While there have been many advancements made recently in the world of concrete, three-dimensional concrete printing (C3DP) is one of the biggest technological innovations seen in the building sector in recent years. This technique brings a totally revolutionary approach to classic designs by integrating additive manufacturing principles with traditional building material, with specially-formulated concrete and cement mixtures creating 3D objects layer by layer with large-scale printers.
Allison Dempsey
Redesigning the Concrete Jungle
The New Stone Age
The concrete building sector is going through a revolutionary period characterized by a number of transformations, including groundbreaking inventions and a resolute dedication to sustainability. Technology continues to change the industry, helping it move from more conventional methods to processes that increase productivity, lower worker injuries, and protect the environment. As a result of the focus on inclusive and efficient construction technology and environmental stewardship, this transition represents a significant shift in the industry’s perspective on worker safety and sustainability as the industry embraces a future beyond simple productivity.
World of Concrete 2025
Develop, Connect, Explore, Learn
Touted as the first—and only—annual international event for the concrete and masonry industries, the 51st World of Concrete returns this coming January, 2025. Presented by Informa Markets for the booming concrete and masonry construction sectors, the event takes place January 21–23, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), with the Education Program scheduled for January 20–23.
Coreslab Structures
Precast Potential: Finding Sustainable Solutions in Concrete
Producing precast concrete for almost 50 years, Coreslab Structures knows what it takes to be successful in the industry. With 17 locations across North America, the company is a leading manufacturer of precast, prestressed concrete, a natural alternative for attaining sustainability in structures due to its inherent qualities of thermal efficiency, use of recycled materials and aggregates, and decreased waste.
Concord Concrete Pumps
25 Years of Craftsmanship and Care
Combining the best steel and highest-quality hydraulic components made in the world today, and building them into elite boom designs with exemplary engineering, Concord Concrete Pumps embraces a true harmony of product reliability, dependability, and success.
Art Massif
Raising the Wooden Bar: Creativity and Sustainability Combined
Whether it’s restaurants, sports complexes, libraries, or residences, Quebec-based Art Massif has been designing, producing, and installing glulam wood structures for a variety of structures since 2010. Driven by excellence and a desire to design and produce unique, high-quality, glulam timber constructions that push the boundaries of what’s deemed possible, Art Massif infuses projects with attractive designs through unwavering focus on optimization and ongoing improvement.
Ross Built Construction
No Place Like Home: Enjoying the Process of Personalized Building
When it comes to building the house of your dreams, it’s not only about using the most experienced tradespeople and highest-quality products; it’s also vital to enjoy the entire process. At least, Ross Built Construction believes so. With the goal of building beautiful homes tailored to specific requirements, the company employs tradespeople with a genuine passion for construction to create bespoke homes with individualized care.
Coalition for Construction Safety (CCS)
Safe and Sound: Building Mental Health & Wellness for All
To ensure that construction and maintenance workers can return home safely to their families, friends, and communities, the Coalition for Construction Safety (CCS), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is devoted to the elimination of jobsite accidents and injuries by helping enhance workers’ general health and well-being. Striving to improve and secure the industry, every member, program participant, and CCS volunteer aids in achieving that objective.
Alliance Industrial Group
Dedication, Management, and Doing the Right Thing
Specializing in a wide variety of areas as an EPC provider, Alliance Industrial Group (AIG) offers heavy civil construction, site preparation, exchangers, boilers, furnaces, vessels and towers, sheet metal, instrumentation and electrical, piping, mechanical services, structural steel, code welding, shop fabrication, equipment installation and demo, and project controls. Alliance has more than 40 years of expertise and the credentials to back it up.
NCFI Polyurethanes
Chemical Capabilities: NCFI Gets the Job Done
Enhancing comfort levels for more than 50 years for everything from floors and ceilings to wall insulation, industry-leading NCFI Polyurethanes has dedicated itself to making the world safer, more convenient, and more comfortable thanks to its formulation and production of rigid and flexible polyurethanes.
Great Northern Cabinetry
Continuous Improvement in a Lean Environment
For Tim Ford, owner of Great Northern Cabinetry, the concept of lean is widely misunderstood in both the general population and the business media. Often used interchangeably with Six Sigma and other forms of continuous improvement or productivity, for him it simply means creating a better, stronger, and safer company.
