Case Studies Region: Global

What’s in a name? Plenty, if it’s Michael Graves Architecture & Design in New York City and Princeton, New Jersey. For seven principals today, it means living up to the legacy of the late, great and often-times eccentric architect whose name graces the firm’s letterhead. It’s a daily reminder of what’s at stake as its […]

As a national specialty metals fabricator, Metal Design Systems Inc. (MDSI) provides innovative engineered systems, as well as design and development resources to support the creative concepts of its clients. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, MDSI offers many unique and sustainable claddings to select from, such as aluminum composite material (ACM), plate, colored stainless, copper, […]

Imagine riding on one of the biggest wheels in the world that you helped to become a reality, or the honor of participating in the construction of the new World Trade Center when you had done work on the original Twin Towers, or watching from the bleachers in your home team’s stadium that you assisted […]

For nearly 35 years, corporations of all shapes and sizes — from large multinationals and Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits, leading tech giants to law firms and more — have turned to M Moser Associates for integrated architectural design and delivery of workplace environments. The firm has delivered more than 6,000 workplace outfits in some […]

For more than 45 years MechoSystems Inc. has been a leading roller shade manufacturer, specializing in manual, motorized and automated shading systems. With its corporate headquarters in Long Island City, New York, MechoSystems maintains two manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona, and Edison, New Jersey, as well as a factory in the United Kingdom. MechoSystems was […]

Merriman Associates/Architects Inc. (maa) is a Dallas-based architecture and planning firm covering a wide range of projects in the industrial, hospitality, corporate, commercial, educational, urban housing, civic, medical markets and more. From a thumbnail sketch to 3-D animation, maa works with clients to tailor its extensive offering of in-house services. Well versed in LEED certification, […]

Monoxivent was established in 1953 as a division of the Kent-More Corporation with a groundbreaking product line geared toward workplace safety ventilation. Six decades later, the company has become a leading provider of ventilation source capture solutions for a range of applications, most commonly used in commercial construction and HVAC. In 2000, Crawford Company (CC), […]

Bill Novak established Machine Solution Providers Inc. (MSP) in 2002 after working in the factory automation industry for nearly a decade. “I worked for an integrator for some time on variable speed drives and controls, and I got my start in this industry in 1993,” recalls Novak. At the time, Novak was working with a […]

J. Earl McGinnis founded McGinnis Lumber Co. Inc. (MLC) in 1922 in hopes of providing regional builders with quality lumber at competitive prices. J. Earl owned and operated MLC until his death in 1969, but MLC remained in the family. James E. McGinnis Jr., J. Earl’s son, headed MLC successfully for decades before passing control […]

Modine Manufacturing Company (Modine) has been a worldwide leader in thermal management for almost a century. Arthur B. Modine, who is initially remembered in the engineering world for his contributions to the automotive radiator industry, founded the company in 1916. Modine’s first facility consisted of a one-room office connected to a small workshop in Racine, […]