Case Studies Green Building

For more than a century, O.C. McDonald Co. Inc. has been one of the Bay Area’s leading plumbing, process piping and HVAC contractors and service providers. Located in San Jose, California, O.C. McDonald is known for its quality workmanship and has accomplished some of the most complicated installations in the valley. By building a reputation […]

Opened in February 2015, JW Marriott Austin is the largest JW Marriott hotel in North America in terms of number of guest rooms at 1,012. At 1.2 million square feet, this 34-story facility has become a leading choice in downtown Austin luxury hotels. The construction of JWMA was a three-and-half-year project managed by Hunt Construction […]

Serving the Connecticut and New York residential building markets from its headquarters in Cos Cob, Connecticut, Cornerstone Contracting Corporation is a high-end custom homebuilder with nearly 25 years of experience in the industry. Founded in 1992 by George Pusser and Robert Kolton with a mission to build exceptional custom homes to its own set of […]

In California, LEED Certification is so in that it’s out. Now that so many of the California Green Building Standard Code requirements essentially bring buildings up to these strict environmental standards, builders and property tenants are shifting their focus from strictly environmental health to employee health and wellbeing. Companies hope this will help attract and […]

If BCCI Construction wants clients to know how the WELL Building Standard can improve a work environment, all the staff needs to do is give a tour of the headquarters. That’s because, a little more than a year ago, the company designed its new office in accordance with the standard. “We really did create a […]

What do you do when a small buffalo herd appears on the property you are managing? Joan Magill remembers asking herself this question when nine buffalo escaped from a nearby farm and started running through one of the communities her company manages. This is just one story from Magill’s upcoming book, “Condolirious”, in which she […]

For two generations, Bridgewater, Massachusetts-based Callahan Construction Managers, a family company, has been bringing projects to life from inception to completion with services designed to meet every phase of construction. Pre-construction, construction management, design-build and design assist as well as the ability to self-perform site work — Callahan Construction Managers has mastered efficient project delivery […]