Tempeff
Climate Care: Walking the Walk for a Greener World
Part of the NIBE Group—an international association of more than 120 independent enterprises that manufacture, distribute, and promote their own brands globally—Tempeff strives to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency by developing, manufacturing, and marketing environmentally friendly, energy-efficient solutions for indoor climate comfort for all types of properties through sustainable efficiency and exceptional eco-design.
Selkirk Signs
Sign Language: Get it Right, Stay on Track, Go the Distance
Growing from a small family-owned business into one of the leading sign manufacturers in the industry, Selkirk Signs celebrates an impressive 40 years in 2024.
Lépine Apartments
Building Durability: A Future Carved in Stone
“As multi-residential home builders, we have to make logical choices so people can afford those properties and we strive to do this through excellence in standards of energy efficiency and sustainability,” says Francis Lépine, President of Lépine Apartments. “Do you want to really use wood because it’s less expensive? Or do you want to use concrete because you won’t have to replace housing inventories for the next few centuries?”
Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI)
Path to Success – Organic Growth Through Client Partnerships
Although it started as a small family nursery, Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI) has grown into one of the largest and most respected full suite landscape and construction providers in the Southeast, with branches spanning the Gulf Coast from Houston to Orlando all the way up through Nashville and Birmingham. Since its inception over 45 years ago, RCI is now recognized as one of the Top 25 Largest Commercial Landscape Companies in the U.S. and Canada.
Kindred Homes
Family First – Roots Run Deep at Kindred Homes
In the homebuilding industry, overcoming obstacles requires personalized communication and building solid, honest relationships. Kindred Homes has managed to use its deep history and genuine passion to provide superior products and maintain close communication with clients from start to finish of any project.
Spring Valley Corp
Building Core Strength with Concrete Solutions
Committed to providing high-quality products and creating original solutions for a range of applications and projects, Spring Valley Corp (SVC) boasts more than 36 years of experience. The company offers a wealth of engineering, materials science, and project management expertise to produce design support and construction details to meet an owner, design team, or construction team’s project needs.
Life Specialty Coatings
Beating the Heat – Heat-Reflective Coatings That Last for Life
Now celebrating its third generation of family ownership and customer support in the coatings sector, Life Specialty Coatings boasts decades of knowledge and experience in manufacturing, producing, and distributing a variety of products, stretching back to its origins in 1963.
INB Homes
Quality You Can Afford
Founded by President Mark Rosenwasser and Executive Vice President Rainer Richter in 2019, Florida-based INB Homes offers a special version of affordable luxury in markets across the state. The company demonstrates that it is possible to keep homes affordable while exhibiting superior quality.
Capital Well Clean Water Center
Where Water Meets Innovation
As a part of the New Hampshire community since 1986, Capital Well Clean Water Center strives to provide safe, clean water to clients via a wide range of products that deliver clean water to both homeowners and businesses. The company’s breadth of comprehensive services, including irrigation installation, maintenance, and winterization, helps clients preserve water and promote greener, healthier lawns and gardens.
Wright Builders Inc.
Creating Opportunities to Thrive
Jonathan Wright doesn’t follow traditional paths. The founder of Wright Builders, Inc., one of the leading construction firms in Western Massachusetts for 50 years, Wright was a member of the first graduating class at Hampshire College in 1969 and found himself searching for his way in the world.
Air-Tec
From Conception to Completion – Large Company, Small-Company Feel
Since its founding in 1969 by Clay Dunn, Air-Tec has been committed to providing exceptional customer service throughout Southern California and Nevada. In the realm of HVAC, the company offers services and solutions for projects for design/build, shell and core, LEED, tenant improvement, retrofit, and controls. The company’s 60,000-square-foot facility supports not only the Corporation’s Headquarters, but also a state-of-the-art Fabrication Shop allowing for the design and fabrication of material for even the most complex of systems.
Perfection Group
Transforming the World One Building at a Time
Delivering state-of-the-art facilities management technology for more than 70 years throughout the Southeast and Midwest, Perfection Group provides solutions that reduce operating costs of facilities and buildings.
Animal Arts Design Studios
Architecture for Animals – Design for Every Life
When thinking about architecture and building design, we know much time and thought goes into creating sound, healthy, and attractive structures for people, but what about housing for our animal friends? Animal Arts Design Studios specializes exclusively in animal care design, including animal shelters and veterinary hospitals, with a proven track record of success with more than 1,500 projects in 40 U.S. states, Canada, and overseas, ranging in size from 600 to 110,000 square feet.
