DEI Systems
Electrical and low voltage systems integration contractor DEI Systems LLC is located near Boston in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The family-owned-and-operated business sets itself apart with a unique, dynamic approach. In addition to mainstream construction service, the company delivers turnkey engineering, design, and build services for every building system that requires high or low-voltage power.
Jottan, Inc.
Jottan, Inc. launched in 1974 with nothing more than a pickup truck, a ladder, and a commitment to customer satisfaction and safety. Over time, the company’s emphasis on customer satisfaction, along with its exemplary safety record, won over a growing client base. As a result, Jottan was able to expand the business from maintenance and repairs in western Pennsylvania to roof replacements, coatings, maintenance, and repairs throughout all of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and is currently ranked by Roofing Contractor as one of the top 100 roofing contractors in all the United States, at 47th.
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.
Wall-tech Companies
Wall-tech Companies of Deforest, Wisconsin, was recently contacted by a general contractor who needed help on a construction project involving a three-story, 112,000-square-foot, public charter school going up in Beloit, Wisconsin. Work was behind schedule, and the contractor hoped Wall-tech could speed up the pace of construction.
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Construction professionals know how much time and money can be wasted when, a few feet into onsite digging, the crew hits something that they should not have. From protecting subsurface infrastructure to finding unusual artifacts, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.’s service takes the frustration and guesswork out of protecting utilities when digging on construction sites.
East Coast Metal Systems
Metal wall panels are visually appealing, durable, quickly installed compared to materials like brick, require little maintenance, and withstand even the harshest weather. For these reasons, and many others, East Coast Metal Systems (ECMS) remains an industry leader.
S2 Architecture
Founded in 1993, Canadian architectural, interior design, and master planning firm S2 Architecture serves a diverse range of markets. The employees at S2 work together fluently within and between studios located in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. All three of these studios have recently undergone significant changes, and the development is, in part, to advance the firm’s collaborative teamwork approach.
Vandyk Properties
At offices in Toronto, Ontario, and Sarasota, Florida, the driving force behind Vandyk Properties is a commitment to creating sustainable neighbourhoods and transit-oriented communities, with each project a reinvestment in the future.
Education and Training in the Time of COVID
If there’s an industry that learns by doing, it’s construction. No matter the theoretical background you have, from carpentry to plumbing, electrical to drywall, it’s all hands-on learning with drills, wrenches, propane torches, copper pipe, wire cutters and more.
Building Passion and Positivity for the Trades
Rachel Hesketh didn’t set out to be a plumber. In her mid-20s, while on a completely different career path, she felt she needed a change. Looking for something where she could work with her hands, she discovered a pre-apprenticeship program aimed at getting women into the trades. The rest is history that’s still being written.
Niagara Rigging and Erecting Company Ltd.
Sometimes a smaller company can make an extraordinary impact, and it’s usually through exceptional focus. Niagara Rigging and Erecting Company Ltd. provides structural steel erection, fabrication, detailing, and project management with laser-like focus on meeting individual customer needs.
Viessmann Manufacturing Company
Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, with a second facility in Langley, British Columbia, Viessmann Manufacturing Company, Inc. has a new range of next-generation boilers that push the boundaries of modernity further than ever.
City Electric Supply
Founded in 1990 at a single Canadian location, City Electric Supply (CES) recently opened the company’s 71st branch in Canada. The electrical wholesale company now operates in eight countries with over 1,000 branch locations globally, and shows no signs of slowing down.
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.
Mainland Construction Materials
Since 1970, Mainland Construction Materials, headquartered in Langley, BC, has been committed to being the leading supplier of quarried stone, river sand, gravel, and recycled concrete and asphalt for the road construction industry in the Lower Mainland.
National Roofing
From its sizable headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where National Roofing has built a reputation for quality service and innovative practices throughout the Southwest, comes the news: a forceful return to the residential roofing sector.
Division 15 Mechanical
In construction, a building’s structure could be said to be the body, while the mechanical systems are the circulatory and nervous systems keeping it alive, healthy and functional. For 17 years, Division 15 Mechanical Ltd. has provided British Columbia clients with award-winning mechanical systems.
Chandos Construction
Chandos Construction is a national technical builder originally formed in September 1980. The company’s founders met when working on a job at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium.
Bright Power
With gathering environmental concerns and the looming threat of climate change, Bright Power’s energy and water management counseling for real estate stakeholders means it’s bringing practical change to vital issues through utility bill analytics and sophisticated advice.
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.
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TurnPoint Services
Since its founding in 2016, TurnPoint Services has skyrocketed to success, growing from $30 million in annual sales in a single market to annual sales of over $1.4 billion and an active presence in 34 states.
Architectural Precast Innovations, Inc.
For 60 years, Architectural Precast Innovations, Inc. (API) has been committed to delivering high quality, custom prefabricated architectural precast concrete building components to diverse customers and market segments. Exceptional craftmanship, commitment to sustainability, and a relentless drive for innovation are just a few qualities API is known for. The company has built its reputation one award-winning project at a time, completing projects as small as signage to more complex structures like One Willoughby Square, Brooklyn, New York, a 2024 PCI Design Award Best Office Building and Sustainable Design Award Honorable Mention.
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.
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC)
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) provides a depth and breadth of services, programs, and opportunities for manufacturers. Headquartered in Owen Sound, Ontario, with a national presence, EMC also encourages young people to enter the manufacturing workforce and is always looking for ways to enhance the sector.
Facing Up to What’s Facing Construction
When you think of the world’s largest industry, perhaps agriculture or energy come to mind—but it turns out they’re not the biggest.
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
After profiling the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) sustainability efforts in previous articles, Construction in Focus caught up with the organization once again, this time to learn about an exciting new report. State of Decarbonization: Progress in U.S. Commercial Buildings 2023 discusses the sector’s progress, the current status of data availability, and mechanisms available to reduce the carbon emissions of commercial buildings in the United States—the first report to compile all of this information into a single source.
