Case Studies Residential

Chemical water treatment has long been the traditional method for controlling scale and corrosion in water heaters, boilers, cooling towers, heat exchangers, and many other HVAC and industrial heating, cooling and steam process applications. However, it is not the most cost-effective, user-friendly or environmentally safe way to do so. Superior Manufacturing Corporation is a second-generation family […]

Joseph Plumpe has been passionate about landscape design his entire life. As a native of Ohio, he discovered Landscape Architecture Magazine in his teens and attended Ohio State University to put his passion to practice. In 1993, he established STUDIO39 Landscape Architecture PC as a sole proprietorship in his residence in northern Virginia. Over the […]

Somfy Systems Inc. is the North American arm of Somfy, a French-owned international brand of automated and motorized window treatment operating systems with a North American headquarters in Dayton, New Jersey. The parent company started out in the 1960s, eventually expanding to a network of 76 subsidiaries, 60 offices and agencies across 59 countries. With […]

Founded in 1985, Southwest Lath & Plaster is celebrating its 30-year in business as a lath and plaster finishing contractor. Located in Garland, Texas, Southwest Lath specializes in stucco, lath and plaster, exterior finishing systems, thin brick and custom stone. The quality of work and craftsmanship that Southwest Lath performs has helped the company establish […]

Since 1969, second-generation family-owned  SAL Electric Company Inc. has provided public and private clients with high-quality electrical design and installations, fine workmanship and most of all, honest service. Based in Jersey City, New Jersey, SAL Electric has served a range of customers throughout central, northern and western New Jersey for the last 46 years as […]

March 2015 marks 42 years in business for Stephenson General Contractors (SGC), based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The family-owned company has been serving clients throughout Johnston County and beyond since 1973, building many first-of-a-kind design-build projects including townhomes, a signature charter school and several cutting edge medical facilities. “We are a commercial, industrial and office […]

Southern Development Homes is a diverse homebuilder and developer based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The company was established in 1999 by Frank Ballif. Ballif still owns and operates the company as president and leads the operation’s sales division. He built his first home while attending the University of Virginia, funding his first venture with a loan […]

Seacoast Scaffold & Equipment Corp. (Seacoast Scaffold) has been in business since 1988. William and Becki Thomas founded the business together with the goal of providing reliable supply and setup of scaffolding equipment to contractors in Maine. Now with three locations, a headquarters in South Portland, Maine and satellite offices in Brewer, Maine and Concord, […]

Scott Equipment has been in business since 1972 when Richard Scott Sr. opened his first heavy- equipment dealership in San Diego. Over the years, the business has grown and adapted to changes in the regional construction industry. The dealership has adopted new brands and developed a strong niche in the heavy construction and earthmoving segment […]

Sentry Heating Air Conditioning Plumbing & Generators (Sentry) has been serving Birmingham, Alabama, and the surrounding community since 1987. Sentry offers excellent service, repairs and replacement for its residential, commercial and industrial clients, as well as design-build commercial and replacement work. Charlie Conklin, founder and president, has always had a knack as a craftsman. In […]