Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects. As a truly global firm, our 10,000 planners, designers, engineers and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world with creativity and passion.

The people at Arup are driven to find a better way to deliver better solutions for our clients. We offer a broad range of professional services that combine to make a real difference to our clients and the communities in which we work.

Arup understands the concerns and aspirations of education clients. Our strength is rooted in our focused, multi-disciplinary approach and the broad practical experience and technical acumen working on education projects of all size and complexity.

Established in 1960, Rutherford & Chekene is one of California's foremost engineering practices providing structural and geotechnical engineering. Rutherford & Chekene's staff of 95 provides multidisciplinary services that are of particular value to clients requiring cost-effective solutions to challenges involving the interface of the building with the site.

As leaders in the field of earthquake resistant design for both new construction and existing structures, the principals and senior engineers of Rutherford & Chekene are involved in ongoing research on building materials characteristics and structural systems performance analysis. They serve on many of the country's most respected research councils focused on seismic design and building code development.

R&C has recently implemented Revit 3D modeling on several of our projects. These include university facilities such as the Chico State Wildcat Activity Center and healthcare projects including the Sutter Sacramento Anderson Lucchetti Women's & Children's Hospital.

The first use of engineer-mandated fly ash in concrete was by R&C for the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1984. The R&C "green" approach today includes close coordination with other building systems to achieve LEED credits, the continued use of fly ash (now as high as 50% content), the use of recycled on-site material during construction, and specifications that reflect LEED goals and sustainable construction practices.

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company was founded in 1909 and has continued to be successful ever since by providing construction management, general contracting and design/build services nationwide.  With over 30 offices across the country, Whiting-Turner has been consistently ranked by ENR as a top builder of Higher Education, Healthcare, Retail and Offices facilities.

HDR Architecture is a global leader in integrated multidisciplinary design. The practice was founded more than 90 years ago, and has since grown to nearly 1,600 employees, including architects, engineers, planners and interior designers who are located in more than 40 offices worldwide. HDR delivers award-winning, technologically advanced science facilities for public and private sector organizations.

Flad Architects is a national architecture, planning, and design firm known for designing technically complex buildings for academic institutions and private industry. The firm is a leader in innovative research environments based on the principles of collaboration, sustainability, biosafety, and multidisciplinary science. Flad has strategically developed depth and expertise in the planning, programming, and design of science-related facilities for the academic, corporate, and healthcare environments. Our practice is focused on clients who want to create effective teaching and research environments. The firm, founded in 1927, has an overall staff of over 275 in seven regional offices.

LMN provides comprehensive planning and design services to create higher education facilities, cultural arts venues, convention centers, commercial and mixed-use developments, interiors, and urban plans that celebrate and enrich communities. LMN has completed over 100 higher education building and planning projects on 26 campuses. LMN’s projects are extremely diverse, in terms of project type, scale, user communities and conditions of place. They embrace this diversity as a core strength, and have organized their 95-person firm around project-specific teams carefully assembled to address the unique needs and circumstances of each assignment. The firm is widely recognized for distinctive, integrated design solutions that are highly responsive to specific social, cultural, economic and environmental influences. For more information, visit www.lmnarchitects.com.

Our practice is diverse, with Centers of Excellence focused on almost every aspect of higher education, from campus and academic planning to the complex detailing of science and research facilities. Our clients range from community colleges and liberal arts institutions to research universities, business and medical schools.

THA Architecture is dedicated to projects with an educational mission and committed to making buildings that show a deep respect for the earth's energy and material resources. Over the last 30 years, we have designed 35 higher education buildings for 19 colleges and universities. Our academic projects include both new construction and renovations
designed to support institutional identity and planned for future flexibility. The quality of our work is directly related to our commitment to listen carefully and respond creatively to our client's vision.

AC Martin is a Los Angeles based planning, architecture, research and interior architecture firm that uses an integrated design approach to create enduring environments for the 21st century. Having recently passed the century mark, AC Martin continues to be sought out for their research-informed, innovative design approach that resonates on a human behavioral level and transforms the way people experience and receive their projects.

Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI) is a technical consulting, design, and engineering firm providing integrated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing solutions for some of the nation’s top institutions. In all our markets of specialization, we are dedicated to confronting challenges facing society with insight and innovation. Based in ten offices throughout the United States, the firm’s staff is comprised of more than 500 engineers, designers and support staff nationwide. AEI’s core expertise includes the design of hundreds of high performance higher education projects for integrated arts and sciences facilities, research buildings, student union buildings, business schools, food services, libraries, offices and classrooms, and more. Recognizing the significant impact of our work on society and the global environment, AEI brings a fundamental commitment to ensuring that our work reflects the highest standards in sustainable design practices.

Our mission as a General Contractor is to go beyond green building and LEED to take a look at every aspect of our business to see how we can improve our environmental performance and promote healthy, sustainable communities.

BNBuilders builds better solutions for our clients with energy and enthusiasm. We are a full-service General Contractor providing preconstruction and construction services for the following markets:

• Biotech / Life Science
• Global Health
• Healthcare / Medical
• Public / Civic
• Office / Commercial
• Education (K-12 and Higher Education)
• Retail
• Native American
• Hospitality and Restaurants

BNBuilders was established in the year 2000 by two construction veterans, Brad Bastian and Jeff Nielsen. Our mission established from the onset has not changed - deliver on our promise to be a great builder. BNBuilders hires the very best in the construction industry and creates an environment that encourages innovation, responsibility, and client satisfaction.

Since the company was founded, we have experienced measured growth resulting in annual volume of $300 million, 200+ employees, and a presence in the Washington, California, Oregon, and Montana construction markets - establishing BNBuilders as a leader for the West Coast.

The energy and enthusiasm we instill in our teams and on our projects has resulted in a solid base of clients that ask us to build for them again and again. Currently, over 70% of our workload is represented by repeat business.

BOORA has partnered with institutions of higher education on the programming, planning, and design of a variety of project types since 1958. These include arts centers, libraries, research facilities, classroom buildings, and administrative spaces. Our work responds to campus communities by establishing or reinforcing identity and fostering learning, interaction and research. Our geographically and programmatically diverse body of work has been critically recognized for design, innovation, sustainability, and social impact.

CO Architects is a nationally recognized specialist in architectural programming, planning and design, with particular expertise in academic and research facilities for higher education. CO’s academic work ranges from general teaching facilities to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research laboratories for virtually every scientific discipline. Its expertise on academic medical campuses also includes new schools of medicine and allied health. CO seeks to create inspiring places that are catalysts for collaboration and progress and that drive innovation in teaching, research and architecture. In practice for 25 years, the firm serves a national clientele from its base in Los Angeles.

Two guiding principles inform our work: deliver beautiful projects and exceed clients' expectations.

We design new buildings on distinguished campuses, in vibrant downtowns and stately neighborhoods. We give old buildings a new lease on life, infusing them with energy and economic vitality whether they are historic buildings in need of careful rehabilitation or existing buildings awaiting fresh uses.

Cody Anderson Wasney Architects understands that each project is unique and must resolve design, function, and budget. We guide our clients through the complicated process of design, entitlement, and construction. Clarity of plan, use of sustainable materials, abundant daylight, energy efficiency, and thoughtful response to site and climate are the tools we use to craft our projects.

Our many repeat clients are a proud testament to our success in creating superbly designed projects that respond to our clients' needs.

Coughlin Porter Lundeen began with the vision to exceed the level of service being provided by structural and civil engineering firms in the state of Washington. The firm specializes in building structural design, civil/site design, seismic evaluation, historic renovation, and surface water management. We provide a broad level of service and take a holistic approach that delivers innovative, cost-effective projects.

Our university and college campus expertise includes health/science buildings, student unions, student housing, recreation facilities, research facilities, performing arts buildings, classrooms, administration areas, parking structures, and various public spaces throughout campuses across the Pacific Northwest. Check out cplinc.com for more information.

CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group is a proud and active sponsor of the Society for College and University Planning. Since 1954, CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group (CSW|ST2) has provided Civil Engineering and related design services throughout Northern California. We are one of the largest engineering firms in the North Bay and are known for our creative, cost-effective designs and practical, workable solutions to design challenges.

We have more than twenty years of experience with infrastructure design and construction management at higher education campuses, and we understand the challenges and sensitivities associated with the development of these unique communities. We serve as District Civil Engineer to the Marin Community College District and are currently involved in the planning and design of a wide variety of new and improved infrastructure and building projects for UC Berkeley, UCSF, Dominican University, Foothill-De Anza Community College, San Mateo CCD and College of Marin.

Professional services we offer include:

• Civil Engineering
• Land Planning
• Structural Engineering
• Environmental Planning
• Construction Management
• Land Surveying

For more information please call us at 415.883.9850 or visit our website: www.cswst2.com.

Dekker/Perich/Sabatini provides comprehensive architecture, interiors, landscape design, planning and structural engineering services to a variety of public and private clients. Founded in 1959, we have offices in New Mexico, Nevada and Texas and a staff of more than 200.

Our commitment to design and service excellence has rewarded Dekker/Perich/Sabatini with success and a strong reputation in the southwest for excellence in architecture. Partnering with our clients through a collaborative process, we employ a multi-disciplinary approach and respond to new trends and technologies to create functional, comfortable and stimulating places. We believe that sustainable solutions can provide environments that are healthy, productive, and make economic sense in the long term.

We have successfully completed thousands of projects and have a group of staff specifically devoted to the design of facilities for institutions of higher education. Through our inclusive approach we provide designs that not only respond to the needs of their users, but also respond to their context in a way that enhances entire campuses.

Guidepost Solutions Technology Design Consulting (TDC), formerly known as SafirRosetti, is a full-service consulting and design practice that specializes in helping organizations assess and address their security, fire alarm, audiovisual, and communications infrastructure needs. We provide innovative consulting, design, and management services that balance realistic business needs with industry-best, cost-effective solutions.

We are an independent consultant and have no affiliations with and accept no sales commissions from any product manufacturer or service provider. Our recommendations are completely objective and unbiased and are structured to deliver solutions catered to meet the individual needs of each client. Our typical services include feasibility studies, peer review and constructability studies; cost estimating, value engineering, schedule analysis, systems design and equipment identification, contractor selection, and commissioning. 

Guttmann & Blaevoet has provided continuous engineering services since 1956. With four offices in California and licenses in ten states, our staff of 54 includes licensed mechanical and electrical engineers, telecom/technology experts, energy/carbon analysts, lighting designers, controls specialists and commissioning providers. We have designed over 110 projects for colleges and universities from new construction, historic renovation, seismic and energy retrofit, feasibility study to master planning. These projects have encompassed classrooms, laboratories, health centers, recreational facilities, libraries and student/faculty/facility services buildings. Recent work includes CSUMB Main Campus Library, UCSC Biomedical Research Facility, UCSF Cancer Research Center, Columbia College Science Building and Child Development Center, Las Positas College Science & Technology Center, and UCD Student Health & Wellness Center and Segundo Student Services Center.

HMC Architects is a nationally recognized leader in the design of education facilities that support student-centered learning. With 70 years of experience in master planning, architecture, and interior design, we serve our clients with quality, sustainable, and innovative solutions that respond to the evolving needs of community colleges and universities throughout the west.

CREATING HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITIES FOR OVER 50 YEARS
HOK has a distinguished history of delivering college and university projects at more than 200 institutions throughout the world that enhance learning environments while building community through design. HOK is committed to design excellence, client service and a collaborative approach. This commitment is based on a philosophy which seeks to create environments that go beyond pure function to enhance the quality of life for students, faculty, administrators and alumni.

