alkus North America
Since 2000, alkus Innovative Systems has been taking the construction industry by storm, revolutionizing formwork with a more efficient, effective, and sustainable option that enables greater performance and a stronger bottom line for the long term.
Curecrete
Curecrete Distribution is the original concrete densification company. Its award-winning flagship products, Ashford Formula™ and RetroPlate®, were the first to market of their kind and continue to lead the way as component parts of a comprehensive system of products that keep concrete floors looking and performing their best for a lifetime.
Bishop Cabinets
Family-owned for over 60 years, Bishop Cabinets is a hometown manufacturer that has steadily expanded its market reach while maintaining the core values upon which it was founded. The company’s commitment to a simple ideal has been unwavering: to be the trusted source of exceptional cabinetry, framed and frameless, at a reasonable price point.
Landsea Homes
Landsea Homes is an award-winning national public homebuilder that is recognized for its High Performance Homes® and the lifestyles its master-planned communities provide for local markets across the country.
Thrash Commercial Contractors
Since 2001, Thrash Commercial Contractors, Inc. has set the standard for commercial and industrial projects in the states where it is licensed, a footprint that spans the southeast United States. With its headquarters in Mississippi and a second office location in Alabama, projects take the company into Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, and wherever it goes, it simply does it better than the rest.
COST
Chances are, most people have been to a zoo, museum, or amusement park and have been blown away by the detail and accuracy of the artificial habitats, exhibits, or experiences within. The finer details of these settings elevate the user experience by transporting them to a different place or time, and more likely than not, COST is behind some of the best artistry of this kind—art that mimics reality.
FCI Constructors & Anderson Mason Dale Architects
Every so often, a partnership comes along that changes the course of history. Adam and Eve. Ben and Jerry. McCartney and Lennon. The Steves, both Jobs and Wozniak. Partnerships can come in many forms, but when the right people get together at the right time, they can make magic.
Mental Health Concerns in Construction
It’s no secret that the construction industry is fraught with countless risks and dangers, but one of the greatest threats to the health and safety of construction workers might not be what you’d expect.
Scott Edwards Architecture
When it comes to the conceptualization and design of innovative projects that artfully integrate true sustainability and embody community and equity, Portland-based Scott Edwards Architecture takes projects far beyond its clients’ imaginations.
Construction Equipment Co. (Sault) Inc.
For over 56 years, Construction Equipment Co. (Sault) Inc. has served everyone from homeowners to contractors and major corporations in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and surrounding areas with new, used, and rental equipment, parts, and service.
Kimberly’s Reef
Learning can take place anywhere, and The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is testing this theory with a unique approach that takes students, researchers and enthusiasts alike below the surface in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Here, they will get as close as they can to the wildlife, environment, and ecosystems they intend to research.
A New Standard for Construction
When it comes to construction, sustainability typically refers to efforts to mitigate the environmental impacts of projects through the use of green materials, techniques, technologies, and practices. Seldom does it consider the concept of equity, but the two are inextricably linked.
Yorkdale’s Plan for Commerce and Community
Foot traffic in shopping malls around the world has declined, due in part to the loss of in-person interaction during the pandemic, but also due to a rise in technology and e-commerce platforms and changing consumer attitudes. Even Class A shopping centres have had to undertake ambitious redesign plans to remain attractive to shoppers and retailers alike.
BOKA Powell
BOKA Powell is a design firm bringing spaces to life, with projects both inspired and inspiring. Their team takes architecture, interior design, and master-planning to the next level, creating experience-driven spaces that tell a story. From mixed-use and corporate workplaces to build-to-suit, BOKA Powell is not limited by the size or scope of any project, only by the program and budget of those who seek to make their design dreams a reality.
Sunshine Renewable Energy
Sunshine Renewable Energy is a family-owned contractor that provides innovative renewable energy solutions for homes and businesses in Nova Scotia’s Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). For 10 years, Sunshine has executed on its mission to educate the market on the advantages of sustainable energy offerings like heat pumps (both ducted and ductless), and solar and electrical service upgrades, while improving system performance for its customers, saving them money, and benefiting the environment in the process.
