Shea Homes builds communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, the Carolinas, Florida, and Washington. The company builds detached and attached residences, including condominiums, townhomes, luxury estates, and active adult housing (under the Trilogy brand). Shea Homes has master-planned communities and serves entry-level and move-up buyers. Its homes range in price from the low $100,000s to more than $1 million and feature two to seven bedrooms. The company's Design Center offers individual selection of tile, carpet, countertops, and other options. Its SheaMortgage unit provides mortgage financing services. Shea Homes is a member of the J.F. Shea group.

Western Summit Constructors, Inc. (WSCI) is a premier environmental contractor, building municipal and industrial water and wastewater facilities and associated pipelines throughout the United States. At nearly thirty years old, we've established a solid reputation as one of the finest in the industry.Originally an offshoot of Western Empire Constructors, Inc., WSCI was formed in 1981 as a separate corporation to handle heavy industrial projects. Today, we operate independently under parent company Kiewit as the Western Summit District.Western Summit's corporate offices are in Denver, Colorado; with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and two in Texas: Fort Worth and Houston. We have completed projects ranging in size from $400,000 to nearly $190 million.

Lewis & Hockenberry produces dimension hardwood products using kiln-drying techniques. Its products, which the company sells worldwide, include logs, rough or machined lumber squares (cut to customer specifications), dowels, and wood panels. The company procures a range of hardwood timber species, including white ash, black cherry, hard and soft maple, red oak and white oak, from company-owned land and through private landowner agreements. Brothers Dale and David Lewis, nephews of cofounder Gerald Lewis, own the company. Lewis & Hockenberry was founded in 1946.

SNEF has grown into a powerful business. Founded in 1905, the company (known as Groupe SNEF) specializes in climate control (HVAC), communications systems, electrical engineering, industrial processes, and security systems. Its customers include large firms, government agencies, and building administrators. Groupe SNEF works from about 100 offices in France and through more than a dozen international subsidiaries, mostly in Europe and Africa. The firm works on more than 40,000 projects a year. Among its most notable: Op�ra de Lyon; the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier; and the national stadium, Stade de France.

Nikken Sekkei has its origins in a building design company founded in 1900 as part of Japan's Sumitomo conglomerate. Now a private corporation partly owned by its employees, Nikken Sekkei has completed more than 20,000 projects in some 40 countries. The group provides architectural, engineering, urban planning, interior design, and consulting and management services. Among its projects is the Saitama Super Arena and Jumeira Gardens -- a master planned city in Dubai. Nikken Sekkei has also designed terminals for Tokyo International Airport and built hotels, city halls, hospitals, and office buildings throughout Japan and beyond.

Knauf Insulation believes that an R rating is good for the family. (R-values are assigned by resistance to heat flow.) The company makes thermal and acoustical fiberglass insulation products for residential, commercial, industrial, marine, OEM, and metal building applications. Knauf also produces polystyrene custom shapes, insulation, panels, and other products. Established in 1978 as Knauf Fiber Glass, it is a member company of Knauf Gips KG, a multi-billion-dollar family of building materials companies owned by the Germany-based Knauf family. Knauf Insulation has operations in some 50 countries.

Foster Wheeler AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides construction and engineering services to the oil and gas, oil refining, chemical/petrochemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, power generation, and power plant operation and maintenance industries worldwide. The company operates through two groups, Global Engineering and Construction Group (Global E&C Group), and Global Power Group. The Global E&C Group designs, engineers, and constructs onshore and offshore upstream oil and gas processing facilities; natural gas liquefaction facilities and receiving terminals; gas-to-liquids facilities; oil refining; chemical and petrochemical; pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities; power generation and distribution facilities; and gasification facilities. It also owns refinery residue upgrading technologies and a hydrogen production process used in oil refineries and petrochemical plants. In addition, this group performs environmental remediation services, and engages in the development, engineering, construction, and ownership of power generation and waste-to-energy facilities in Europe. The Global Power Group designs, manufactures, and erects steam generating and auxiliary equipment for electric power generating stations and industrial facilities. It also provides a range of site services, including construction and erection services, maintenance engineering, and plant upgrading and life extension. In addition, this group offers research and development services in the areas of combustion, fluid and gas dynamics, heat transfer, materials, and solid mechanics. Further, it owns and operates cogeneration, independent power production, and waste-to-energy facilities, as well as power generation facilities for the process and petrochemical industries. The company was formerly known as Foster Wheeler Ltd. and changed its name to Foster Wheeler AG in February 2009. Foster Wheeler AG was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Formed by Charles Shelly in 1938, the company was acquired in 2000 for $362 million by Oldcastle Materials, a unit of Ireland-based CRH. The acquisition helped boost Shelly's growth and now it produces nearly 9 million tons of asphalt each year. The Shelly Company has only scratched the surface of the road paving business. The company, which produces aggregates and asphalt for road surfacing, operates several aggregate facilities and asphalt plants in Ohio. Operations include quarries, sand and gravel pits, fixed and portable asphalt plants, and bitumen terminals. The Shelly Company is also a paving and road construction contractor. Other divisions manufacture cement and and ready mix concrete.

Rothenberg Sawasy Architects provides architectural and interior design services through its offices in Los Angeles and San Diego and in Beijing. The company's clients include The Allstate Corporation, Bank of America, Brinks International, and MetLife. Managing principal Mark Rothenberg and design principal Mitchell Sawasy founded the firm in 1979.

Charter Builders could write a primer on educational construction. The company -- which also works on a variety of commercial, industrial, mixed-use, retail, and other types of projects -- may be best known for its portfolio of educational and other institutional facilities, primarily in North Texas. Charter Builders provides public- and private-sector clients with construction management, design/build, and general contracting services; it also offers renovation services and building additions. The company, which was founded in 1971. In 2006 it was acquired by Heery International, itself a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty.

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