Case Studies Region: Southwest

Opened in February 2015, JW Marriott Austin is the largest JW Marriott hotel in North America in terms of number of guest rooms at 1,012. At 1.2 million square feet, this 34-story facility has become a leading choice in downtown Austin luxury hotels. The construction of JWMA was a three-and-half-year project managed by Hunt Construction […]

Located in the fast-growing Dallas-Fort Worth area, Jefferson Center is a multifamily residential development by JPI. A three-story Class A development situated on 30 acres in Richardson, Texas, Jefferson Center features 360 walk-up style units spread across 12 distinct buildings. As the nation’s second fastest-growing metropolitan area with more than 140,000 new residents since 2015, […]

For more than 27 years JW Zunino Landscape Architecture (JWZ) has been one of the top landscape architecture, land planning and environmental design firms in the western U.S. Since forming in 1989, the firm has been using drip irrigation, native and indigenous plants to create beautiful, highly functional outdoor spaces that balance environmental sensitivity and […]

Founded in 1953, Jordan & Skala Engineers Inc. (Jordan & Skala) is a leading national full-service MEP and structural engineering firm. From Atlanta to Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., to Charlotte, Dallas to Houston and now Austin, Jordan & Skala’s multidiscipline teams also offer expertise in energy services backed by the foresight to plan ahead and […]

Jet Products LLC (Jet) began a tradition of innovation in 2005 when the company was first established as a tile backer manufacturer, serving a partner business in Texas. For nearly a decade, the business has evolved. After a few years, Jet diversified into sheathing products that are replacements for drywall, OSB and plywood. Soon, the […]

J.S. Archer Company Inc. has been an institution in the greater Richmond, Va., area for more than 100 years by adhering to a “total opening” concept in both products and services. Whether you walk through it, drive through, pass through, swing, lift, and slide or lock it, you can rely on JSA’s century-long experience to ensure […]

Bob Young founded J & B Materials Inc. (J & B) in 1979 after a few years of working for another building material supplier. J & B started out as a drywall specialty supplier, hauling and stocking products for clients, but the company gradually evolved into a complete Lath and plaster and drywall supplier. J […]

In recent years, there’s no denying that the U.S. has been suffering from pretty severe weather. In 2011 alone we had several tornados that destroyed southern towns, a hurricane that swept up the east coast and an earthquake just a couple of months after that. It’s harsh to say, but considering that the economic downturn […]