SFA Saniflo Canada
When it comes to plumbing solutions, SFA Saniflo Canada is a global leader and the only manufacturer of its kind in Canada. Customers in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors have come to depend on the company’s diverse line of innovative, above-floor technology that promises reliability, affordability, and ease of use.
Bishop Cabinets
For 50 years, Bishop Cabinets has operated as a family-owned company that’s deeply rooted in both its relationships with others and in its faith, and has never faltered in its delivery of excellent service and cabinetry solutions at affordable prices.
Cardel Homes
A home is a sacred place where individuals live their lives to the fullest, something that Cardel Homes is deeply aware of. For 50 years, this family-owned homebuilder has continually grown its capacity and thus, its impact, a testament to the homes it has built, the spaces it has created and the relationships it has formed in the many communities it serves across North America.
Filling the Construction Skills Gap
With the rise of technology and automation across industries including construction, there’s been an equal rise in concern about the growing skills gap, the resulting labour supply challenges, and ultimately, the impact of this if not addressed. Ironically, technology is not only part of the problem but also part of the solution.
Ell-Rod Holdings Inc.
Ell-Rod Holdings Inc. is a fabricator that specializes in custom architectural millwork for corporate and retail clients. For thirty years, under the leadership of co-owners Rod Finney and Sandy Smith, the company has developed the talent and the relationships that enable it to bring spaces to life.
Housley Group
Housley Group is a full-service utility construction company that got its start as Housley Communications in 1980 when one man, the late Robert (Bob) D. Housley, took a vision, one employee, and a solitary piece of equipment and set out to provide a single service exceptionally well.
ACI Asphalt & Concrete
Thousands of clients each year will tell you that ACI Asphalt & Concrete Inc. is their first choice when it comes to all things asphalt and concrete pavement, a reputation backed by thirty seasons of delivering on projects of all sizes. Now, the focus goes beyond project quality to include a heightened level of safety as the company grows its capacity and footprint.
Overcoming the Housing Crisis
Real estate, when developed thoughtfully in concert with policies and standards that uphold sound principles of design and function, plays a vital role in building prosperous economies and vibrant communities. It is also subject, however, to the laws of supply and demand, which certainly complicate how the market functions.
Talbert Manufacturing, Inc.
Talbert Manufacturing, Inc. was founded in 1938 by Austin Talbert, a man who brought innovation and customer service to the forefront of the heavy haul trucking industry by addressing the needs of his customers time and again. By manufacturing trailers and equipment that set the standard for safety and performance, the name Talbert became synonymous with quality.
Red Deer County, Alberta
With a population of almost 20,000 (and growing), Red Deer County offers a unique composition of urban and rural, village and country, industry and agriculture. The region pays homage to its existing industries and its agricultural foundation while keeping its sights set on the future.
Roger & Sons Concrete Inc.
Headquartered in New York, Roger & Sons Concrete Inc. has a long, rich history of quality work. As a trusted name in concrete superstructure construction, it is in part responsible for some truly iconic buildings that dot the Manhattan skyline.
C.T. Taylor Construction
C.T. Taylor Construction offers expertise as a construction manager, general contractor, and design-build contractor. Based in Hudson, Ohio, the company serves the Northeast Ohio region with a reputation for impeccable work in extremely complex environments. The company doesn’t have to go looking for challenging jobs; the jobs find them.
American Subcontractors Association (ASA)
The construction industry has always had its share of challenges, and this is certainly true of the present, where a myriad of challenges are confronting the market, impeding the advancement of construction projects and threatening the viability of the men and women who are responsible for building America from the ground up.
James White Construction
James White Construction (JWC) is a mid-sized, family-owned-and-operated site work and utility contractor serving the Tri-County region of Greater Charleston, South Carolina. The firm is highly sought after for its reputation and commitment to delivering results for its valued client base. Relationships are the foundation of its success.
