Case Studies Region: Nationwide

Since 1970 Architectural Alliance has sustained a vital architectural practice by fostering creative collaboration with clients, engineers, specialized consultants and builders alike. Architectural Alliance was founded on the belief that a team approach would lead to solutions for clients that are more innovative, enduring and sustainable. The company’s forward-thinking philosophy has become more common in […]

California-based System 3 Inc. (System 3) is a specialty electrical contractor with the ability to work nationwide, serving general industrial and commercial clients in the utility, wind and solar energy sectors. Tom and Julia Wilbert founded System 3 in 2001 primarily as a utility contractor working on electrical substations. In the company’s history work has […]

Pacific Clay Products Inc. (Pacific Clay) is California’s oldest producer of clay brick in addition to being a nationwide leader in the industry. The company, based in Lake Elsinore, Calif., offers a variety of 13 products. The production plant is capable of producing 40 million bricks a year that are shipped across the country. Pacific […]

For over 33 years SBBI Inc. (SBBI) has provided the highest level of construction services for federal government-sponsored projects. SBBI has worked with numerous government sectors, including the Department of Defense, the National Park Service, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Arizona-based general contractor continues to pride itself […]

“All buildings have secrets to reveal,” explains Jeff Greene, president and executive project director at EverGreene Architectural Arts (EverGreene). The New York, N.Y.-based firm specializes in revitalizing deteriorating arts in all forms of buildings. For 35 years EverGreene has provided clients across the United States and internationally with endless resources to make restoration dreams possible. […]

Just as a small acorn can grow into a mighty oak, Universal Forest Products Inc. (Universal) grew from a manufactured housing business wholesaler into the nation’s leading manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products. Started in 1955, Universal now dominates the lumber industry from its corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Mich. The company is […]

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 […]

Cathy Leidersdorff founded Architectural Flooring Resource Inc. (AFR) in 1993 after working in the flooring industry for six years. “I worked for Armstrong World Industry right out of Cornell University, and then worked for SCS systems,” notes Leidersdorff, CEO of AFR. “I moved from the flooring vendor side of the business to the contractor side.” […]

At Graham Group Ltd. (Graham), a construction solutions provider, the people are the company. “We’re an employee-owned company,” reinforces Brian Goudge, project manager for Graham. “There are good people working here.” Goudge has been with the company for 10 years, and he boasts 15 years of experience in the industry leading Graham’s Minot, N.D., office. […]

Nationwide Equipment Company (Nationwide) specializes in the sale of high-quality heavy equipment for the mining, construction and marine sectors. The company’s 30 employees offer domestic sales and the exporting of equipment to over 70 countries. Founded in 1983, Nationwide now coordinates its efforts from headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., with six overseas branches (operating under the […]