987 by Steve Keller solely to research, develop and manufacture the highest performing structural insulated panels (SIPs) available. Since its inception, the Murus manufacturing facility in Mansfield, Penn., has exclusively produced SIPS. By continually focusing on its product and process improvements, the company is able to maintain […]

For more than 100 years, in Morton, Ill., Morton Buildings Inc. (Morton) has been a trusted name in agricultural and residential construction, building its signature pre-engineered, post-frame structures across the country. More recently, the nationwide builder has diversified and Morton designBUILD has begun to pursue the light commercial market, delivering custom, cost-effective products more efficiently […]