HSU Development is one company that "does" get it. The full-service construction company (which serves private- and government-sector clients) claims projects with these venerable institutions in its portfolio. HSU Development's services include pre-construction, design/build, construction management, general contracting, mission-critical assessments, historical renovations, residential building, and land development. The company works primarily in and around Washington, D.C. CEO Walter Hsu founded the firm in 1994.

Global construction and engineering firm BAUER Aktiengesellschaft (BAUER Group) works from the ground up. The company is involved in excavation -- civil engineering projects that require digging to form a foundation, such as the building of tunnels, bridges, wells, wastewater treatment plants, and mining facilities. BAUER Group operates in three divisions: equipment, construction, and resources. The equipment division manufactures the anchors, drilling rigs, and heavy machinery used in excavation and mining projects, while the resources division supplies the other two divisions with materials and services. BAUER Group has operations in 60 countries.

Howard S. Wright Construction Co. got its start in the state of Washington and today offers design/build, general contracting, and construction management services across the Western US, including Alaska and Hawaii. The firm specializes in commercial, industrial, and institutional projects both small and large, ranging from $5,000 to $50 million. It has worked on Seattle's Space Needle and the Phoenix International Raceway, as well as apartments, hospitals, hotels, office buildings, parking garages, retail centers, schools, and aerospace and high-tech facilities. The management-owned company was founded in 1885 by, you guessed it, Howard S. Wright.

Pochin's provides services through three main business segments: construction, property, and plant. It offers building and civil engineering contracting, property development and leasing, and concrete block manufacturing services in the UK. It also offers specialist plant hire services and specialist directional drilling subcontracting. The company got its start in 1935 as a joinery in Manchester.

International Building Technologies Group, Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the manufacture and sale of light weight building panels used in construction industries worldwide. The company’s building panels could be used in various ways to erect residential and commercial buildings without the need of wood or steel frame structures. It also intends to provide architectural design, panel supply, installation supervision, engineering, training, and technical support services. International Building Technologies Group, Inc. is based in City of Industry, California.

The Louis Berger Group provides civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering services for commercial and government projects around the world. The engineering firm has worked on high-profile projects such as the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the first toll expressway in the US and the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Louis Berger and its affiliates also has a significant overseas presence. It has built highways, airports, seaports, and dams and contributed to cultural and environmental preservation for projects in 140 countries. The privately-held group also has worked on reconstruction projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Day & Zimmermann offers services as distinct as day and night. Its family of companies provides engineering and construction, design, plant maintenance, security, staffing, munitions decommissioning, validation, and asset management services worldwide. A top global contractor, Day & Zimmermann provides operations, contract support, and maintenance services to US and foreign governments, as well as commercial customers. Its Day & Zimmermann NPS unit maintains half of the US's nuclear plants. Staffing subsidiary Yoh Services specializes in filling IT, engineering, and health care positions. Founded in 1901, Day & Zimmermann is owned and managed by the Yoh family, which has headed the firm for three generations.

Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) offers engineering and design work for building, infrastructure, power, transportation, and telecommunications projects throughout the eastern US. Its technical capabilities include civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering, as well as surveying, fire protection, building design, land planning, and environmental permitting. The firm and its group of five subsidiaries has worked for government agencies, institutions, industrial firms, and corporations. The company was founded in 1966 by A. Beecher Greenman and Herbert M. Pedersen and has more than 20 offices in 10 states.

Pribuss Engineering is an air-conditioning, heating, plumbing, and fire sprinkler system contractor for both residential and commercial clients needing to build new systems or remodel, alter, or improve existing ones. The mechanical construction firm handles a large part of its work in-house, only subbing out about 5%. Stanford University engineering graduate Rudy Pribuss started the company in 1968.

Weston Homes builds apartments and houses in the UK. The company focuses its efforts on brownfield development and urban regeneration projects throughout the country. It has about a dozen projects scattered throughout England, either currently in operation (with rented or sold units) or under development. Building industry expert Bob Weston formed Weston Homes' parent company, Weston Group Plc, in 1987. Its first development was a four-bedroom, detached house in Essex; today its building portfolio features large high-rise developments in London's Docklands region.

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