Building Smarter Public Transportation Systems
Public transportation systems are so much more than the buses, trains and other vehicles that bring people and goods where they need to go. When public transportation is thoughtfully planned,...
NEFCO Geotechnical Contractors
Everyone knows that a building’s longevity—and the safety and comfort of those who use it—depends on the strength of its foundation. With so many moving parts on any given project, it is specialty...
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Leers Weinzapfel Associates (LWA), a trailblazing architectural firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, has long been known for its commitment to public architecture that enhances communities and...
DC Power
As the old saying goes, “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.” Realizing there had to be a better, smarter, and safer way to serve America’s power industry and its...
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Preparing to celebrate its 400th birthday in 2026, Salem, Massachusetts is “America’s bewitching seaport,” says Mayor Dominick Pangallo. Although notorious for the witch trials of 1692, when 25...
Civic Roofing
The idea for Civic Roofing Inc. as a business came as a result of many years spent by company President Derek Diddens in and around the roofing industry. Diddens started the company in 2005 after a...
Burgess Company
In the high-stakes world of specialty construction, precision, trust, and innovation are everything. And for 30 years, Burgess Company has stood as a quiet giant in this field, tackling some of the...
Primera
dLooking for a comprehensive range of services, such as consultation, design, purchase, delivery, and installation of cabinetry, countertops, flooring, and window covering products? Primera provides...
DWB Consultants
DWB Consultants of Piedmont, Quebec, has taken on new personnel and projects since Construction in Focus last profiled the integrated engineering firm in August 2024. While DWB continues to offer...
Mack 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...
GMH Construction
In today’s world, listening to your customers and valuing their wishes and expectations is more important than ever before. For over 30 years, father and son, Greg and Dane Perkins, have prided...
Aetna 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...
A 21st-Century Solution to a Postwar Vision
From wood to steel and drywall to concrete, traditional building methods and modular construction share many of the same materials—but they are very different when it comes to speed of completion,...
The Modular Mindset
Sometimes an invention comes along that seems perfect from the moment it was created. Almost a century ago, Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen made household products in his workshop, eventually...
Florida’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...
Heavy Highway Infrastructure
Technical skill, friendship, and family support are all vital company values that have shaped and influenced much of what Heavy Highway Infrastructure (HHI) strives to accomplish in its projects,...
Blount-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...
B&H Construction
From humble beginnings in a garage to becoming a fixture in Henderson, Nevada, B&H Construction’s story is one of grit, growth, and lasting partnership. Founded in 1992 by Don Blanchard and Ray...
National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA)
For over four decades, the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA) has stood at the forefront of advancing affordable housing through local innovation, public-private...
Thos. 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...
Canusa Wood
Canusa Wood has passed the half-century mark as one of the leading importers and distributors of wood panel products in North America. Based in Vancouver, BC, the company purchases a variety of...
Comfort Windows & Doors
In a landscape often dominated by corporate acquisitions and mass-produced solutions, Comfort Windows & Doors stands apart. Founded in Syracuse in 1979, this family-owned company has grown into...
Hull Forest Products
Quality, trust, service, and sustainability are just a few reasons customers return to Hull Forest Products for outstanding hardwood lumber, floors, post and beam timbers, sawmill by-products, and...
MGroup/Melchior Management
Focusing on the purchase, development, management, and investment of commercial and multi-residential income assets, MGroup of Companies, previously Melchior Management, is an organization of...
LSE 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...
St. Moritz Building Services
Known simply as Phil to his friends, family, and dedicated staff, Philip St. Moritz was a man renowned for his entrepreneurial spirit, vision, and overwhelming kindness and generosity. His passing...
The 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...
The New Economics of Canadian Downtowns
Across Canada and around the world, downtown cores and town squares have served as the symbolic and practical heart of urban life for centuries. These central gathering places were designed to...
Miller Marriott Construction Co.
When faced with a client who wanted to build a house dangerously near a cliff, the team at Miller Marriott Construction Co. did not blink. “We have a reputation for being able to get our homes into...
Joseph Douglas Homes
Joseph Douglas Homes (JDH) was founded by engineer Deron Butler in 1998, beginning operations as a single-family home builder and remodeling company in the Menomonee Falls area of Wisconsin....
Strongwood
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,...
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a U.S. non-governmental, tax-exempt Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people and communities by breaking down the barriers to affordable...
Oneida County Economic Development Corporation (OCEDC)
Founded in 1989 to support and encourage economic growth across the county, the Oneida County Economic Development Corporation (OCEDC) focuses on helping Wisconsin businesses grow by assisting...
Davila 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...
