Case Studies Civil

Select Electric Inc. (SEI), founded in 1972, is currently a fully-owned subsidiary of the Meruelo Group. The group includes a number of construction, development and property management agencies throughout California. SEI is a growing electrical contractor serving Southern California, headed up by executive vice president, Craig Degenfelder. Degenfelder’s experience in the electrical industry in a […]

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 […]

After working for architecture and design firms for a number of years, Sander Kaplan decided to set out on his own and in 2004, he founded SKJN Architekten. Located in Chicago, SKJN is an industrial architectural firm that completes projects throughout the state of Illinois. Since its inception, SKJN has built a portfolio of a […]

After working as a sustainable design specialist for three Washington, D.C.-based architecture and consulting firms and as codirector of the Solar Information Center at the University of Oregon, Sandra Leibowitz set out on her own. She established Sustainable Design Consulting LLC (SDC) in 2002, a consulting and training firm that provides institutions, building owners, design, […]

When it comes to larger-than-life projects, from the Seattle SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct (SR-99) to the California high-speed rail and New York City’s major transit systems, Superior Gunite Company (SGC) produces leading shotcrete concrete structures that deliver in size and strength. The nationwide company has been setting the industry standard in application and technology for […]

SFCS Inc. (SFCS), a Virginia-based architecture, engineering, planning and interior design firm, has made an industrywide name for itself by doing its homework. The company has thrived for nearly a century in the senior-living, education, health care, civic and public sectors by deeply understanding the ins-and-outs and needs of each individual industry. SFCS was established […]

Todd Shaffer, president of Skyline Electric Company (Skyline), says he’s never satisfied. “I’m never completely satisfied with our company because we’re constantly improving and finding ways to be better for our customers and our people,” he explains. However, Todd deserves more credit, as he nearly rescued the Utah-based electrical contractor when it was on the […]

Since its founding in 1962, multidisciplinary engineering firm Superior Engineering LLC (Superior) has remained stable and continues to grow over 50 years later. Superior incorporates a number of unique services, catering to clients in a wide range of market sectors. Today, Superior employs 185 people with an array of experience and training, allowing the company […]

SCQ Construction offers much more than meets the eye. The California-based company offers the complete package, including placing construction aggregates, engineered fill, recycling asphalt and concrete, as well as the processing of clean fill. The company boasts four locations across the state, including Cupertino, Sunnyvale, San Juan Bautista and Sunol, to ensure all clients’ needs […]

Stevens & Wilkinson (S&W) has been offering design services to owners, developers and builders across the Southeast for 94 years. The team operates out of two locations: Atlanta, Ga., and Columbia, S.C. “We are one of the oldest practices in Georgia,” says Bill Clark, a principal at S&W, who has been in the industry since […]