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In the world of architecture, engineering and construction, working from home typically isn’t feasible. No one can lay bricks or properly evaluate a metal and concrete foundation from their sofa. Yet, as the adage goes, “necessity is the mother of invention.” For Marc Goldman and the AEC industry, that necessity came in the form of […]

He’s done everything from high-rise construction to recovery at ground zero in Manhattan following the 9/11 attacks. He’s also helped his companies divest millions of dollars of real estate In each circumstance, Mark P. Job says he’s sought simple and cost-effective solutions, and that’s typical of his approach to construction and facilities management. For instance, […]

Marc Caristi says he had the best role model and mentor for a career at an alarm company: his father, Joe. Growing up around the family business—Boston-based Prestige Alarm & Service—the younger Caristi was inspired his father’s commitment to installing and maintaining fire alarm and sprinkler systems for more than 25 years. In fact, seeing […]

They told him when he started he wouldn’t be asked to work at the auto dealerships. No, Marc Rienow was hired specifically to care for the Gengras family’s 40-acre estate in central Connecticut; he’d not be setting foot on Motor Cars lots or inside showrooms. That didn’t last long—within three months after his 1993 hiring, […]

Between fears of COVID-19 and the resulting rise in unemployment, panic and uncertainty have seeped into just about every industry in America. But for Mark Beroney, president of Atlantic Prefab in Wilton, New Hampshire, business is booming. At the prefabrication firm, he’s keeping more than 30 employees on the payroll and projects moving forward with […]

If you tuned in to the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting event this past holiday season, you would’ve seen the 77-foot tall Norway spruce twinkle to life with 50,000 multi-colored LED lights and a Swarovski crystal star—a scintillating backdrop to kicking Rockettes and musical performers including John Legend. What you didn’t see was the team from […]

It was definitely not a case of “one if by land, two if by sea.” Instead, when it came time to deliver and install the 32-foot-high glass panels for the new Apple flagship store façade in Chicago, it was bring it by barge up the Chicago River. The panels were not just dropped off at […]

“Cheap work isn’t good and good work isn’t cheap,” is a straight-up observation from Matthew Gum. That being said, Gum, the president of Kroeschell Rocky Mountain says while contracting services at the Colorado-based firm may not always be the cheapest, the relationship built with a satisfied customer is sufficient reward. That’s what means the most […]

It’s called “pulling cable” in the electrician’s trade, and they’ve done a lot of it at Kasselman Electric Co. over the company’s 70-year history. Yet as Kasselman President and CEO Becky Kasselman points out, the company has steadily evolved from wiring commercial, industrial and larger scale residential jobs in upstate New York to installing security […]

The National WWII Museum has effectively become the centerpiece of New Orleans—and it is one of the most extensive projects in the long history of Mathes Brierre Architects. It shows. Enter the sleek and dramatic glass-paneled US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, and you’re surrounded by warbirds of all sizes and functions. Across the plaza […]