The Pros & Cons of a Family Business
Would you believe family-owned and operated entities are the foundation of the global economy and represent between 80 and 90 percent of all businesses around the world?
How Women are Changing the Face of Construction
It’s amazing how things are changing, including older technologies, social norms, and a few hidebound beliefs that together used to keep women out of construction. And it’s just as well, as the industry desperately needs an influx of more new talent or else face the risk of stagnation.
SalDan Construction Group
Family owned and operated, SalDan Construction Group Ltd. is a construction company – residential, commercial, and civil – that’s come a long way from the early ’80s family basement in Sault Ste. Marie where it began. Today, the company’s presence has spread to Sudbury, Toronto, and everywhere in between.
davisREED Construction Inc.
Construction is a cyclical market. davisREED Construction Inc. knows that all too well – that to survive, a construction company must adapt, evolve, and respond to market changes, utilizing all its knowledge and expertise if it is to sustain project excellence over nearly 20 years.
IPS-Integrated Project Services (IPS)
Technically complex facilities with stringent performance and environmental controls require the brightest minds, innovative approaches, advanced technology, and a team that offers tangible design solutions.
Iron Stag Crane Service
In the vigorously competitive construction services market in Pennsylvania, Iron Stag Crane Service is making its mark and stamping its intentions. Despite the company’s relative youth, its iron stag logo is recognized everywhere as being synonymous with quality.
Mills Construction Products Inc.
Mills Construction Productions Inc. (MCP) prioritizes safety, performance, and efficiency – which is why, for over 25 years, its scaffold systems, shoring, and formwork are utilized in countless sectors and industry applications for some of the world’s most recognized brands.
GNB Global Inc.
With twenty-five years behind them, the team members at GNB Global Inc. rethink how structures are built and how they perform, creating custom-designed tension-fabric structures built to last in any environment for every industry and application under the sun – quickly, too.
Fastform ICF
Concrete is a building material with staying power, and so too are the Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) offered by Fastform ICF, the most experienced ICF distributor in Ontario. The Fastform team brings unmatched service and support to an already extraordinary product.
BentallGreenOak
The introduction of green building standards is a step in the right direction to promote sustainability in new building design and construction, while aligning with and meeting emissions-reduction targets. That being said, when it comes to existing buildings with legacy systems and equipment, these standards aren’t as simple to achieve, something that BentallGreenOak (BGO) knows all too well.
Dual Temp Company
Dual Temp is no average mechanical contractor. For fifty-plus years, the company has put every effort into evolving, transforming from a simple HVAC company into a full-service provider of air conditioning, heating, plumbing, pipefitting, and building automation controls.
Dupras Ledoux Inc.
Dupras Ledoux Inc. provides professional engineering services in building mechanics and electricity, including telecommunications, security and lighting design, and stands out in the industry for the availability and involvement of its management team.
Geosource Energy
Geoexchange is how geothermal energy, generated and stored below the Earth’s surface, provides efficient and cost-effective heating, cooling, and hot water to a home or structure. Because the temperature below the surface of the earth remains constant, exchanging heat is more efficient, making geoexchange more sustainable than conventional HVAC, at a fraction of the financial and environmental cost. Known as geothermal heat pumps or ground source heat pumps, these systems use the stable temperature of the ground to store heat energy so it can be pulled back out and distributed into a building using minimal electricity.
How To Create Safer Spaces and Healthier Homes
The construction industry is typically slow to evolve. Despite the existence of countless new innovations and technologies, and safer, better ways to do things, it is an industry where tried and true construction methods and long-accepted materials are seldom replaced by a new product or approach.
Boudreau Pipeline Corporation
Boudreau Pipeline Corporation is known for being different, but in all the right ways. For 23 years, the company has served Southern California with immaculate underground utilities work. But, more than what it does, it is how it does it that is most admirable. The ‘how’ is the ‘people’.