Giants 300 Science & Technology Report

Students work in the undergraduate chemistry classroom, in the University of Rochester’s Hutchison Hall, a structure originally built in the 1960s.

Constructed in three months at a cost of $1.5 million, the 2,265-sf laboratory is a prototype for future development at the university. According to Joseph Dinnocenzo, professor of chemistry at the University of Rochester, the lab was designed to bring together the three phases of experimental work: design, execution, and analysis.

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR ARCHITECTURE FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	HDR Architecture	60,900,000
2	Perkins+Will	54,976,710
3	HOK	39,049,209
4	Flad Architects	35,280,000
5	SmithGroupJJR	31,200,000
6	Payette	17,207,046
7	Ballinger	10,940,133
8	EwingCole	10,000,000
9	S/L/A/M Collaborative, The	7,895,193
10	NBBJ	7,394,000
11	PageSoutherlandPage	7,038,000
12	BSA LifeStructures	6,339,395
13	Ennead Architects	5,890,000
14	Gensler	4,100,000
15	Harley Ellis Devereaux	3,600,000
16	OZ Architecture	3,006,974
17	Wight & Company	2,959,100
18	ZGF Architects	2,781,476
19	Ware Malcomb	2,264,000
20	Kirksey Architecture	2,108,182
21	Reynolds, Smith and Hills	2,100,000
22	Lord, Aeck & Sargent	1,445,819
23	Perkins Eastman	1,300,000
24	SMMA\|Symmes Maini & McKee Associates	1,217,481
25	IBI Group	1,206,499

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR ENGINEERING FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	Jacobs	692,920,000
2	M+W U.S.	105,132,043
3	Stantec	42,300,000
4	Affiliated Engineers	14,482,000
5	Middough	12,500,000
6	URS Corp.	11,485,000
7	Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers	10,000,000
8	R.G. Vanderweil Engineers	8,231,300
9	Merrick & Co.	6,150,000
10	Bergmann Associates	5,300,000
11	RMF Engineering	4,500,000
12	WSP USA	4,200,000
13	Smith Seckman Reid	4,070,000
14	Clark Nexsen	4,046,032
15	STV	3,082,000
16	SSOE Group	3,043,000
17	Thornton Tomasetti	1,792,193
18	ccrd partners	1,250,000
19	RMH Group, Inc., The	1,192,171
20	RDK Engineers	1,092,000
21	Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates	1,037,000
22	KPFF Consulting Engineers	1,000,000
23	AKF Group	1,000,000
24	Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor	1,000,000
25	Karpinski Engineering	868,947

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR CONSTRUCTION FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, The	704,586,928
2	Jacobs	692,920,000
3	Turner Corporation, The	270,000,000
4	DPR Construction	260,132,313
5	Manhattan Construction Group	203,632,000
6	JE Dunn Construction	147,553,307
7	Lend Lease	135,276,349
8	Structure Tone	105,970,000
9	Tutor Perini	68,084,000
10	Layton Construction	45,300,000
11	E.W. Howell Co.	43,137,000
12	McCarthy Holdings	41,000,000
13	Weitz Company, The	39,314,126
14	Messer Construction Co.	28,777,706
15	Coakley & Williams Construction	22,023,492
16	Flintco	20,800,000
17	Gilbane Building	17,822,000
18	Choate Construction	15,422,770
19	S. M. Wilson & Co.	12,268,944
20	Linbeck Group	12,000,000
21	URS Corp.	11,485,000
22	CORE Construction	8,242,587
23	McShane Companies, The	8,000,000
24	Yates Companies, Inc., The	4,000,000
25	Kraus-Anderson Construction	3,000,000

Investigators from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) say they have found no evidence of underground voids on the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse, according to a new NIST report. The team of investigators have studied the site’s subsurface conditions to determine if sinkholes or excessive settling of the pile foundations might have caused the collapse.

Office Buildings | Sep 14, 2023

New York office revamp by Kohn Pedersen Fox features new façade raising occupant comfort, reducing energy use

The modernization of a mid-century Midtown Manhattan office tower features a new façade intended to improve occupant comfort and reduce energy consumption. The building, at 666 Fifth Avenue, was originally designed by Carson & Lundin. First opened in November 1957 when it was considered cutting-edge, the original façade of the 500-foot-tall modernist skyscraper was highly inefficient by today’s energy efficiency standards.

The Tampa General Health Behavioral Health Hospital, JE Dunn, Stengel Hill Architecture

Healthcare Facilities | Sep 13, 2023

Florida’s first freestanding academic medical behavioral health hospital breaks ground in Tampa Bay

Construction kicked off recently on TGH Behavioral Health Hospital, Florida’s first freestanding academic medical behavioral health hospital. The joint venture partnership between Tampa General (a 1,040-bed facility) and Lifepoint Behavioral Health will provide a full range of inpatient and outpatient care in specialized units for pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics, and fills a glaring medical need in the area.

Adaptive Reuse | Sep 13, 2023

Houston's first innovation district is established using adaptive reuse

Gensler's Vince Flickinger shares the firm's adaptive reuse of a Houston, Texas, department store-turned innovation hub.

Giants 400 | Sep 12, 2023

Top 75 Retail Sector Engineering and Engineering Architecture (EA) Firms for 2023

Kimley-Horn, Henderson Engineers, Jacobs, and EXP head BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest retail building engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in the 2023 Giants 400 Report. Note: This ranking factors revenue for all retail buildings work, including big box stores, cineplexes, entertainment centers, malls, restaurants, strip centers, and theme parks.

Giants 400 | Sep 11, 2023

Top 140 Retail Sector Architecture and Architecture Engineering (AE) Firms for 2023

Gensler, Arcadis, Core States Group, WD Partners, and NORR top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest retail sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in the 2023 Giants 400 Report. Note: This ranking factors revenue for all retail buildings work, including big box stores, cineplexes, entertainment centers, malls, restaurants, strip centers, and theme parks.

Resiliency | Sep 11, 2023

FEMA names first communities for targeted assistance on hazards resilience

FEMA recently unveiled the initial designation of 483 census tracts that will be eligible for increased federal support to boost resilience to natural hazards and extreme weather. The action was the result of bipartisan legislation, the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022. The law aims to help localities most at risk from the impacts of climate change to build resilience to natural hazards.

MFPRO+ Research | Sep 11, 2023

Conversions of multifamily dwellings to ‘mansions’ leading to dwindling affordable stock

Small multifamily homes have historically provided inexpensive housing for renters and buyers, but developers have converted many of them in recent decades into larger, single-family units. This has worsened the affordable housing crisis, say researchers.