Case Studies Region: West

On a Tuesday morning somewhere between a Las Vegas job site and a Utah ski lift, Victor Fuchs‘s phone buzzes. It doesn’t matter where he is or what he’s doing — if something happens on a Helix Electric project, he wants to know immediately. Not because he doubts his people, but because he refuses to […]

When California’s first new steel mill in more than half a century needed an electrical contractor capable of executing a highly complex industrial project, A-C Electric Company was prepared for the challenge. That capability did not develop overnight. It reflects more than 80 years of experience, investment in people and a company culture built around […]

If Nick Kurtz looks familiar, it is because he might be. Somewhere between a Bosch Tools commercial, a two-year run as spokesperson for Skil Power Tools, and shooting pool with Charlize Theron in a Budweiser ad, Kurtz became one of those faces people swear they know but can’t quite place. He found out just how […]

In his first days at Jefferson County, Mark Danner wasn’t sitting behind a desk. He scrubbed toilets at a nature center, hauled trash and did every piece of janitorial work the job required. More than four decades later, he still keeps that memory close, not as a hardship but as a foundation. It taught him […]

David Mondt’s professional story is inseparable from the institution he now helps shape. A graduate of Aims Community College’s CAD drafting program, Mondt returned to the college a decade ago with a clear sense of purpose and a practical understanding of how the built environment can accelerate opportunity. Today, as director of planning, design and […]

Keri Steers has spent much of her life solving practical problems. Long before she entered the professional world of facilities management, she was learning firsthand how buildings worked, spending time on sites, handling tools, and seeing how quickly things could break and be fixed again and ultimately improve people’s lives. Those early experiences built a […]

Great leadership in architecture often begins long before a building rises from the ground. It begins in conversations around conference tables, in the interpretation of dense technical language, and in the shared understanding that design ultimately serves people. For Russell Flynn, director at KTGY Group, that philosophy guides both the communities he helps design and […]

Sandy Maus has spent nearly three decades proving that strong processes, trust in people, and a commitment to shared values can scale from small projects to some of the most complex builds in the Pacific Northwest, and her work today reflects a career defined less by titles and more by the teams she has developed. […]

Pickleball’s rise from backyard pastime to national obsession has reshaped retail real estate across the country. Warehouses and former big box stores are being reimagined as climate-controlled community hubs where players of every age gather to compete, socialize, and stay active. At the center of Ace Pickleball Club’s rapid expansion is Vincent Barrios, chief development […]

Conner Freiboth approaches construction as an integrated system, blending engineering, operations, and user experience. As a project manager for VASA Fitness, he operates at the intersection of design, construction, and end-user impact, helping scale a rapidly growing brand while maintaining consistency across a national footprint. VASA Fitness, headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO, is a chain […]