With an understanding of highly complex facilities and the organizational curriculum and administrative challenges facing our college and university clients, HOK has a proven process that accommodates the needs of busy faculty and administrators. Working closely with university stakeholders and users in the programming and design process, we help our clients make informed decisions that support and develop their ability to meet today’s stringent requirements while working toward fulfilling future goals.

HOK + SUSTAINABILITY
Building on two decades of hand-on experience in sustainability, HOK has been creating value for our clients through innovative, environmentally responsible design. We understand that no campus project is complete without developed solutions for limiting resource consumption, improving building performance and promoting occupant health and productivity. HOK is leading the way to an increasingly sustainable future.

Interface Engineering is a leading-edge mechanical and electrical engineering firm known for innovative resource use and breakthrough engineering solutions. With over 180 professional and technical associates, we augment our core services with expertise in fire/life safety, architectural lighting, building technologies, energy consulting, and commissioning. To serve our college and university clients-and our community-we use integrated design to create sustainable solutions that not only perform beyond expectation, but also lead and inspire. Our mission is simple: to help build optimal environments for life.

KlingStubbins is an internationally recognized design firm with over 60 years of experience on a wide range of projects. We are over 400 people strong, with offices in Philadelphia, PA; Cambridge, MA; Raleigh, NC; San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC; and Beijing, China. KlingStubbins provides professional services in all major disciplines within the realms of architecture, engineering, interiors, planning and landscape architecture. Our areas of market focus and specialization include Corporate/Commercial, Government, Science + Technology, Higher Education, Hospitality/Entertainment, Institutional/Civic, Mission Critical, and Healthcare. KlingStubbins is committed to design excellence and quality in design, technology and service. We are global leaders in sustainable design, consistent with our commitment to support the communities within which we work and live. We are innovators in project delivery, including Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology.

Above all, we are focused on the needs of our clients, integrating their business drivers into the creative process, resulting in projects of enduring value.

Level 10 Construction is a full-service general contractor providing a fresh and innovative approach to building. Level 10’s dedication to Integrity, Quality, and Safety provides our clients with excellent customer service and delivery of projects on time and budget. Our mission is to build at the highest level for the corporate, healthcare, education, technology, and life sciences markets. Level 10’s mission is strengthened by our team of construction professionals. From our seasoned veterans to enthusiastic project managers, our project teams are built for success. Level 10’s services include preconstruction, design/build, MEP and commissioning, green construction, sustainability evaluations, self-performed work, and LEED certification.

Mahlum is committed to the highest caliber of design - architecture that is conceptual, enduring and poetic. We are driven by the desire to create elegant solutions to complex problems. We seek out clients who reach beyond themselves, for it is with our most extraordinary clients that the best projects are born. Founded in 1938, Mahlum holds the collective knowledge and firm resources of a 100-person planning, architecture, and interiors organization with offices in Seattle and Portland. We have been recognized for design excellence from local, regional and national organizations for projects completed throughout the Northwest.

Founded in 1962, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch (M+NLB) is a full-service consulting and design firm focused on the engineered systems of buildings, including HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, process piping, technology, lighting, and power systems. Apart from traditional design services, we provide consultation and support in facility planning, commissioning, energy management, equipment planning, materials and waste reduction, and environmental performance consulting services. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Irvine and Sacramento, California; Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado; Nashville, Tennessee; Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana; and Houston, Texas, M+NLB employs almost 160 professionals firm wide.

We have designed more than 80 higher education projects and over 300 school buildings for 50 school districts; with more than 80% of our work from repeat clients. We believe successful projects begin with balance. The inherent forces that shape each project work in concert with our clients' priorities. We diligently manage the collaborative and technical aspects of an engaging design process. Each design embodies unique aspects of the context, program and culture from which it is derived. The result is architecture that is artful and distinct; extending the craft of building to provide lasting value beyond expectation… in a word, remarkable.

