Contractors, like design firms, are finding sustainable
construction to be a growing market. However, contractors are now finding
themselves with a broader role in green building as new standards call for the
increasing use of collaboration at the outset of the process and more
commissioning, testing and systems monitoring after the construction process is
complete.
The growing market for green design can be seen in the
results of ENR's Top 100 Green Contractors list. As a group, the Top 100
generated $44.99 billion in contracting revenue in 2013 from projects
registered with and actively seeking certification from third-party ratings
groups under objective sustainable-design standards, such as the U.S. Green
Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
standards. For the group, this revenue is an 11.9% increase, from $44.67
billion in 2012.
Domestically, green contracting revenue rose 10.1%, to
$47.09 billion, in 2013 from $42.75 billion in 2012. The Top 100 had $2.90
billion in revenue from green projects outside the U.S. in 2013, up 50.8% from
$1.92 billion in 2012. Green contracting revenue rose in all buildings sectors
except for government offices and the religious-and-civic markets, which were
off 5.9% and 16.9%, respectively.
The green market continues to flourish for contractors.
Green construction is "discussed on almost every project," says Larry
Kraemer, senior vice president of preconstruction services for Harkins
Builders. He says the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code and, when
adopted, the 2015 IECC "will require baseline changes in sustainable
parameters."
Sustainability also is beginning to break out of a
project-by-project basis and moving into a broader neighborhood concept,
generally driven by local codes and regulations. "We are beginning to see
district-scale sustainability plan requirements," says Michael Deane, vice
president and chief sustainability officer for Turner Construction. More cities
are looking into "eco-districts" as a way to allow buildings in a
particular area to benefit from shared infrastructure, he says.
This approach is pushing sustainability into the
infrastructure arena. The Envision Sustainable Infrastructure rating system
from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, Washington, D.C., now has
green standards for infrastructure. "We are seeing more integrated
solutions by bringing together designers and contractors for both buildings and
infrastructure," says Elizabeth Heider, chief sustainability officer for
Skanska USA. "Now, we are seeing a greater discussion on wider urban
sustainability issues."
Contractors also are becoming better green salespeople.
"Our focus is to help clients realize that there can be even greater
savings over the life cycle of a building through the incorporation of
sustainable design and construction," says Laura D'Ardenne, PCL's manager
of sustainable construction. "Although cost plays a major role in the
construction process, clients are looking for the long-term benefits rather
than small, if any, savings in the initial cost of the equipment and materials
supplied," adds Brian White, senior project manager, E.E. Reed
Construction LP.
LEED v4
Contractors will be impacted by the latest version of LEED.
Initially, adoption of LEED v4 will be a stretch for many design and
construction firms and clients alike, says Tracy Browne, vice president,
sustainability at Balfour Beatty Construction. The firm worked on one of the
initial LEED v4 100 pilot projects. "From our involvement, we can see the
latest version of the rating system is going to make for huge changes in our
industry, especially around carbon emissions, material use and product
transparency."
The product-transparency credits, which designers and
contractors earn by obtaining the chemical composition of the materials and
equipment they specify and install, continue to be the most contentious.
"There has been a lot of pushback from the American Chemistry Council on
this standard," says Deane.
Deane says ACC continues to lobby Congress and state
legislatures to prevent the use of LEED on public buildings. For example, in
February, the Ohio Senate passed a resolution to bar the use of LEED in favor
of other rating systems. ACC claims LEED is unfairly trying to blacklist many
common products, such as vinyl, in the building sector.
Heider of Skanska says that materials transparency is a
critical element in building a healthy facility. "We can build a more
energy-efficient building, but, if you use bad materials, you could be creating
a toxic chamber for the people who work or live in them."
"Industries should not look at the transparency
provisions in LEED v4 as an attack on their business but an opportunity to
develop new, healthier products," says Heider. She points out that, in
2000, most coatings and adhesives contained volatile organic compounds.
"Materials transparency led to the coatings industry to provide better
products and solutions."
Some clients are beginning to embrace materials transparency
in the quest for more healthy buildings. "We are beginning to see more and
more clients opt for the pursuit of LEED v4," says Mark Winslow, project
executive for the Environmental Center of Excellence at Gilbane Building Co.
"We're seeing that clients are now requesting more information about the
chemical makeup and potential health hazards of building materials as part of
their construction process."
Source: ENR.com
The Top 100 Green Building
Contractors
Contractors, like design
firms, are finding sustainable construction to be a growing market. However,
contractors are now finding themselves with a broader role in green building as
new standards call for the increasing use of collaboration at the outset of the
process and more commissioning, testing and systems monitoring after the
construction process is complete.
The growing market for green
design can be seen in the results of ENR's Top 100 Green Contractors list. As a
group, the Top 100 generated $44.99 billion in contracting revenue in 2013 from
projects registered with and actively seeking certification from third-party
ratings groups under objective sustainable-design standards, such as the U.S.
Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) standards. For the group, this revenue is an 11.9% increase, from $44.67
billion in 2012.
