Case Studies Region: West

Based in Cheyenne, Edwards Development Company (EDC) is a leading subdivision developer and construction firm that has built communities all across the state of Wyoming. Founded in 1976 by Bill Edwards, EDC takes a customer-first approach to every project. “That means envisioning the end user, which in our case is typically a young family unlocking […]

In 1976 Randy Newhard left his home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on his 1972 Yamaha 360 Enduro and set out to start a new life in California. Upon arriving in the Golden State, Newhard bluffed his way into a position with one of the nation’s largest landscaping companies. “Told them I knew everything about landscape, but […]

Reveal Windows & Doors by Pacific Architectural Millwork is carving a niche for itself and opening doors to untapped design possibilities with its “timber curtain walls,” a product that, until now, has only been produced in Europe by companies like RAICO. From the exterior, these look like traditional curtain walls, which use aluminum frames to hold walls […]

When contractors finish a construction project they get what’s called a punch list. It includes everything that isn’t up to code or the original specifications, and it can be a huge drain of money and time. Not for Northwest Partitions. “We pride ourselves on doing it right the first time so it’s not uncommon for […]

Since 1992 GCI General Contractors has been serving clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area as a leading sustainable building and commercial interior construction specialist. With a strong presence in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, the company’s list of clientele has grown over the years to include some of the country’s most recognizable brands GCI […]

Of all things, McCarthy Building Companies is stocking up on shipping containers. The reason why? Safety. By opening the front and back doors of enclosed, conex-type containers, the company can use them as tunnels at worksite entrances, protecting workers from falling debris. Robert Coibion, chief estimator for McCarthy, says the idea came from one of […]

When founder Leonard Nagel started Leonard’s Carpet Services in 1960, he set out to be a carpet installation supplier, nothing more. Within a decade, his company had not only become one of the largest carpet labor suppliers in southern California, it was also providing other services. That’s been the trend going on six decades: growth […]

How do you renovate one of America’s busiest and most beautiful places? You get some friends to help, of course. Dennis Kennelly, project manager for the engineering firm T.Y. Lin International, says that to win the bid to renovate facilities at Niagara Falls State Park, it turned to long-standing partners and architectural landscaping experts, The […]

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 […]

In 2016, Computrols Inc. began renovating the 43,000-square-foot building that will serve as its new manufacturing facility and headquarters in Gretna, Louisiana. According to Drew Mire, the company’s vice president of operations, this new location can’t happen fast enough. He says Computrols has outgrown its old facility, and the new one is just one way […]