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K-12 Schools Report: ‘A lot of pent-up need,’ with optimism for ’13

K-12 Schools Report: ‘A lot of pent-up need,’ with optimism for ’13

The Giants 300 Top 25 AEC Firms in the K-12 Schools Sector.


By By BD+C Staff | July 20, 2012
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This article first appeared in the July 2012 issue of BD+C.

School districts are demanding project-based learning environments that use a combination of extreme flexibility and the latest technology to support different styles of learning, says Daniel R. Mader, AIA, REFP, LEED AP, CEO of Fanning Howey.

“There’s a lot of pent-up need out there, but educational communities are waiting for more proof of a recovery,” says Mader. “There seems to be more optimism for being able to address capital needs in 2013.”

High on school districts’ list: energy-efficient design to lower O&M costs. +

 

 

TOP 25 K-12 SCHOOL SECTOR ARCHITECTURE FIRMS

Rank Company 2011 K-12 Revenue ($)
1 DLR Group 38,000,000
2 PBK 31,660,000
3 SHW Group 31,417,872
4 Fanning/Howey Associates 29,170,000
5 HMC Architects 25,407,316
6 LPA 20,630,363
7 Heery International 20,499,000
8 IBI Group 20,154,278
9 Perkins+Will 16,220,132
10 NAC|Architecture 15,340,409
11 Moseley Architects 15,230,000
12 NTD Architecture 14,377,522
13 Perkins Eastman 14,300,000
14 Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers 13,200,000
15 SMMA|Symmes Maini & McKee Associates 10,395,653
16 Corgan Associates 10,177,000
17 SEI Design Group 7,836,000
18 FGM Architects 7,691,587
19 Fletcher-Thompson 7,500,000
20 S/L/A/M Collaborative, The 6,710,914
21 Ashley McGraw Architects 6,460,000
22 DLA Architects 5,240,000
23 Harley Ellis Devereaux 4,800,000
24 LS3P Associates 4,541,486
25 CTA Architects Engineers 4,155,200

 

TOP 25 K-12 SCHOOL SECTOR ENGINEERING FIRMS

Rank Company 2011 K-12 Revenue ($)
1 URS Corp. 63,000,000
2 AECOM Technology Corp. 42,000,000
3 Jacobs 31,000,000
4 STV 24,338,000
5 Parsons Brinckerhoff 21,900,000
6 BRPH 12,000,000
7 TTG|TMAD Taylor & Gaines 11,521,550
8 Stantec 8,460,000
9 Dewberry 8,033,356
10 Shive-Hattery 7,807,781
11 KJWW Engineering Consultants 5,289,070
12 Birdsall Services Group 4,750,000
13 James Posey Associates 4,700,000
14 KCI Technologies 4,500,000
15 Aon Fire Protection Engineering 4,000,000
16 KPFF Consulting Engineers 4,000,000
17 L.R. Kimball 3,962,000
18 M/E Engineering 3,890,000
19 Thornton Tomasetti 3,229,836
20 Atkins North America 3,112,115
21 Coffman Engineers 3,000,000
22 AKF Group 2,800,000
23 Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates 2,708,000
24 RDK Engineers 2,550,000
25 Middough 2,500,000

 

TOP 25 K-12 SCHOOL SECTOR CONSTRUCTION FIRMS

Rank Company 2011 K-12 Revenue ($)
1 Gilbane Building Co. 666,177,000
2 Balfour Beatty US 526,376,172
3 Turner Corporation, The 412,272,000
4 McCarthy Holdings 383,000,000
5 CORE Construction 232,866,651
6 Kraus-Anderson Construction 201,300,000
7 Consigli Construction 181,349,159
8 Hensel Phelps Construction 156,030,000
9 Suffolk Construction 148,781,095
10 Skanska USA 141,153,171
11 Flintco 130,000,000
12 McShane Companies, The 125,000,000
13 Barton Malow 121,621,680
14 JE Dunn Construction 101,004,174
15 Shawmut Design and Construction 98,300,000
16 Pepper Construction Group 95,019,000
17 C.W. Driver 93,913,000
18 Sundt Construction 80,095,300
19 PCL Construction Enterprises 75,876,100
20 Doster Construction 75,831,418
21 Tutor Perini Corp. 72,470,000
22 Bernards 70,500,000
23 Walbridge 70,500,000
24 Clark Group 69,011,298
25 S. M. Wilson & Co. 63,746,990

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