The Miller Hull Partnership creates environments that foster learning through inventive, enriching and sustainable architecture. Flexible and revealing teaching spaces that open to public spaces and to the outdoors encourages curiosity, dialogue and discovery. Using our building designs to teach about sustainability helps today’s students envision a better, greener future. While learning should always be the top priority, higher education buildings should also be architecturally distinctive to recruit students and faculty, and be designed for efficiency and ultimately, durability. Our higher education projects range from single building branch campuses to complex performing arts and science buildings.

A passion for education — for more than a decade, Mithun has successfully led master planning, facility assessment, programming, restoration and renovation, design and construction administration for colleges and universities nationwide. National organizations and publications consistently recognize Mithun for design excellence in meeting programmatic and aesthetic criteria. We honor a collaborative approach with an inclusive process that involves school officials, faculty, staff, students and the community. The result is comprehensive feedback that shapes design solutions for long term success.

Incorporated in 1954, Mortenson Construction has been bringing value to our customers by providing innovative solutions and treating every relationship as a partnership. The three attributes of the Mortenson Experience – ingenuity, expertise and exceptional people – are incorporated into every project we undertake to ensure a better building experience. We are experts in alternative delivery including Design Build and GC/CM methods. Our culture of continuous improvement drives our training programs and has positioned our office as a leader in the businesses of our selected industry sectors – higher education, healthcare, life sciences, data centers, historic renovations, and sports and recreation.

Founded in 1999, Opsis Architecture is a leading Portland-based design firm specializing in the planning, programming and design of education projects. Recognized regionally and nationally for award-winning design, Opsis utilizes sustainable techniques to skillfully integrate built and natural environments, resulting in spaces that are both practical and inspirational.

Opsis principals have led the programming and design of more than 150 projects on 37 higher education campuses across the West. With higher education projects making up 80% of the firm’s portfolio, Opsis has become a leader in developing innovative facilities that are student-centered and learning focused. Our design for student recreation, teaching and learning, and the arts, are distinguished as vibrant centers for student life, which strengthen campus communities and embody the unique qualities of their institution. www.opsisarch.com

Founded 44 years ago, PAE Consulting Engineers is a 65-person firm providing an array of services in mechanical and electrical engineering and technology system design. Well-known for leadership in sustainable design, PAE has provided expertise for more than 80 LEED rated or registered projects, including 21 that are certified or registered to achieve Platinum. The firm’s clients include more than 30 colleges and universities, with projects ranging from laboratory and classroom buildings to student housing and student services buildings. With offices located in Oregon and California, PAE provides services for projects located across the West Coast and beyond.

Page & Turnbull is a full-service architectural and planning firm established in 1973 to give new life and purpose to historic structures and places. We are architects, historians, planners and conservators dedicated to meeting the design challenges of integrating modern uses into cultural landmarks. We design for the future while continuing a meaningful connection to the past.

Our diverse achievements—which encompass rehabilitation, conservation, and new construction projects—are rooted in collaboration and a commitment to quality. Working closely with our clients, consultants and builders, we pool our collective talents to more fully realize each project’s potential. We know we have done our job well if people enjoy using what we have created.

Parsons, founded in 1944, is an industry leader in higher education. College students benefit from the world-class educational facilities we’ve designed or built. We have the experience needed to save our customers time and money because our skills are based on decades of accomplishments in planning, designing, managing, and assessing construction projects for community colleges and university campuses. Parsons provides facility condition assessments, master plans, designs, and management on capital improvement programs for all levels of education. On more than 200 college and university campuses, we have helped construct research laboratories, classrooms, administration offices, and student service centers.

Founded in 1906, RATCLIFF provides architecture, interior design, planning and sustainable design services to a diverse range of institutional clients in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. A recognized leader in the field of academic architecture since the 1920s, RATCLIFF brings state of the art campus design and integrated project delivery expertise based on long-term relationships with both the private and public sector.  We serve as strategic partners to our clients to design flexible spaces that embrace their organizations’ culture, leverage technology and produce healthy/wellness-oriented, performance based environments.  Sustainability is central to RATCLIFF’s innovative design process and encompasses baseline data collection, analysis and stakeholder engagement to provide the basis for long term implementation strategies towards a sustainable future.