Enercare
Power Couple – Enercare and Subterra Provide Energy Solutions
Coming together to address a vital energy need in the market, Enercare and Subterra Renewables are working to decarbonize living in the way we interact in our homes, transitioning away from fossil fuel powered systems to renewable geothermal energy. Finalized in Q4 2023, the partnership of these two Canadian companies represents a first-of-a-kind industry relationship aimed at providing quality products, service, and results to clients, all while helping to reduce our carbon footprints.
A-LINX Building Technologies
Lighter, Stronger, Quicker – A Winning Approach to the Housing Shortage
A-LINX Building Technologies, headquartered in Ontario, offers comprehensive contracting services specializing in the prefabrication of roof trusses and both exterior and interior load-bearing wall systems. Through its innovative approach, A-LINX enables clients to achieve faster and more cost-effective completion of superstructures compared to traditional construction methods.
Calhoun Super Structure
Growth Driven by a Legacy of Quality and Service
From a single concept to an international manufacturing company specializing in engineered fabric buildings, Calhoun Super Structure provides more than a century of collective expertise from a team of experienced professionals who bring leadership and accountability to every project.
Supporting Women in the Trades
Hands-On Learning for Future Success
It’s no secret that post-secondary education is expensive, and that cost is expected to keep climbing in the coming years. Upon graduating high school in Canada, students looking to attend university can expect to shell out as much as $100,000 for a four-year degree plus housing, according to Embark Student Corp. In the United States, college and university costs are also on the rise, ranging anywhere from $10,000 USD for public in-state to $42,000 USD a year for private school, according to US News
Dowd Roofing
Where Quality Is Through the Roof
Not many companies can say they’re local, family-run, and close to a century old, but Dowd Roofing checks all three of these admirable boxes.
Roof Management
Teamwork, Trust, and Technology
Offering unrivalled knowledge in assessment, design, forecasting, and project management to maximize the most important component of company portfolios at every stage—from condition assesments to roofing and waterproofing projects—Roof Management provides more than 25 years of experience in the field in roof management, overseeing 2.4 billion square feet of roofing for the world’s largest real estate owners and investors.
Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods
Good Things Come in Trees – Practicing Sustainable Forestry
While sustainability may not be the first word that comes to mind when talking about the forestry industry, for Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods, sustainability does come first.
Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT)
At SWAT, People Are the Backbone of the Business
Boasting superior productivity, exceptional commitment to its employees, and a safety program unparalleled in the industry, Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT) implements outstanding execution capabilities for a wide range of services including specialty welding, general mechanical services, project management, cooling towers, catalyst services, and more.
Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders
Taking Care of Business – When Company and Client Come Together
Whether it’s building from the ground up with efficiency and sustainability or producing innovative renovations, remodels, and retrofits, Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders is renowned for its diverse contributions to contemporary architecture.
The Bare Beauty of Brutalist Architecture
Romancing the Stones
“The philosophy behind brutalist architecture is rooted in the belief that architectural design should prioritize functionality, honesty, and social purpose.”
-Mark Bittoni, Bittoni Architects
Delta Industries
All Together Now – Where Customers and Employees Feel Like Family
Working to fulfill its original mission of being the best concrete company in the South, Delta Industries continues to build upon the foundation laid in 1945 with a strong leadership team that represents almost 200 years of combined experience.
Campbell & Company
Progress, Not Perfection: Building on a Firm Foundation
Founded in 1983 by Mike Campbell, Campbell & Company provides quality heating, cooling, air quality, electrical, plumbing, and drain service to businesses and homeowners of the Yakima Valley and surrounding areas, growing from only a handful of employees to more than 250 today.
Pro-Can Construction Group
Smaller Company, Bigger Projects – A Company Finds Its Sweet Spot
Utilizing inventive, environmentally conscious, and economically viable techniques to construct and renovate long-lasting structures, Pro-Can Construction Group has been offering cutting-edge construction solutions to both the public and private sectors since 1985.
Bailey Edward
Driven by Passion, Pride, and Protecting the Planet
A full-service, woman-owned firm offering architectural, engineering, planning, and interior design services, Bailey Edward places a strong focus on sustainability, well-being, and health in order to create distinctive, responsive designs that connect on all levels. Embracing the ecology of sites and places along with the people occupying them, the company strives to learn about and comprehend each challenge by incorporating skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm to improve the built environment to benefit society.
