As the demand for housing increases throughout the United States, Ritz-Craft Corporation of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania is rapidly expanding its exciting world of mid- to large-scale modular...
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Modernizing Modular EngineeringLochsa Engineering
Lochsa Engineering in Las Vegas, Nevada and Boise, Idaho is not your standard engineering firm. As a dynamic company with a fine touch for modular manufacturing, producing buildings as large as one...
Bringing Skill, Dedication, and Service to Every ProjectPM Construction
Successful business leaders usually learn the lessons of tenacity early in their careers. It is rare, however, to come across an owner or CEO with a career record of such grit and determination as...
Built on Heart and Hard WorkReliance Interiors, Inc.
Reliance Interiors, Inc. has a presence that reaches from Georgia to Alabama. This small, woman-owned company with a reputation for excellence also serves the greater region from South Carolina to...
Powered by ValuesTompkins Excavating
Woman-owned and family-run, Tompkins Excavating is a leader in New York’s commercial excavation sector. Proud of the rich culture of authenticity and excellence it has established over the past few...
The Return of Trim, Texture, and CraftMillwork Reimagined
Following what feels like decades of minimalism dominating the design zeitgeist, the apparent return of custom cabinetry is a welcome breath of fresh air. And the icing on the cake is that several...
Cities for the Next GenerationUrban Design with Youth in Mind
An old African proverb counsels that it takes a village to raise a child. Yet, current statistics indicate that children in high-population urban settings are not getting what they need to flourish....
Above and Beyond – From Rooftops to Full-Service ContractingMack Kirk Industries Limited
Driven by people and passion, Mack Kirk Industries Limited has served the construction industry with quality and dedication since 1908. With a flurry of positive changes sweeping the company this...
Doing Distribution DifferentlyAetna Building Solutions
At Maywood, Illinois-based Aetna Building Solutions, an experienced team across five locations is committed to optimizing creativity by making the work as lighthearted as possible. Founded in 1937...
Florida’s Voice Shaping Transportation ConstructionFlorida’s Voice Shaping Transportation Construction
The Florida Transportation Builders Association (FTBA) knows all about connecting people and organizations in the industry, supporting processes and legislation, promoting quality work, and...
Safety by DesignBlount-Sanford Contracting Company
In everyday life, where people are working hard to create inclusive and welcoming spaces, the word ‘barrier’ can suggest a limit—a restriction. But when it comes to our daily commute, concrete...
A Family Legacy for Over 160 YearsThos. Somerville Co.
Founded at the start of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Thos. Somerville Co. is no ordinary supply firm. After 164 years in the industry, the family-owned company has cultivated customer...
Synergy at PlayLSE Architects
While the gaming industry is all about fun and recreation, outstanding architectural design is not child’s play—which is why it is best left to experts. As a full-service architectural firm, LSE...
Bridging the Garden GapThe Greening of Public Spaces
Gone are the days of kissing over garden gates. Instead, dense urban areas, especially those designed in the latter half of the previous century, tend to serve as the backdrops to many modern city...
Welcoming You HomeStrongwood
Waupaca, Wisconsin-based Strongwood has built its success on turning dreams into reality. Specializing in custom design and construction services for both new homes and remodeling/addition projects,...
Ready to Empower, Inspire, and TransformDavila Homes
With a penchant for breaking the metaphorical mold, Davila Homes of Orlando, Florida approaches design and construction from a fresh angle. The company’s collective fearlessness transforms complex...
A Proven Approach to Architecture, Construction, and Client ConfidenceChamberlain Group of Companies (Architects and Constructors)
After nearly half a century in operation, the Chamberlain Group of Companies pairs the crisp vitality of avant-garde architectural design and engineering with the unique insight of many years in...
Comfort You Can Count On, Service You Can TrustCustom Air Conditioning and Heating
Custom Air Conditioning and Heating Company of Columbus, Ohio, is trusted by discerning homeowners and general contractors to install and maintain custom HVAC systems for standard needs and more...
Designing Tomorrow – Building for People and the PlanetEnvinity
Not all design-build firms feature Mother Nature as their leading lady, but Envinity of State College, Pennsylvania does. The company has grown and evolved significantly since its early days of...
Building UnityKodem
The world as we knew it—even just a couple of years ago—appears to be changing faster than we can blink. Visionary to its very core, Kodem, based in Montréal, Quebec, has been leading transformation...
