M.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...
Tempeff
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...
Selkirk Signs
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. Selkirk Signs has grown immensely over...
Advantages and Challenges of Retrofitting and Renovating
When it comes to the choice between tearing down and building new or retrofitting, renovating or remodeling, we’ve been told by professionals that the greenest building is the one that’s already...
Black-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...
Lépine Apartments
“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...
Living Stone Design + Build
Living Stone Design + Build’s mission is to build happier, healthier lives. This comprehensive design firm crafts top-tier custom homes, performs whole home renovations, and creates luxury...
Nordic 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...
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...
Paradise Exteriors
Paradise Exteriors of Boynton Beach, Florida specializes in premium windows, doors, and roofing to protect property during severe weather. We sat back down with Chief Operating Officer Anthony...
DWB Consultants
DWB Consultants is an integrated engineering firm with expertise in civil, mechanical, industrial, electrical, recreational tourism, and structural work. The company also takes on special projects...
Blade Air
Look around your workplace and consider what most affects your comfort and productivity—lighting, temperature, noise, and maybe a great spot nearby to grab lunch. But, when you think about a...
Insulspan Structural Insulated Panels
Insulspan Structural Insulated Panels was founded in the early 1980s, and has been an industry leader in the development and production of structural insulated panels (SIPs). Insulspan was one of...
GTA General Contractors
Hiring the right general contractor (GC) for a construction project makes all the difference. An experienced GC sees the overall picture, coordinates timelines and subcontractors, manages the...
TW Constructors
Missouri-based general contractor TW Constructors has a colorful company history that has shaped its role in today’s construction landscape as a full-service general contractor. The business began...
MD 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...
Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI)
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,...
TerraWise Solutions
TerraWise Solutions delivers a complete range of advanced construction technologies. Founded in 2002, the McDonough, Georgia-based company built its reputation by offering the highest-end Leica...
Bass Installation
Over the past two decades, Bass Installation has made its mark on such iconic projects as the Toronto Eaton Centre Skylight, 160 Front Street, and The Well Canopy, to name a few. Taking on bigger,...
Hull Forest Products
In today's world, words like “sustainable” and “renewable” are everywhere, but what do they really mean? For Hull Forest Products, these words are put into action every day, as they have been for...
Cool 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,...
Greener Methods and Materials
At the University of British Columbia in Canada, a 60-member student team came together to build a new teaching and learning space that was designed to be near-zero embodied carbon. Called Third...
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...
Plant Construction
Back in 1947, the future was finally looking bright for the United States. World War II was over, and the nation was eager to get back to business. Employment was high, especially among the civilian...
Pliteq
Firefighters had never seen anything like the inferno on February 12, 1990. Most blazes could be extinguished with water alone, but not 14 million scrap tires stacked 23 feet (seven meters) high. In...
AGF Group
Many businesses today talk about corporate social responsibility (CSR), but not all put it into practice as openly and effectively as AGF Rebar. Founded in 1948, the company is a global leader in...
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...
HistoryMaker Homes
Buying a home is the biggest financial investment most people make in their entire lives. As such, the experience can be both exhilarating and unnerving. HistoryMaker Homes Limited of Texas works...
Spring Valley Corp
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...
Corner Stone Construction
Corner Stone Construction is a commercial masonry firm based in Janesville, Wisconsin that practices a growth strategy based on known strengths, a highly focused service offering, and quality work....
Fabral
Since its founding in 1967, Fabral has grown to become a major supplier of metal cladding and has taken part in some of the largest building projects in the United States. Construction in Focus sat...
Blythe Construction
Blythe Construction Inc. is one of the Southeastern United States’ leading heavy construction firms. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the full-service company takes on a complete range of...
C&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...
Greenfield Contractors
For Lucas Young, building relationships is as important as providing customers with quality structures. That’s the way it has been since he founded Greenfield Contractors in the summer of 2011....
CCW Inc.
Today, this company has spent over three decades as one of Canada’s most respected architectural millwork and casework firms, but back in 1986, CCW Inc. began as a small, family-oriented business....
NUCO 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...
Peerless Products
Peerless Products of Fort Scott, Kansas designs and manufactures doors and windows for everything from schools to skyscrapers. This strong proponent of sustainability produces its wares with...
Service Center Metals
Service Center Metals (SCM) celebrated its 20th anniversary in September of 2023, ringing in two full decades of serving the United States and Canada as an aluminum extrusions and aluminum billet...
Life Specialty Coatings
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,...
Garrett 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...
Palmer’s Security Solutions, LLC
Family-owned and operated, Palmer’s Security Solutions (PSS) distributes, manufactures, and installs a full range of high-security door systems, supporting the client throughout the entire process...
Ecological 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...
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...
National Glass Association
National Glass Association (NGA) is the unified voice of the glass industry. Founded in 1948, NGA combined with Glass Association of North America (GANA) in 2018 to become the industry’s largest...
Eastern Glass and Aluminum
Eastern Glass and Aluminum (EGA) of Norcross, Georgia, marks its tenth anniversary this year as a successful building envelope contractor. Spun off from a larger parent company, EGA excels at...
Architectural Glass & Metal Company
Architectural Glass & Metal Company, Inc., (AGM) of Indianapolis, Indiana, celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. It’s quite the accomplishment for a company of humble origins that...
Geis Companies
Erwin Geis founded a small construction firm in 1967, and an innovative approach and strong work ethic soon propelled the Ohio-based company forward. Erwin’s sons Fred and Greg came on board along...
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...
Novalis Innovative Flooring
Dr. Z.L. Wu founded Novalis Innovative Flooring in 1984, when he became the first manufacturer to ship luxury vinyl flooring from China to the U.S. At the time, only a few companies in the world had...
GGLO
At leading design firms, sustainability is in their DNA, and in this realm, GGLO stands apart. “With GGLO’s founding in Seattle, we were surrounded by sustainable design culture from its earliest...
Stack Modular
Established in 2009, Stack Modular is a leading provider of innovative structural steel volumetric modular building solutions worldwide and is uniquely positioned to assist with ending the current...
Avalon 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...
Hurckman Mechanical Industries
Marking over 70 years in business with three generations’ worth of industry knowledge, Hurckman Mechanical Industries continues to serve the state of Wisconsin and neighboring states as a go-to...
CanLift 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...
Holtzman Home Improvement
Holtzman Home Improvement is a top-ranked, Arizona-based contractor specializing in kitchen and bathroom remodeling. After 18 years in business and over 5,000 customers, the licensed, bonded, and...
INB Homes
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...
Insulated Roofing Contractors
Tearing off and replacing roofs, often measuring thousands of square feet, on warehouses, schools, hospitals, condos, and massive commercial and industrial buildings is a big, messy, and expensive...
Jupiter Protective Flooring
Since 2016, Jupiter Protective Flooring has emerged as the go-to source for high-performance epoxy, urethane, and polished concrete flooring treatments, serving manufacturing, commercial, and...
Neo-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...
Dekker Perich Sabatini
Architecture firm Dekker Perich Sabatini (DPS) has enjoyed 65 years of excellence. With offices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, the company has expanded into a multifaceted, multidiscipline firm...