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Engineering News-Record has released the results of the Top 600 Specialty Contractors and “for the first time since the 2010 housing crisis, total revenue for ENR’s Top 600 firms decreased from $151.3 billion last year based on 2019 revenue to $145.9 billion this year based on 2020 revenue – a drop of 3.57%.” COVID-19 certainly had wide-reaching effects, impacting everything from labor and material availability to pricing and employee health. And, while some firms have managed to find success, ongoing market disruptions still linger, but it’s not all doom and gloom according to ENR. The pandemic has forced firms to find innovative solutions and improve operations in order to keep projects and companies moving forward. You can read more about the impact on the industry by clicking below. You’ll also find the Top 600 rankings (where MillerClapperton advanced ten spaces), as well as how firms are finding success despite setback and bottlenecks.
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Location: Alpharetta, GA
Product: Reynobond FR (MCM)
General Contractor: Evans General Contractors
Architect: Atlas Collaborative
This summer, PAJUNK, a leading global provider of medical devices, moved into its new headquarters in Alpharetta, GA. The 50,000-square-foot building houses new office space, a state-of-the-art clean room for manufacturing procedural trays, and a 30,000-sqaure-foot warehouse. The increased space is designed to keep up with growing demands while providing best-in-class customer service. MillerClapperton fabricated and installed 6,595 square feet of Metal Composite Material for the project.
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No trip to the Windy CIty is complete without a good Italian beef, delicious pizza, and a stroll past some of the country’s best architecture, most of which was constructed immediately after the great fire of 1871. “Since then, Chicago has only continued adding value to its urban grid and new buildings have been progressively enhancing the city’s beautiful skyline,” including a recent MillerClapperton project, Vista Tower. If you love architecture, click below for “a list of buildings – new and old – that will help you understand, internalize, and love Chicago’s built environment.”
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A study conducted by Icelandair “analyzed factors such as light pollution, congestion, happiness levels, and traffic congestion to determine which cities around the world offer residents the most relaxing environments.” With headlines blaring about the declines in mental health since the pandemic began, a vacation to a more tranquil place, or perhaps even a long-term commitment to living in one of these more relaxed cities should be at the top of our list. You may be surprised to learn that it’s not just international destinations that made the top 20 list as three U.S. cities rounded out the final spots.
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Recommendation: First-Of-Its-Kind Modular Move at DFW Airport
Produced By: ENR’s Critical Path Podcast
The Critical Path Podcast from Engineering News-Record delivers insights from leading experts and decision-makers about the latest construction industry innovations, issues and developments. In the most recent episode, they talk about how six, prefabricated modules came together to form an 80,000-sqaure-foot new concourse that was rolled into place at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. “The modules, complete with metal panels and glazing, were transported a quarter mile across the airfield, including a 90° turn, from the prefabrication yard to the site every other night by three SMPTs moving in parallel at up to 5 mph. Huge amounts of planning, coordination, and expert engineering were required to pull off this massive feat.
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