Case Studies October 2023

Will McCullough was meeting with developers in northern Virginia to get a daycare built for Celebree Schools when he heard something that “hit close to home,” he says. “One of them said, ‘We’ve heard about Celebree; there’s a pent-up demand for premium quality childcare in this market, and I’ve got two kids myself, so I […]

In the more than 30 years Brian Midyett has worked in the construction industry, he’s directed design-build projects for public, commercial and industrial construction throughout Alaska and beyond. As president of STG Pacific, he’s ensured the Anchorage-based contractors expand the scope of work and project locations into the Lower 48—as far away as Florida. Midyett […]

Ask a corporate real estate boss about the mission at hand, and in this post-pandemic era, you’ll probably hear it’s about saving money on facilities while not compromising performance. To be sure, that’s among Arthur Begetis’ goals at ResMed, but he prefers to emphasize a more ambitious raison d’etre. “Everything’s being done with the view […]

It’s not every construction director who on occasion dons a purple mongoose costume but to Don Taggart, his lines of responsibility blur at Par Pacific Holdings. Though he’s the senior manager of environmental construction and facilities for the company’s growing number of nomnom convenience stores and fueling stations in Washington and Idaho, Taggart takes on […]

As a paramedic, Tim Cornelius frequently had to deal with extreme trauma. Little did he know that he’d be dealing with a different kind of extreme at work decades later. As the director of facilities and materials management for Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony, Cornelius ensured patient care continued as usual despite Eastern Texas […]

Rumors of the demise of post-pandemic person-to-person contact have been greatly exaggerated. So believes Alison Jackson as she lays the groundwork for TitleMax’s stores of the future. The brand experience is still physical at its core because it allows the business to deliver a powerful and personalized customer experience. While this consumer lending company has […]

Jorge Sanz may not have been born to swing a hammer, but he’s been doing it—and more—for an awfully long time. Sanz, the vice president of construction operations for Miami-based Related Group, began working in construction for his father, a Cuban immigrant and general contractor. “My two brothers and I grew up in the business,” […]

While many commercial and institutional establishments closed to normal business during COVID-19, the buildings weren’t necessarily dormant. Many wise owners and property managers seized the moment for renovations and upgrades, and last year, Greater San Diego Air Conditioning reaped the benefits on the HVAC front, collecting a company-record revenue. Such projects having leveled off, Ryan […]