Matern Professional Engineering
For Ryan Strandquest and the team at Matern Professional Engineering, 2024 marked the firm’s 40th anniversary, and signaled big changes to come. Last year’s celebrations saw a branding campaign with...
CCW Inc.
Canadian custom millwork shop CCW Inc. has seen some very interesting developments in the span of just a year. Since we previously spoke in spring 2024, both Paul Martin and Jordan Howe have joined...
North Carolina Custom Modulars
North Carolina Custom Modulars’ motto, ‘make your dream a reality,’ says it all. Fully committed to the customer, the Asheboro, North Carolina-based business goes the extra mile to ensure that...
Mack Kirk
Since its founding in 1908, Mack Kirk has stood the test of time as British Columbia’s only surviving roofing company from that era. What began as a small, single-service roofing business has...
Frontier Power Products
Specialists in engines and power generation products since 1983, Frontier Power Products is Western Canada’s premier provider of industrial generators and diesel engines, along with marine...
Blade Air
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, an adage that Toronto’s Blade Air has taken personally as it aims to disrupt the decades-long standard method of indoor air filtration via a...
Building for Density by Embracing Apartment Dwelling
Whether it’s major socioeconomic trends or cultural changes, urban apartment living has emerged as a defining characteristic of modern cityscapes, due in significant part to the extraordinary rate...
Tiny Homes for Sustainable Construction
Back in 2007 in the peak of the housing boom before the whole financial system almost came unraveled, people were living large in what were often called “McMansions.” These were massive and often...
Scott Edwards Architecture
Scott Edwards Architecture (SEA) is a Portland, Oregon -based architecture, interior design, and planning firm that brings together people and ideas to create awe-inspiring spaces. Its team tells...
Tilt Wall Ontario
Need a long-lasting, cost-effective, and architecturally versatile building product? Tilt Wall Ontario’s expertise in tilt-up construction and design helps clients create structures that are both...
Tarrant Roofing
When Danny Leverett founded Tarrant Roofing in 1994, he had years of hands-on industry experience under his belt. Working alongside his roofer dad since he was a kid taught Danny a lot about the...
North Star Windows & Doors
1985 was a year like no other. Film fans soaked up Back to the Future, Beverly Hills Cop, and Amadeus. Live Aid brought musicians like U2, David Bowie, Phil Collins, and Queen together to raise $70...
The Third Estimate
In the competitive and ever-evolving landscape of home improvement, The Third Estimate stands apart not merely because of the quality of its services, but because of its deeply ingrained purpose....
Chamberlain 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...
Affinity, a Vantem Company
Modular homes constructed in factories boast a variety of enduring benefits, a fact that Affinity is proud to share with its clients. Modular construction sits at the intersection of...
Best Choice Roofing
When he founded Best Choice Roofing (BCR) in 2009, Wayne Holloway had the vision of creating the finest full-service roofing company in America. Less than 20 years later, Holloway has transformed...
Central Roofing
Central Roofing, LLC, with locations in Mattoon, Sullivan, and Champaign, Illinois, is a licensed, bonded, and insured roofing contractor, and since its founding in 2012 has provided thousands of...
Custom 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...
HB Home Services
In today’s rapidly changing skilled trades industry, few companies are blending legacy, innovation, and purpose quite like HB Home Services. With deep roots in Central Pennsylvania and a growing...
Rigging International Group
Rigging International Group (RIG Rope Access) has made its name as a premier provider of rope access services for a full decade. Having recently celebrated the company’s tenth anniversary, co-owner...
Awnex Inc.
When you think about architectural branding, canopies and louvers might not be the first things that come to mind, but the team at Awnex Inc. has turned those metal details into an art form....
Winterberry Gardens
Winterberry Gardens got its start 40 years ago, when brothers Scot and Al Leavitt launched a small landscaping company in Connecticut. After profiling the business in 2022, Construction in Focus sat...
Building-integrated Photovoltaics – Visually Pleasing and Eco-Friendly
The Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) promises to be a unique building once it’s completed. In addition to being an...
Pennsylvania Builders Association
The Pennsylvania Builders Association (PBA) is a statewide non-profit trade association that began its operations in 1945 and is largely staffed by volunteers. CEO Dan Durden and 2025 President Dean...
Musser Home Builders
Musser Home Builders knows how to bring a vision to life. The company has been designing and building custom homes, additions, and renovations since 1972. Founded by Chester and Ruth Musser, the...
J.A. Myers Homes – 50 Years of Building with Heart
For 50 years, J.A. Myers Homes has been helping people turn their dream homes into reality. This family-run business, now in its second generation, has built more than 10,000 homes across nearly...