We’re not expecting the internet to suddenly go dark or electricity to fail – but there’s certainly a growing interest in living more self-sufficiently. People are planting vegetable gardens, using...
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Callahan Inc.
Leading With Integrity
Considering the ease with which Callahan, Inc. dominates several diverse construction markets, going big is not at all daunting for this forward-thinking company. For this construction giant,...
Machinio
Making the World a One-Stop Shop
Boasting the world’s largest platform for buying and selling used machinery and equipment, Machinio makes it effortless for thousands of sellers to connect with thousands of buyers, facilitating...
New Path Construction and Consulting
“Outsider” Firm Paving a New Path in Construction
Adam Garcia launched New Path Construction and Consulting in May 2016 with a simple vision in mind: he wanted to stress business acumen and fundamentals during construction deals while embracing an...
How To Create Safer Spaces and Healthier Homes
More Than Just a Trend
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...
Bioesque Solutions
Bringing More Safety and Less Work to Surface Disinfection
A year after COVID-19 arrived we are still wiping and re-wiping homes and workplaces with harsh disinfectants. Now Bioesque has a safer and more effective alternative that's quicker and easier to...
Egan Visual Inc.
Built to Inspire
Some of the best modern-day inventions that you know of and use were likely created from an idea that was started on a whiteboard. From the creation of Air Jordan, iPhone, Tesla, and Xbox, to...
CBS Rentals
Committed to Expanding and Enhancing Services in the Face of COVID
In January 2020, CBS Rentals, a fast-growing construction equipment rental firm based in the Houston area, achieved a remarkable milestone. CBS set a record for equipment rented numbers to clients,...
AGF
Raising the Rebar
Construction wouldn't be construction without one of the greatest duos in the game – the combination of reinforcing bar and concrete. And, at the top of their game, Quebec's AGF Group is a worldwide...
STAR Inc.
Founded on Knowledge and Integrity
For over 35 years, Girish C. Dubey has gone to work every morning to make a positive difference to the pavement industry – and to the world. A veteran of a demanding and crucial industry, Dubey, the...
Asphalt Specialists Inc.
What it Takes to Make Smooth Roads and Perfect Parking
What happens when you spend your high school summers getting up at 4:30 a.m. to go to work for a civil engineering contractor and learn the ropes of putting in underground utilities like water mains...
Alpha Structural Inc.
Building a Strong Foundation in Los Angeles – and Beyond
David Tourjé found a place in the construction community after his parents moved to the Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Mount Washington when he was twelve years old. “Back then it was a...
What Would a City Designed by Women Look Like?
New Directions
True story: two female real estate developers turned the site of a former strip club in Toronto into a nine-story, 197-unit condo building named Reina, which is the Spanish word for queen. In a...
Boudreau Pipeline Corporation
Setting the Standard while Digging the Future
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...
Falcon Structures
Taking Shipping Containers to the Next Level
Strong, durable, adaptable, transportable, affordable, and quick to produce – what's not to like about working spaces and living spaces transformed from shipping containers by Texas-based Falcon...
All Commercial Floors
Resiliency and Resolve in the Face of COVID
In the November 2019 issue of Construction in Focus, we noted All Commercial Floors’ (ACF) growth and success. Since that story ran, the commercial flooring company based in Grand Prairie, Texas has...
Glengate Company
Making Home a Beautiful Place to Be
“Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort,” said Jane Austen in Emma. Surely she would endorse Connecticut's Glengate Company, which loves to create pools and gardens for clients...
Roman Mosaic & Tile Company
Turning Tilework Into Artwork
Since 1902, Roman Mosaic & Tile has been a leader in flooring, the result of a fabulous marriage of traditional craftsmanship with modern technology and artistic creation, winning the National...
George D. Alan Company
An Education in Waterproofing
Do you know what can happen if you don’t properly waterproof a building? The George D. Alan Company (GDA) does. The Texas-based commercial waterproofing company has been telling those who will...
OTG Construction
At the Forefront of the Net-Zero Movement
Tyler Galaski has been around the construction industry in one way or another for his whole life. He remembers accompanying his father, Dave Galaski, on job sites as a youngster and enjoyed building...
Hasler Homes Ltd
A Limitless Ambition to Build Net-Zero Homes
In the quest to be as ecologically and environmentally aware as possible, BC-based Hasler Homes Ltd has taken its building process to a new level with its ongoing commitment to Net Zero...
Minto Communities Canada
Sustainable Urban Development for a Better World – Many Homes at a Time
Faced with the twin challenges of expanding cities and accelerating climate change, sustainable home development is crucial. In Eastern Canada, Minto Communities has built a reputation for doing...
Building Knowledge Canada
Building Science for a Net-Zero Future
Building science is the interaction of heat, air, and moisture with the built environment. As the world moves toward a greener future to help fend off the effects of climate change, we have to...
Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA)
Greener Homes to Help the Planet – and Your Bank Account
What’s the one bill you dread seeing the most every month? For many, it’s their heating bill. If your house is a bit on the drafty side, you often need to crank up the thermostat – but that ends up...
Campbell & Company
Doing What’s Right, Even When Most Difficult
In Washington State’s Tri-City and Yakima areas, Campbell & Company maintains, repairs, and replaces HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing and sewer systems in local homes and businesses to the highest of...
New Cycling Infrastructure Creates New Construction Opportunities
Share the Road
COVID-19 has created new concerns and complications for mass transit. Physical distancing is challenging – if not impossible – on subways, buses, and trains. For instance, when encountering just 30...
Ceramic Technics
Building Business through Relationships
Ceramic Technics Ltd. (CTL) is a leading importer and distributor of high-grade porcelain tile and natural stone materials, primarily to commercial clients. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of...
ProAll International Manufacturing
Building on a Solid Foundation
There’s a lot to be proud of at ProAll International Manufacturing. Whether it’s utilizing a unique method to pour concrete via specialized mobile concrete mixers, or weathering a global pandemic...
All County Paving
Paving The Way
From pathways to parking lots and everything in between, there is no corner-cutting when it comes to All County Paving's asphalt applications and project management consultation services that reach...
Slater Builders
Building For The Future
Tackling a wide variety of construction projects that vary in both size and scope, Slater Builders has created a thriving business built on years of exemplary customer service, quality craftsmanship...
CMTA
Designing for Wellness and Energy Savings
Award-winning, rapidly-growing engineering firm CMTA helps design buildings with energy-efficiency and wellness in mind. It is an approach that has proven popular as the Louisville, Kentucky-based...
Transwall Office Interiors
Let There Be Light… With Brilliant Glass Wall Systems
Transwall Office Interiors is described by owner and chairman Jay Aikens a manufacturer specializing in architectural metal and glass wall systems and movable partition systems. The company...
BCCI Construction
Building Relationships
Thoroughly testing our resolve, the COVID-19 crisis is unlike anything many of us have ever endured. While the pandemic remains challenging, some companies are seizing the opportunity to help others...
QMD Enterprises Inc.
Built for Luxury and Longevity
QMD Enterprises Inc. is a general contractor specializing in residential, industrial, and commercial construction. Its projects are primarily located in Montreal, Quebec City, the Ottawa-Gatineau...
Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes
A Formula for Success
Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes, LLC was founded in 2007, “just in time to watch the market tank,” remembers Sales Manager Bruce Bingaman. Yet, despite this challenge, the family-owned and operated...
Axis Construction and MODLOGIQ
Building Relationships, One Module at a Time
Off-site modular construction has clear advantages over on-site construction. So, why isn’t everyone doing it? John Buongiorno, Director of Axis Construction’s modular division and Jim Gabriel,...