Where Ecology and Economy Meet the ShoreExploring the ROI of Shoreline Protection
The tussle between man and the ocean over soil is by no means a new phenomenon, with some of the earliest feats of coastal engineering dating as far back as 8000 years to India’s Indus Valley...
Quelling the Heat – Inside and OutBotanical Gardens and Their Place in Urban Planning
From the Epic of Gilgamesh's Garden of the Gods in ancient Sumer to the sacred palms and blue lotuses of Egypt, and every prehistoric garden in between, constructing lush gardens has historically...
Infrastructure Experts for 30 YearsCCI Piping Systems
Population growth and infrastructure renewal go hand in hand with a sometimes-surprising amount of piping. CCI Piping Systems manufactures products for the water, wastewater, and oil & gas...
Construction and Design at their FinestCIVE
With one of Houston’s most elegant buildings as its headquarters, CIVE, a design-build firm in Texas, sees visitors arriving nearly daily to take a tour and enjoy this veritable feast for the eye...
Sticks and StonesNew Bones from Old Waste
Until the most recent technological boom, our elders reminded us that the more things change, the more they stay the same. For a while, I thought that the days of this old saying holding water were...
70 Years and CountingFrisco Woodline
From pre-finishing and pre-fabrication to on-site execution, turning to the Frisco Woodline team of experts means turning tricky design goals into reality. This Upper Marlboro, Maryland-based...
Meet the Family That Puts the Hard Work Into Fine HardwoodsHickman Woods Family of Companies
Home to some of the finest hardwoods on the globe, Allegheny Plateau in Pennsylvania is also home to the Hickman Woods Family of Companies. These companies include Hickman Lumber, Hickman Timber...
A World-Renowned Premium Plywood SupplierRichmond Plywood
As an international supplier of premium plywood, shipping to some of North America’s largest distributors, Richmond Plywood Corporation Limited (Richply®) is a 68-year-old employee-owned thought...
Building for a Greater PurposeMoss-Marlow Building Company
While construction is a routine part of life for many, the team at Moss-Marlow Building Company views the industry as an integral aspect of its ministry. They approach this ministry with deep...
Building Happiness Back Into CommunitiesLuizzi Companies
Living in close-knit communities is a historic human preference that was largely challenged and discarded by city planners in the 1960s and onwards. While cityscapes were punctuated with millions of...
People, Technology, and PurposeGN2 Engineering
As the driving force behind every economy in the world, the oil and gas industry may appear old-fashioned to those outside the industry. Yet, for those serving oil companies, the ability to pivot...
Smarter, Safer CleaningApellix
Apellix of Jacksonville, Florida, is changing how the world looks at drones and their cleaning, protection, and other capabilities. From decontaminating military properties affected by chemical,...
Quality Modular Homes – Because It Takes a Family to Know What Families NeedRitz-Craft
70 years in business is a long time for a family. As one of the country’s finest off-site residential and commercial prefabricated building contractors serving a large construction-developer client...
The Peak of PerfectionApex Homes
Modular homes have never been this beautiful. And, as one of the country’s leading experts in prefabricated modular home construction, Apex Homes’ projects are every bit as good-looking as they are...
Accessible Net-Zero HousingBrightBuilt Home
Based in Portland, Maine, BrightBuilt Home is a design firm that gives end users easy access to high-performance net-zero homes across the state and beyond. Staffed with experts specializing in...
Sublime Service, Even Better QualityGulfshore Homes
Known for building and renovating premium custom homes in sought-after areas, Gulfshore Homes in Bonita Springs, Southwest Florida has an unwavering commitment to a high level of work that...
Going Global with Diverse People, Talent, and SolutionsDesign Works Engineering
Founded in 2014 with a clear mission to provide high-quality, innovative, and client-centered engineering solutions, Design Works Engineering & Inspections Ltd. has grown from a small operation...
How a Modern Company EXCELS with an Age-Old ProductMadison Wood Preservers
Delivering top-notch pressure-treated lumber and fence posts at speed, Madison Wood Preservers, Inc. is a modern, future-focused company that knows that remaining relevant means embracing change. To...
Inner Strength and Outer Beauty – Doors and Windows for High-Performance ProtectionAmbico
Serving customers across North America and as far afield as Manila, Philippines, Ambico Ltd. offers customers around the globe unique, highly-engineered door, frame, and window assemblies—and there...
Enhancing Lives. Expanding What’s Possible.ICI Homes
After 45 years in the construction industry, ICI Homes, headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, has honed its skills and niche to fine perfection. Leading its unique market segment with...
