Case Studies Institutional

If a big-box store in San Diego loses its air conditioning, the solution may be just a phone call away to a massive command center staffed around the clock in Ohio. Perhaps the issue can be resolved remotely, and, if not, a crew will soon be arriving either from Sodexo|Roth or from a trusted vendor […]

When John W. “Jack” Somerville sold his architecture and engineering firm, Somerville Inc., he wanted to preserve the reputation his family had built over 50 years. He wanted to avoid selling to a large firm that might gut Somerville Inc. of its legacy or its longtime employees. Converting the firm to an ESOP, or employee […]

Bill Swarbrick Jr. used to light the lamp as a productive forward on Northern Arizona University’s Division 1 hockey team, scoring 42 goals over three seasons during the 1980s. Since then, he’s done even more lamp lighting at Superior Lighting Inc., which has offices in Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa. Co-founded in 1968 by […]

Originally the nation’s first public high school for African-Americans, Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., had fallen into such disrepair that in 2011, the district opted not to renovate but to raze and rebuild. “A dark, dingy and nearly windowless high-rise,” the Washington Post deemed it. Its principal likened it to a prison. Its replacement […]

Dustin Seidel, owner of Seidel Construction, says the challenge of being completely transparent is sometimes telling his clients what they don’t want to hear. Seidel says he’s had clients come to his company full of ideas about the kind of building they want, without considering all the additional costs of new construction like the foundation, […]

A hundred years and it’s still going strong, but that hardly sums it up for S.M. Lawrence Company Inc., the full-service mechanical and electrical contractor that works predominantly in the southeast, but has also installed systems across the country, from Maine to Southern California. S.M Lawrence specializes in HVAC systems, electrical services, plumbing and piping […]

In the fall of 2016, the architecture firm, Steven Holl Architects, finished the exterior structure for an indescribable new library in Queens, New York. Located on the western edge of Long Island City, the library is right across from the United Nations Headquarters on the East River, and is unlike anything else on the waterfront. […]

While the team at Sports Turf Company Inc. has become a group of experts in the design and installation of synthetic and natural grass sports fields over the last 25 years, these fields take a backseat to the athletes who compete on them. “In our small circle of contractors that do this work, we all […]

Since 1982, Service Painting of Florida (SPF) has been providing customers throughout the Sunshine State with a full slate of professional painting, industrial coatings and waterproofing services. The locally-owned and –operated business has enjoyed considerable growth over the last 30-plus years and now stands as Florida’s largest painting contractor. With a headquarters in Fort Meyers […]

For 26 years, the architectural firm of Sandvick Architects Inc. has been a well-respected authority in historic preservation architecture with an emphasis on creative adaptive reuse and innovative code compliance strategies. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Sandvick Architects is committed to assisting the revitalization of downtown and urban neighborhoods, encouraging reinvestment in and new uses for […]