At Skanska, we are committed to being more than the leading green builder in higher education. We strive to be at the leading edge of sustainable building methods and technology. Skanska works from the earliest phases of pre-construction with a commitment to explore energy efficient options and environmentally responsible resource selections that provide best initial and life-cycle values. For our clients, this commitment translates to the delivery of customized, innovative and affordable green building solutions that meet both their near and long term goals. We know that building today really means building to support tomorrow. To learn more go to www.skanska.com.

SLATERPAULL Architects is a 44 person firm, located in historic Lower Downtown Denver, serving the Rocky Mountain Region. Our expertise includes new construction, renovation, and historic preservation.

We are committed to creating inspiring, functional, and sustainable architecture. We combine our mission, ‘Design for a Sustainable Future,’ with innovation, thoughtful design, technical strength, collaboration, and financial responsibility to deliver high performance educational environments for the future.

It is our belief that high performing students learn most effectively in stimulating environments that minimize the impact on natural resources. Our collaborative design process encourages student, faculty, and staff participation in the creative process.

STUDIOS architecture has provided planning, architecture and interiors services to both public and private higher education clients for over twenty years. Our work includes research and teaching laboratories, office and classroom buildings, athletics, and student life spaces such as housing, dining, retail, and recreation, among other projects. We are committed to a sustainable practice that seeks to create learning and living environments that benefit not only the educational community but also our global community. With offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Paris, and Mumbai, STUDIOS draws on the expertise and talent of an international staff and has developed relationships with clients throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Swinerton Management & Consulting (SMC) is committed to Sustaining Environments for Academic Excellence by providing a full range of Program, Project and Construction Management Services to assist educational institutions in the organization, management and execution of their Capital Improvement Programs and Construction projects.

Thorburn Associates (TA) delivers acoustical, technology, and lighting design to support institutions advancing their mission through planning and development of new learning space, educational infrastructure and instructional technologies. TA provides an array of design and consulting services spanning audiovisual communications technologies, room acoustics, sound isolation and environmental noise, as well as lighting design, structured cable and security infrastructure. We help designers and planners successfully implement today’s technology.

Valerio Dewalt Train is a 60 person national architectural practice with offices in Palo Alto, California and Chicago, Illinois. Since 1994, the firm has based its practice on the simple idea that whatever the question, design is part of the answer. But we also believe that before you can provide an answer, you have to do the research to make sure you understand the question.

As designers, we take a research-based approach to the design process; it is immersive, probing, and specific. We work with a wide range of clients: institutional, educational, corporate, retail, hospitality, and developers. Each client benefits from the cross-fertilization of ideas between these industries and as expressed by our URL, " buildordie.com " each client also benefits from our high energy. The result is a series of landmark projects often produced on very tight budgets and schedules for some of the most important names in any area; from eBay, to the Kresge Foundation, the University of California and the University of Chicago.

VBN Architects's design approach is provocative, energetic and forward-thinking; challenging our educational clients to explore the possibilities that will lead to solutions focused on success. Exploration has led to concepts such as building as textbook and using teaching technology to conduct clinical research. VBN full embraces an integrated practice philosophy that incorporates sustainable design, 3D design, and alternative delivery methods. Believing that architecture enriches lives, we closely examine the influence our buildings have on users, the community, the institution and the world. Please contact Denise Youmans at denise@vbnarch.com or visit our website at www.vbnarch.com to view our international portfolio.

Founded in 1931, WALTER P MOORE is among the most respected engineering and consulting firms based in the U.S. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company has 13 offices nationally. It has built a national and international reputation for design solutions that help clients turn their ideas into structures and infrastructures that work. The company has been recognized throughout its long history for superb client service, engineering excellence and innovation, and in recent years has been consistently rated as one of the industry's best places to work.

Woods Bagot is one global studio specializing in architecture, interior design, consulting, and urban design in three key sectors: Education & Science, Workplace, and Lifestyle.