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The
Top 100 Green Building Contractors
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RANK
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FIRM
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2013
REVENUE
TOTAL (IN $ MIL) |
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
||
|
1
|
1
|
The Turner Corp., New York,
N.Y.
|
4,714.48
|
|
2
|
2
|
Clark Group, Bethesda, Md.
|
2,968.70
|
|
3
|
3
|
Hensel Phelps, Greeley,
Colo.
|
1,947.29
|
|
4
|
7
|
Gilbane Building Co.,
Providence, R.I.
|
1,938.61
|
|
5
|
9
|
PCL Construction
Enterprises Inc., Denver, Colo.
|
1,867.86
|
|
6
|
10
|
Balfour Beatty US, Dallas,
Texas
|
1,767.60
|
|
7
|
4
|
The Whiting-Turner
Contracting Co., Baltimore, Md.
|
1,745.64
|
|
8
|
6
|
Skanska USA, New York, N.Y.
|
1,660.48
|
|
9
|
8
|
Swinerton Inc., San
Francisco, Calif.
|
1,425.69
|
|
10
|
5
|
DPR Construction, Redwood
City, Calif.
|
1,314.70
|
|
11
|
29
|
David E. Harvey Builders
Inc., Houston, Texas
|
1,244.00
|
|
12
|
28
|
Tutor Perini Corp., Sylmar,
Calif.
|
1,221.90
|
|
13
|
11
|
Structure Tone, New York,
N.Y.
|
1,155.91
|
|
14
|
15
|
Lend Lease, New York, N.Y.
|
1,133.00
|
|
15
|
12
|
The Walsh Group Ltd.,
Chicago, Ill.
|
1,129.27
|
|
16
|
13
|
Mortenson Construction,
Minneapolis, Minn.
|
996.60
|
|
17
|
16
|
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC,
Birmingham, Ala.
|
946.72
|
|
18
|
24
|
Suffolk Construction Co.,
Boston, Mass.
|
894.17
|
|
19
|
14
|
McCarthy Holdings Inc., St.
Louis, Mo.
|
888.00
|
|
20
|
23
|
Holder Construction Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
|
844.00
|
|
21
|
**
|
Webcor Builders, San
Francisco, Calif.
|
778.13
|
|
22
|
17
|
Hunt Construction Group
Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz.
|
666.89
|
|
23
|
20
|
Clayco Inc., Chicago, Ill.
|
665.76
|
|
24
|
21
|
JE Dunn Construction Group,
Kansas City, Mo.
|
646.97
|
|
25
|
26
|
B.L. Harbert International
LLC, Birmingham, Ala.
|
618.78
|
|
26
|
19
|
James G. Davis Construction
Corp., Rockville, Md.
|
556.24
|
|
27
|
41
|
Austin Industries, Dallas,
Texas
|
532.14
|
|
28
|
18
|
Hathaway Dinwiddie
Construction, San Francisco, Calif.
|
489.03
|
|
29
|
31
|
Consigli Construction Co.
Inc., Milford, Mass.
|
475.62
|
|
30
|
30
|
LeChase Construction
Services LLC, Rochester, N.Y.
|
445.86
|
|
31
|
27
|
Okland Construction Co.
Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
|
420.74
|
|
32
|
25
|
Kiewit Corp., Omaha, Neb.
|
405.46
|
|
33
|
22
|
Manhattan Construction
Group, Tulsa, Okla.
|
358.53
|
|
34
|
43
|
Dimeo Construction Co.,
Providence, R.I.
|
339.36
|
|
35
|
36
|
Haskell, Jacksonville, Fla.
|
316.05
|
|
36
|
78
|
E.E. Reed Construction LP,
Sugar Land, Texas
|
301.00
|
|
37
|
**
|
Oltmans Construction Co.,
Whittier, Calif.
|
300.00
|
|
38
|
39
|
Caddell Construction Co.
(DE) LLC, Montgomery, Ala.
|
297.00
|
|
39
|
45
|
Messer Construction Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
286.00
|
|
40
|
96
|
C.W. Driver Cos., Pasadena,
Calif.
|
280.00
|
|
41
|
33
|
Flintco LLC, Tulsa, Okla.
|
256.70
|
|
42
|
**
|
James McHugh Construction
Co., Chicago, Ill.
|
251.50
|
|
43
|
68
|
Harper Construction Co.
Inc., San Diego, Calif.
|
244.89
|
|
44
|
93
|
OHL USA Inc., New York,
N.Y.
|
243.92
|
|
45
|
34
|
The Beck Group, Dallas,
Texas
|
222.81
|
|
46
|
32
|
Sundt Construction Inc.,
Tempe, Ariz.
|
217.11
|
|
47
|
40
|
Pepper Construction Group,
Chicago, Ill.
|
214.47
|
|
48
|
83
|
Shawmut Design and
Construction, Boston, Mass.
|
206.08
|
|
49
|
62
|
Bernards, San Fernando,
Calif.
|
203.90
|
|
50
|
38
|
Power Construction Co.,
Chicago, Ill.
|
201.00
|
|
51
|
86
|
Plant Construction Co. LP,
San Francisco, Calif.
|
198.50
|
|
52
|
49
|
W.M. Jordan Co., Newport
News, Va.
|
196.46
|
|
53
|
98
|
Coastal Construction Group,
Miami, Fla.
|
194.90
|
|
54
|
37
|
KBR, Houston, Texas
|
193.41
|
|
55
|
53
|
Nibbi Brothers General
Contractors, San Francisco, Calif.
|
189.56
|
|
56
|
55
|
Grunley Construction Co.
