Case Studies Region: Global

Even the most ambitious company has got to know its limits, especially when overmatched by industry giants. It might prove better to specialize in a couple of areas rather than spreading the corporate capability too thin. Upon careful review, BlueNRGY Group Limited opted to do just that this past spring, finally phasing out the more […]

Under the best of conditions, a painstakingly long and expensive process—on average, 10 years and $2.6 billion—awaits any prescription drug seeking to achieve regulatory approval. There are the research and discovery phases, the preclinical testing, the initial application to the Food and Drug Administration, several rounds of clinical testing, final new drug application and follow-up […]

Operating amid the hustle and bustle of Canada’s biggest city of Toronto, Joseph Waldman has a knack of seeing regions ripe for development north and south of the 44th parallel and even overseas. The constantly on-the-go president of Highgates Group, Waldman is the man behind many successful projects in such diverse locales as Ontario, Iowa, […]

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 […]

In his book “Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology,” David Abram explores the idea of human entanglement with nature—the idea that we are not, as we often seem to assume, separate from the world around us. “Many long-standing and lousy habits have enabled our callous treatment of surrounding nature, empowering us to clear-cut, dam up, mine, […]

When the one of the country’s busiest multipurpose venues needed renovations and modernization, the city that owns and runs it went in search of a partner. In early 2015, San Antonio selected Turner Construction Company and its design partners, Marmon Mok and Populous, to revamp its iconic Alamodome. Turner is one of the largest international […]

Centrosolar is a solar PV manufacturer offering fully integrated solar PV modules and solutions. Their roots in German engineering bring a world of photovoltaic (PV) solutions directly to the rooftops of homes and businesses throughout North America. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Centrosolar has facilities in Asia, Europe and the U.S. and sells directly to customers […]

It’s easy to take for granted the few minutes it takes to find a can of tomatoes among the tens of thousands of items in a grocery store, but it hasn’t always been so easy. In fact, grocery stores work hard to be easy to navigate, and they haven’t always been successful at this. One […]

In 2016, Computrols Inc. began renovating the 43,000-square-foot building that will serve as its new manufacturing facility and headquarters in Gretna, Louisiana. According to Drew Mire, the company’s vice president of operations, this new location can’t happen fast enough. He says Computrols has outgrown its old facility, and the new one is just one way […]

In a typical large office, a few light switches control all the lights. That means if one person is working in the office, all the lights are on. This system is inefficient and wasteful, and it is exactly the kind of lighting that Crestron Electronics is changing in offices, homes, hospitals and commercials buildings. With […]