We strive to create exceptional buildings which capture the essence of their environment, the design intelligence of our global studio expertise, and contribute to their communities while realizing the business goals of our clients.

ZGF is an architecture, planning and interior design firm with offices in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York. Total staff currently numbers 487. The broad-based practice of the firm includes projects ranging from educational facilities, museums and healthcare and research buildings; to large, complex office buildings and corporate campuses; to airports, civic centers and regional transportation systems.

We have worked on 50 public and private academic campuses across the country and have been responsible for the site planning, programming and design of over 100 buildings. Academic clients include University of San Diego, Stanford University, Fresno State University, University of Washington, Washington State University, Reed College, Portland State University, University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Boise State University, Drake University, Northwestern University, Iowa State University, the University of Texas, Duke University, and the University of California system. We have also completed master plans for many of these institutions which have successfully guided the development of their building programs.

Our projects have received over 250 national, regional and local awards. In 1991, the firm received the industry's highest national honor, the Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects.

Abacus Project Management, Inc. was founded in 1990 as a professional management company to provide a comprehensive range of services within the project/construction management profession to meet the needs of owners and real estate developers nationwide and to successfully accomplish their project goals. Abacus has in-depth experience managing all types of projects within the private and public sectors.  Various projects include libraries, theaters, civic centers, athletic complexes, industrial, manufacturing, medical, educational facilities, infrastructure, multi-family residential, office buildings (low-, mid- and high-rise) and commercial developments.  Abacus has recently become an affiliate of Teyma, the engineering and industrial construction company of Abengoa.

BAR Architects is an award-winning 75-person architectural, interior design and planning firm. Our extensive education and university campus portfolio includes the design, planning and renovation of classrooms, dining and commons, student centers, libraries, gymnasiums and performing arts facilities, as well as student and faculty housing. Involved in the global education community, BAR recently sponsored a design fellowship with Architecture for Humanity and sent staff to Haiti to assist in the effort of rebuilding schools and a community clinic. A certified Green Business, we are committed to the highest standards of architectural design, environmental sensitivity and client service.

For over 43 years, Bull Stockwell Allen has designed exceptional environments for life. We are lifestyle architects, planners and interior designers who collaborate with our clients and one another to arrive at design solutions that are once innovative and enduring. Our higher education experience includes the design and planning of student centers, administration facilities, learning resource centers, bookstores, gymnasiums, technology centers, performing arts and visitor facilities, early learning centers and parking solutions.  

Bull Stockwell Allen’s signature approach to all of our projects is rooted in our belief in the fundamental relationship between natural and built environments. We closely analyze each new project so that we can develop a meaningful response to its unique programmatic requirements and human aspirations while considering overall climate and aesthetic ideals. This strategic approach leads to honest, innovative and unique design solutions that add value for our clients. In keeping with our firm’s mission, we build on enduring ideas to create exceptional environments for life.

Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc. is a structural and earthquake engineering firm with more than 50 years of leadership in design and innovative structural solutions, which includes the early adoption of high performance seismic engineering applications. The firm specializes in structural engineering for new and retrofit projects for both public and private sector clients.  This includes many award-winning higher education projects.  Forell/Elsesser is known for their collaborative style and addressing each structural challenge with a fresh outlook, considering individual and unique program requirements, resulting in creative and economical solutions. In 2010, the firm was ranked Number 1 as the “Best Structural Engineering Firms to Work For” by Structural Engineering & Design Magazine. 

Established in 1955, Hargis Engineers has grown to a 100+ mechanical, electrical, telecommunications and security consulting engineering firm, by listening and delivering on client expectations. Applying this philosophy to working with stakeholders, professional peers and trades people, we balance sustainable, economic, system performance and aesthetic objectives to achieve total cost of ownership benchmarks. As a result, we have had the privilege of serving the campus infrastructure and diverse spaces integrated into collegiate campuses that enhance the system user experience.