Inc., Rockville, Md.
|
188.70
|
|
57
|
71
|
Adolfson & Peterson
Construction, Minneapolis, Minn.
|
188.10
|
|
58
|
**
|
HITT Contracting Inc.,
Falls Church, Va.
|
186.40
|
|
59
|
**
|
Saunders Construction Inc.,
Centennial, Colo.
|
185.24
|
|
60
|
51
|
PJ Dick-Trumbull-Lindy
Paving, Pittsburgh, Pa.
|
184.17
|
|
61
|
56
|
The Yates Cos. Inc.,
Philadelphia, Miss.
|
179.80
|
|
62
|
54
|
Harkins Builders Inc.,
Marriottsville, Md.
|
178.00
|
|
63
|
**
|
Level 10 Construction,
Sunnyvalle, Calif.
|
176.34
|
|
64
|
**
|
Fusco Corp., New Haven,
Conn.
|
170.88
|
|
65
|
**
|
Holland Construction Inc.,
Vancouver, Wash.
|
168.48
|
|
66
|
76
|
F.A. Wilhelm Construction
Co. Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.
|
168.00
|
|
67
|
47
|
Kraus-Anderson Construction
Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
|
165.20
|
|
68
|
77
|
Cahill Contractors Inc.,
San Francisco, Calif.
|
163.49
|
|
69
|
**
|
Haselden Construction LLC,
Centennial, Colo.
|
158.86
|
|
70
|
**
|
Miron Construction Co.
Inc., Neenah, Wis.
|
143.98
|
|
71
|
57
|
CORE Construction Group,
Phoenix, Ariz.
|
143.44
|
|
72
|
**
|
Fortis Construction Inc.,
Portland, Ore.
|
142.20
|
|
73
|
64
|
Jacobsen Construction Co.
Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
|
132.00
|
|
74
|
42
|
McGough Construction, St.
Paul, Minn.
|
130.53
|
|
75
|
44
|
Big-D Construction Corp.,
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
127.64
|
|
76
|
52
|
Lease Crutcher Lewis,
Seattle, Wash.
|
125.70
|
|
77
|
74
|
URS Corp., San Francisco,
Calif.
|
123.51
|
|
78
|
**
|
Fontaine Bros. Inc.,
Springfield, Mass.
|
123.27
|
|
79
|
80
|
Hoffman Construction Co.,
Portland, Ore.
|
118.00
|
|
80
|
35
|
Satterfield & Pontikes
Construction Inc., Houston, Texas
|
118.00
|
|
81
|
58
|
Sauer Inc., Jacksonville,
Fla.
|
117.87
|
|
82
|
**
|
CTA Construction Co. Inc.,
Waltham, Mass.
|
116.29
|
|
83
|
60
|
The Walsh Group, Portland,
Ore.
|
116.21
|
|
84
|
70
|
BNBuilders, Seattle, Wash.
|
113.40
|
|
85
|
**
|
Choate Construction Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
|
113.34
|
|
86
|
50
|
Robins & Morton,
Birmingham, Ala.
|
107.20
|
|
87
|
72
|
Coakley & Williams
Construction Inc., Bethesda, Md.
|
105.92
|
|
88
|
91
|
Walbridge, Detroit, Mich.
|
102.30
|
|
89
|
59
|
O’Neil Industries Inc.,
Chicago, Ill.
|
101.93
|
|
90
|
**
|
Exxel Pacific Inc.,
Bellingham, Wash.
|
100.85
|
|
91
|
**
|
Kinsley Construction Inc.,
York, Pa.
|
96.61
|
|
92
|
69
|
The Pike Cos. Ltd.,
Rochester, N.Y.
|
93.10
|
|
93
|
85
|
Shiel Sexton Co. Inc.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
|
92.00
|
|
94
|
87
|
Mascaro Construction Co.
LP, Pittsburgh, Pa.
|
80.30
|
|
95
|
**
|
TB Penick & Sons Inc.,
San Diego, Calif.
|
77.04
|
|
96
|
90
|
Andersen Construction,
Portland, Ore.
|
75.00
|
|
97
|
**
|
Conewago Enterprises Inc.,
Hanover, Pa.
|
68.02
|
|
98
|
**
|
C. Overaa & Co.,
Richmond, Calif.
|
67.47
|
|
99
|
**
|
Columbia Construction Co.,
North Reading, Mass.
|
67.00
|
|
100
|
**
|
Leopardo Cos. Inc., Hoffman
Estates, Ill.
|
66.73
|
Source: ENR.com
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