CarbonShack
Past Perfected
Far from the cookie-cutter designs of modern homes with monotonous colors, styles, and accessories, Los Angeles-based Home Front Build strives to help homeowners embrace their own unique tastes by taking reclaimed items and repurposing them in either new builds or rebuilds, and making living spaces truly exceptional.
Eklund’s
Superior Products for Elevated Success
Most of us have ridden in one at one time or another, but we rarely consider them—they simply help transport us from one floor to another, safely and without breaking a sweat. Elevator cabs—commonplace in many buildings today, from public schools to offices to universities and even private homes—generally tend to be generic in design, color, and adornments, but if you’re looking for something a little out of the ordinary, Eklund’s is the company of choice.
Fading West
Bringing Quality, Affordable Homeownership Within Reach
As homeownership for many is moving further out of reach for many Americans due to a lack of affordable housing caused by ever increasing costs and lack of skilled labor, Fading West is successfully keeping the possibility of affordable homeownership alive for those living in mountain towns in Colorado and throughout the Western United States.
Affinity Modular
Building a Better Home the Modular Way
Energy-efficient, climate-resilient, and economically viable, Affinity Modular homes are constructed using next-generation modular technology for a variety of structures including single-family and multi-family houses, hotels, and offices. A Vantem firm based in Lakeland, Georgia, Affinity’s buildings, in contrast to typical site-built construction, are assembled in a controlled atmosphere, meaning no materials utilized in their build are exposed to the elements.
Dvele
Healthy Homes for a Healthy Planet
Formed through a collaboration of knowledge, values, talent, and the desire to create healthy homes for healthy futures, Dvele’s innovative style and design disrupt decades of traditional home building in an effort to create the smartest, healthiest, most sustainable homes on the market.
Great Northern Cabinetry
Building Cabinets, Careers, and Communities
For the team at Great Northern Cabinetry, it’s about the journey, not the destination, and the opportunity to help someone turn an ordinary house into an extraordinary home. With its reputation for producing high-end, handcrafted cabinets for kitchens, bathrooms, and any other room of the house, Great Northern Cabinetry aims to offer its customers products proudly made in the USA.
ACO, Inc.
Water Warriors: Caring for the World’s Greatest Resource
Recognizing the value of protecting natural resources and preserving the environment, ACO, Inc. is dedicated to building and maintaining infrastructure and promoting safety in business, transportation, and industry, via numerous products created with the intention of having a beneficial impact on how one of the planet’s most precious resources—water—is used.
Huron Creek Developments
Affordable, Liveable Homes, From One Family to Another
Recognized as a leader in innovation in new home construction and neighbourhood growth, Huron Creek Developments has over 80 years of combined building expertise and has delivered more than 10,000 new homes to neighbourhoods over the past 20 years. In both its current and future communities, Huron Creek strives to give its homeowners outstanding value and a top-notch building experience.
AGM Renovations
Beautiful Basements through Technology and Client Care
With the goal of providing outstanding service at affordable rates, AGM Renovations offers high-quality basement finishing services throughout the Greater Toronto Area, utilizing 20 years of experience and the expertise of a wide range of renovation professionals. Boasting first-rate results at affordable prices, AGM’s dedication to superior customer service and consistently outperforming the competition results in a complete satisfaction guarantee from beginning to end.
Patrick Mechanical Limited
Celebrating the Uniqueness of Each Member Company
Featuring a dynamic collaboration of industry-leading entities—each with its distinct expertise and uncompromising commitment to excellence—the Patrick Group of Companies embraces a synergy that is greater than the sum of its parts. In the realm of modern business, the Patrick Group of Companies shines as an embodiment of collaboration’s power. With each company excelling in its field, they’ve unified their strengths to provide an unmatched customer contracting experience.
Michael Kinder & Sons
Winning Ways: Family, Accountability, and Clear Communication
Michael Kinder & Sons—a pioneer in the design-build sector for over a century—successfully utilizes its single-source team strategy to plan, design, and build while saving money, time, and hassle and making clients’ dreams a reality.
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
The Long Game – Building Construction’s Future
Offering programs for career and technical education designed to bring together the range of construction industry needs and the life choices of new entrants, The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) trains and certifies students at every skill level, and bridges the gap between industry and school.