While our expertise lies in the design of state-of-the-art, flexible buildings that leave a gentle imprint on the environment, we believe in creating learning environments that go beyond the buildings themselves: places where visitors feel welcome, where careers are enriched, where students can reach their full academic potential. Higher education buildings should make a connection to – and be influenced by – the context and surroundings unique to a particular campus. Integrus fosters a collaborative and open design process that allows for the sharing of ideas and the building of consensus among everyone involved. Our ultimate goal? To exceed your design expectations, stay aligned with the project’s budget, and enhance the built environment.

MVE Institutional has over 35 years of experience in educational and institutional work. Our firm has over 100 professional staff with offices in Irvine, Oakland, San Diego, and Hawaii. MVEI provides high quality master planning and architectural design to a wide range of clients; we specialize in new construction, as well as expansion and modernization assignments with a strong focus in University Housing. Our firm has been honored at local, regional and national levels for architectural achievement. For more information please visit our website www.mve-institutional.com

Noll & Tam is a 20-person architectural practice located in Berkeley, California. The firm designs distinct spaces that enhance the civic presence of public buildings and the academic experience at universities and community colleges. Noll & Tam’s portfolio includes the Bancroft Library Renovation at UC Berkeley, the Library and Student Resource Center at Cañada College, and the Alumni and Visitor Center at CSU Monterey Bay.

www.nollandtam.com

Randall Lamb has been providing successful consulting engineering services since 1974, when the firm opened up its first office in San Diego. The firm expanded to San Francisco in 1986. We celebrate 36 years of innovative, functional and sustainable design solutions in mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and architectural lighting design. Since 2007, our Clean Energy Solutions group has provided effective clean energy programs for our clients, and in 2010, we introduced our Commissioning Services. Our higher education clients include Cal State University, San Marcos; San Diego Community College District; Skyline College; Stanford University; the University of California, Berkeley; UCSD and UCSF.

SRG is a full-service architectural firm with offices in Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco. Founded in 1972, SRG has provided architectural planning and design services for a diverse range of public and private civic, cultural, education, science and technology and healthcare projects. In the process, we have enjoyed repeat business from long-term clients based on our reputation for expertise and innovation.

What distinguishes SRG from other architectural design firms is our emphasis on a discovery process that seeks fresh perspectives and new ideas, especially in higher education. We approach each of our academic projects with a comprehensive evaluation of the components that significantly affect research and learning in today’s rapidly changing intellectual environment. This enhances our ability to assess future needs and draw upon unique opportunities as they emerge.

As technology visionaries, TEECOM works with architects and owners to make buildings come alive through the use of technology, preparing them for the next generation of users, the people we call digital natives. We do this through technology visioning, design, engineering, project management, and research for buildings. Our practice groups include all technology systems in buildings, such as telecommunications, security, audiovisual, monitoring and control, fire alarm, and other data network systems. We offer a complete range of services for projects worldwide, which have been acclaimed with local and national building awards. Since 1997, TEECOM has created the vision for, designed, or managed over 1,000 technology systems. Our business is built upon a strong following of clients who realize the value that TEECOM brings to each and every project. This value derives from our ability to create technology visions that differentiate our clients and prepare them for the next wave of technology innovation. Our solutions take into consideration each individual project’s needs, providing the most effective solutions available at the most appropriate level of client investment.

For more information, please visit: www.teecom.com.

Founded in 1969, WSP Flack + Kurtz is firmly established as one of the industry's premier international engineering firms. WSP Flack + Kurtz provides complete design services in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety systems, in addition to offering sustainable design services and its own comprehensive information technology and communications, security systems, and architectural lighting design groups.

Composed of a total staff of 600, WSP Flack + Kurtz has offices in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Seattle, Las Vegas, Houston, Washington, D.C., and numerous other international cities through our parent company, WSP Group.

Our licensed professional engineers are collectively registered in all 50 states and we currently have 75 LEED accredited staff members. We continue our pattern of prudent expansion, growing to meet the needs of our national and international clientele.