Skidmore Owings & Merrill prefers a skyline view. One of the world's largest architectural and engineering firms, Skidmore Owings & Merrill (or SOM) has earned its fame with innovative modernist designs and such high-profile projects as the John Hancock Building and Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). Its portfolio of services includes graphics, interior design, and urban design and planning. Transportation planning, infrastructure planning, environmental engineering, and geotechnical engineering are part of its structural and civil engineering offerings. The firm, which has completed projects in more than 40 countries, has offices in several major metropolitan US cities and in Europe and Asia.

Cox Industries is no splinter group; its wood products are pressure-treated to stay together. The company is a manufacturer of pressure-treated wood products for such applications as outdoor furniture, playground equipment, decking, fences, arbors, gazebos, and more. Its Utility Products Division makes treated wood products used in utility poles, cross arms and brace arms, guard rails and posts, retaining walls, and marine construction. Products are distributed through building supply dealers, distributors, and specialty stores in the eastern US and internationally in Belgium and the UK. The company, founded as Wood Preserving in 1954, is still run by the Cox family.

Hancock Lumber Company, Inc. company manages more than 40,000 acres of timberland in the Pine Tree State and produces about 63 million board ft. of eastern white pine lumber at three sawmills. Its pine products are shipped nationwide. Hancock Lumber also operates retail and discount stores throughout Maine that sell roofing, siding, decking, windows and doors, custom kitchen products, cabinetry and millwork, and overstock building materials to both do-it-yourself homeowners and residential and commercial contractors. Founded in 1848, Hancock Lumber Company is owned and operated by sixth-generation members of the Hancock family.

Winalta Inc. rents, delivers, and maintains modular camp units, trailers, and power and water systems for use at well sites, mines, and lumber camps in western Canada. Winalta shed its manufactured home building and construction services business in 2010 after emerging from creditor protection. The company disposed of several assets, including land, homes, manufacturing plants, and gravel pit leases, in order to reduce its $46 million debt. Some of that debt likely came from the 2009 acquisiton of Winalta Envirocore, a road builder for the oil and gas industry. The recession drove down demand and Winalta's revenues and stock prices plunged that same year.

A unit of Parsons Corporation, Parsons Commercial Technology Group (PARCOMM) provides project management, engineering, construction, design, maintenance, and related services for industrial and commercial projects. The company's clients include firms in the telecommunications, health care, manufacturing, defense, petroleum, and chemical industries. PARCOMM also completes projects for schools, colleges, and government entities. Specialized services include industrial environmental remediation, factory modernization, and developing state vehicle inspection and compliance programs. PARCOMM operates throughout the US and the world.

Parsons Transportation Group, Inc.,the company provides engineering, construction, management, and maintenance services for infrastructure projects including airports, railroads, highways, and tunnels. In addition to handling large-scale building projects, Parsons Transportation Group offers expertise in revenue collection and management systems, communication and control systems engineering, and transportation planning services. It serves public and private customers around the world. Parsons Transportation Group is a business unit of engineering giant Parsons Corporation.

Turbonics' Toester has nothing to do with warming your bread. The company manufactures compact hydronic fan coil heating units for hot water heaters and other HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) applications under the Toester brand name. Other product names include Kickster, Turbo-Toest, and Chill Chaser.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of flooring products and ceiling systems in the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The company’s Resilient Flooring segment produces vinyl sheet, vinyl tile, and linoleum flooring, as well as sources and sells laminate flooring products, ceramic tile products, adhesives, installation and maintenance materials, and accessories for homes and commercial and institutional buildings. This segment sells its products to wholesalers, large home centers, retailers, and contractors, as well as to the manufactured homes industry. Its Wood Flooring segment offers pre-finished solid and engineered wood floors, and related accessories for use in new residential construction and renovation with various commercial applications in stores, restaurants, and offices. This segment sells its products to independent wholesale flooring distributors and large home centers under the brand names of Bruce, Hartco, Robbins, Timberland, Armstrong, HomerWood, and Capella. The company’s Building Products segment produces suspended mineral fiber, soft fiber, and metal ceiling systems, as well as complementary ceiling products for use in commercial, institutional, and residential settings. It sells its commercial ceiling materials and accessories to ceiling systems contractors and resale distributors; and residential ceiling products to wholesalers and retailers. Its Cabinets segment offers kitchen and bathroom cabinetry, and related products that are used in the residential new construction and renovation markets. It also provides design, fabrication, and installation services to single and multi-family homebuilders, remodelers, and consumers under the Armstrong brand name. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1891 and is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

LZT Architects provides a variety of architectural and design services and has completed more than 500 projects mainly in Austin, Texas. Its services range from site selection and master planning to project management and construction administration. The firm's projects include its award-winning green building project, the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless; a 48,000 sq. foot center for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault called Safeplace; and an affordable senior housing and community center development for The Salvation Army. LZT Architects was established in 1982.

Comfort Systems USA alters ambient air automatically. The company sells and services commercial HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems in apartments, health care facilities, office buildings, manufacturing plants, retail centers, and schools. The company maintains more than 40 operating units in nearly 75 cities throughout the US. In addition to HVAC services, Comfort Systems designs building automation control systems that integrate, monitor, and operate HVAC, lighting, and access control systems. Some company locations also offer fire protection, plumbing, and electrical services. Comfort Systems was established in 1997.

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