Case Studies Region: West

Today’s children grow up with 24/7 access to every Disney movie and TV show, high-speed Internet capabilities, video games and streaming devices that make Atari and Nintendo seem like early humans created them. So, it makes sense that modern schools need to provide a high-tech learning experience befitting the times. For the Moreno Valley Unified […]

Pete Perea was used to seeing his framers arrive on the job site one at a time, each in their own car. But over the past couple of years, he started noticing a shift: The guys would show up crammed into one truck, six or seven per vehicle, with all their tools piled in the […]

It’s a good-natured and playful name that has customers remembering this independent chain of West Coast discount fueling stations and convenience stores. Rotten Robbie it’s called, which might have one humming Bobby Day’s timeless and catchy “Rockin’ Robin.” Then there’s the formal name of the owning entity: Robinson Oil Corporation Commercial Fueling. Whatever the moniker, […]

Visual amenities have to be seen as part of the relaxing and rejuvenating experience one expects from Woodhouse Spa. So emphasizes its director of construction, David Krom, who’s quick to add how necessary it is to stay ahead of consumer preferences. Krom found that not quite the case when he joined the team in October […]

When a 2017 hailstorm severely damaged the roofs of the Gold Crown Foundation’s baseball stadium and main building, Rami Zarifa and his teammates at B&M Roofing sprang into action. They wanted to get the Colorado youth nonprofit back on its feet as quickly as possible, so it could continue offering basketball, volleyball, golf and other […]

You won’t find employees hurling freshly sharpened axes through the air at just any company. But at Brothers Plumbing, Heating & Electric, a Denver-based team of HVAC, plumbing and electrical experts, that’s exactly how they kicked off a new quarter in 2022. Every quarter, Brothers introduces a special focus and holds a contest tied to […]

As new details emerge about the environmental impact of toxic lead cables, fiber is looking better and better. A recent Wall Street Journal investigation revealed there are at least 2,000 toxic lead cables, and possibly many more, spread across the U.S., thanks to AT&T and other telecoms. In contrast to their lead and copper ancestors, […]

In 2001, when Angelo Pellegrini became the lead electrician at the San Diego Community College District, it had just 10 locations spread across 1.6 million square feet. After several recent projects, today, the district has expanded to 4.7 million square feet, including 54 multi-story buildings. Pellegrini has been with the district throughout the changes, becoming […]

As a longtime member of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gustavo Salas has spent many hours exploring the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. Yet, he never expected he’d one day get to work at his favorite places to visit. Only when he began […]

Zeek Szidon wasn’t necessarily having a career crisis at Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods Inc. However, he wasn’t happy with his third-shift job in milling and bagging operations because he disliked the hours and the dust aggravated his asthma. This was in 1996, and after Szidon gave two weeks’ notice, he had a conversation with […]