Case Studies Residential

“I don’t care what you call me, just call me,” says Barry McCray, president of Air Conditioning Technology & Services Inc. (ACTS), as customers fondly address the company. McCray founded ACTS in 1989, and the company is preparing to celebrate its 26-year anniversary in 2015. Just 23 years old when he started ACTS, McCray has […]

For more than 25 years, the carpentry contractors of All-tech Inc. (All-tech) have played an active role in the East Coast construction world. An industry leader through and through, New Jersey-based All-tech has pioneered innovations and advances in framing technologies since its inception in 1989. “The structural frame is one of the most important components […]

Airtron Heating and Air Conditioning (Airtron) was created following a consolidation more than 40 years ago. “Our niche is really residential new construction and light commercial,” says Eric Salzer, president of Airtron. With 12 Airtron locations across the United States, Salzer mentions that the company does a lot of work with national builders, consumer services, […]

The recession not only forced builders to tighten up ship and take a closer look at company balance sheets, but also shed new light on the need for truly sustainable construction. “It actually made the building community – both in the residential and commercial sides – pause to say we can’t keep doing more of […]

Nearly 50 percent of the average home and commercial building’s energy bill is spent on heating, air conditioning and ventilation, yet duct leakage in residential homes costs consumers $25 billion each year and even more for commercial building owners and operators. That money is literally disappearing into thin air, but since 1997, Aeroseal’s exclusive duct-sealing […]

For more than 80 years, residential and commercial customers have been calling on Armstrong Mechanical (Armstrong) for everything from basic plumbing to heating and air conditioning to new construction. For Armstrong, serving homes and businesses throughout West Texas is a four generation strong family tradition. “My grandfather, E.H. Armstrong, founded Armstrong in 1934,” recalls Chris […]

AV Homes Inc. (AVH) has roots dating as far back as 1933, although the company has existed in its current form since the late 1960s. The business has evolved significantly through the years, building a niche in planned community building for nearly 50 years. In early 2012, the business went through a major rebranding effort […]

Alvin Hollis (AH) started a small business in south coastal Massachusetts in 1871, delivering hay and grain to his neighbors. He expanded the business with a retail store, selling flour and wholesale supplies to the farming community, eventually adding wood and ice delivery to his services. As the years passed, the company expanded to deliver […]

Since its founding in 1960, Atlantic-Meeco (AM) has become a leading national supplier and contractor for floating dock systems. “The company has gone through several changes with buying and selling as a result of mergers and acquisitions,” says Jerry Duncan, vice president of AM, who leads the company’s western office in McAlester, Okla. “The latest […]

ADD Inc. (ADD) – named for architecture, design and development – is a Boston- and Miami-based planning, architecture, interior design and branding firm constantly diversifying and evolving its design practice due to the pace of change in the real estate business. Founded in 1971, ADD’s core business was the design of speculative suburban office buildings […]