Genuine PartnershipAlly Building Solutions
Providing the construction industry with superb, single-point-of-contact customer service alongside premium product fabrication, purchasing, and installation of non-structural elements in avant...
Healthier, Cleaner, BetterProvidence Homes
After 33 years in the residential construction industry in Jacksonville, Florida, the team at Providence Homes knows that building unique, premium homes means building sanctuaries where people...
Net Zero’s the Thing to Do, and the Way to Do It Is With Brite HomesBrite Homes
On its way to becoming a Top 50 United States residential construction firm in the next 36 months, Brite Homes is set for success in a big way. Rendering only top-quality, ENERGY STAR®-certified,...
The Simple Satisfaction of a Really Good Door – And How to Build a Business on ItAl & Sons Millwork
Celebrating tremendous growth built on the values and vision of its founder, Al & Sons Millwork, Inc. is a producer of interior doors, exterior entry doors, hardware, and accessories. At home in...
Big Heart, Big BusinessFBi Buildings
Pole construction remains as popular as ever in the Midwest—and for good reason. As a comparatively quick and cost-effective building system, pole frame construction has carved out a lasting place...
Old-Fashioned Values Make Modern MasterpiecesCraft-Maid Handmade Cabinetry
There’s much to be said for time-honored craftsmanship surviving the onslaught of 21st-century fast fashion, whether that’s on catwalks or in kitchens. With a sleek new website and a premium...
Big Plans for TexasVenditti Demolition
After one and a half decades serving Chicagoland, Venditti Demolition moved its knowledge and experience, together with a competitive approach to service delivery and considerable love of this...
Good as GoldM.R. Brewer
Considering the economic challenges of the past two decades, maintaining any legacy business is not for the faint of heart. This is all the more true when it is a family business. At home in one of...
Building BridgesBlack-Owned Construction Businesses are Breaking Down Barriers
Across Canada and the United States, Black-owned businesses have a lot to be proud of in many sectors, including construction and building-related businesses such as real estate and property...
The Transformative Power of Mass TimberNordic Structures
Manufacturing and delivering projects from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf Coast while managing Canada’s second largest Forest Stewardship Council-certified (FSC) forest, lumbering along is not a...
Restore, Refinish, Revive.Stuart Dean
Thousands of years ago, early Europeans perceived that classic quality is timeless, and nowhere is this more evident than in the preservation of the beautiful building materials and exquisite...
A Revolution in Animal HealthcareMD Architects
Being engaged in around 130 design projects at a time is a remarkable achievement. But, when these projects involve demanding certification and licensing standards, it’s a different matter...
Shady BusinessCool Spaces for Hot Climates
With climate change at the forefront of continued environmental sustainability efforts, we all know that cities are heating up faster than barbecue grills on the Fourth of July. Because in a sense,...
Better Business, Better RoofingC&N Construction
While competition has become the accepted modus operandi of capitalist free market economies, leading roofing contractor C&N Construction, Inc. knows that building alliances with its competition...
Putting Fire Safety FirstNUCO Inc.
At NUCO Inc., saving lives and protecting property is everything. This company’s passion for safety leads the way to developing some of the best fire-retardant construction materials available in...
Making Way for the FutureGarrett Demolition
Demolition can sometimes be a topic of contention amongst community members. However, at Garrett Demolition, clearing space to welcome all that is modern and good for local economies is at the heart...
Storm in a TeacupEcological Infrastructure for Smart Stormwater Management
As climate change appears to be speeding up, handling stormwater engineering intelligently and efficiently is a growing civil priority to ensure the safety of all. That means channeling water...
Affordable and Modern Modular BuildingsAvalon Building Systems
Avalon Building Systems is making construction affordable again. Headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts with two factories in the Northeast, the company specializes in designing, fabricating, and...
Raising Up CanadaCanLift Equipment
You could say CanLift is a very powerful company. But as an independent giant in the Canadian industrial and commercial equipment supply sphere, CanLift Equipment Ltd. prides itself on being—and...
Food for ThoughtNeo-Concrete and the Plastics Connection
Looking at the future of plastic, especially its use as aggregate or filler in concrete, one is reminded of Paul Hawken’s book, The Ecology of Commerce. Here, he says that in nature, all waste...




























































