James G. Davis Construction (DAVIS) creates spaces for corporations, associations, schools, technology companies, restaurants, and other entities. Ranking among the top US general building contractors, the firm works on base building, interior, and renovation projects, primarily in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Services include preconstruction consultation, value engineering, design/build development, and project management. DAVIS has completed facilities for customers such as Capital One, PBS, MICROS Systems, and Time Life. Employees own about 69% of the company. President Jim Davis is the son of James Davis, who founded the firm in 1966.

The Berkeley generation is all about urban regeneration. Berkeley Group Holdings is a major British urban regenerator and residential developer, operating through such divisions as Berkeley Homes, St. George, and St James Group. Berkeley develops residential and mixed-use projects throughout much of the UK. The group annually sells more than 3,000 units, averaging 295,000 (some $485,000). It has expanded its land bank and is taking advantage of government incentives to focus on redeveloping inner-city areas (dubbed brownfields), with projects ranging from luxury abodes to subsidized housing. The group controls land holdings of about 31,000 plots. Urban renewal sites make up more than 95% of its landholdings.

NCI has become one of the largest integrated manufacturers and marketers of metal coil coating solutions, metal components and custom metal building systems for the non-residential construction industry in North America. Product innovation, organic growth and numerous strategic and highly advantageous acquisitions have led to the continued development of this successful organization. In 1992 NCI joined NASDAQ and by 1998 NCI moved to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) where it remains today as “NCS” under the name NCI Building Systems, Inc.

EcoStar's roof is the first recycled one I've seen tonight. EcoStar, a division of Carlisle SynTec, manufactures roofing tiles that are composed of up to 80% recycled post-industrial plastic and rubber. The materials are remnants of such products as car bumpers and baby diapers. Its products are meant to be wind, rain, fire, and hail resistant; they offer a durable alternative to traditional tile, slate, and shake. EcoStar also makes polypropylene underlayments (Aqua Guard), sheet membranes to protect against moisture (Glacier Guard), copper snow retention brackets (Snow Guards), fasteners, tapes, and walkway pads (NOVA). Its products are sold in the US and Canada.

Niedermeyer Intertrade exports wood products from North America. The company specializes in power line construction materials such as pressure treated poles, crossarms and crossbraces, pole line hardware, and glulam (glue laminated) power poles. It also provides treated and untreated lumber, Eastern red cedar logs and veneer quality logs, and other building materials.

Morris Architects has designs on your next big project. With offices in Houston, Los Angeles, and Orlando, the firm offers architecture and interior design, master planning, landscape architecture, and environmental design services. The firm has about a half dozen design studios; each dedicated to business areas such as corporate, education, entertainment, hospitality, public assembly, and health care. Morris Architects' diverse portfolio includes the Houston Astrodome, a 19,000-acre eco-tourism development in the Amazon Rainforest, and Hard Rock Cafe in Moscow. Morris also gained attention for a design proposal that transforms an oil rig into a luxury resort. Seth Irvin Morris founded the company in 1938.

Alberici helped shape the St. Louis skyline; it now sets its sights -- or its construction sites -- across North America. Alberici Corporation, parent of Alberici Constructors, encompasses a group of enterprises with a presence in North America, Central America, South America, and Europe. Operations include construction services, building materials, and steel fabrication and erection units. Alberici offers general contracting, design/build, construction management, demolition, and specialty contracting services. It also offers facilities management. The Alberici family still holds the largest share of the employee-owned firm, founded in 1918 by John S. Alberici.

NVR offers homebuyers everything -- including the kitchen sink. The company builds single-family detached homes, townhomes, and condominiums, mainly for first-time and move-up buyers, primarily in the eastern US. NVR markets its homes as Ryan Homes, Fox Ridge Homes, Rymarc Homes, and NVHomes. Its largest markets, the Washington, DC, and Baltimore areas, account for nearly half of sales. NVR sells about 15,000 homes annually. Sizes range from 1,000 sq. ft. to 7,300 sq. ft., and prices range from $56,000 to $2 million, averaging about $296,000. Subsidiary NVR Mortgage Finance offers mortgage and title services.

Tracy Export concentrates on the hardwood log industry abroad. The company exports hardwood veneer logs, sawlogs, and various grades of lumber and veneer to Europe and Asia. It operates from offices in East Dubuque and East Saint Louis, Illinois; Edmonds, Washington; and White Pigeon, Michigan. The family-owned and operated business has 45 years of experience in the hardwood log industry.

Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Daewoo E&C) swings its hammer far and wide. The firm is one of the largest construction companies in South Korea and is active around the world. It provides construction, engineering, and architectural services for power, industrial, infrastructure, commercial, and residential projects. Daewoo E&C's portfolio includes gas pipeline and storage tanks in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East; more than 130 domestic and international highway and bridge projects; and its PRUGIO brand of upscale apartments. Founded in 1973 and spun off by the now-defunct Daewoo Group in 2000, Daewoo E&C was acquired by Kumho Asiana Group in 2006.

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