McCreary Snow Architects

GMK Associates, headquartered in South Carolina, with a regional office in Raleigh, N.C., is one of the largest architectural/engineering and construction firms in the Carolinas. GMK first opened its doors in 1966 as an architectural/engineering partnership with less than 10 employees. It has grown into a multidisciplinary corporation employing more than 125 professionals. The company offers proficiency in architecture, engineering, construction services, design/build and interior design for customers in the markets of health care, colleges and universities, school districts and commercial clients. The GMK Architecture Division has designed health care, education and commercial facilities totaling more than $4 billion. It emerged as one of the leading health care architects, master planning nearly 10 health care institutions and a health care portfolios totaling more than $1 billion. Architecture services include feasibility studies, site analysis, space programming, architectural design, construction phasing, historic preservation and value engineering. GMK Associates-Architecture Division is located in Columbia, S.C.

Founded in 1965, Florence & Hutcheson is one of the most leading consulting engineering firms in the Southeast. The firm provides a range of civil engineering services, including planning, designing, management, assessment, surveys, inspection, testing, documentation and permitting. Florence & Hutcheson specializes in serving various municipalities, industries, county agencies and commercial and industrial real estate developers. It employs more than 200 staff members in over 15 offices throughout the United States. The firm provides site development and bridge, structural, transportation and geotechnical engineering services. It also specializes in providing documentation, permitting and project management services, as well as conduction environmental studies. Florence & Hutcheson maintains a location in Columbia, S.C.

Carlisle Associates, founded in 1977, provides services in architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering, and energy conservation. It also offers construction services, underground storage tank removal and site remediation, and air quality control. The firm s architectural staff has experience in industrial, commercial, housing and government projects. Its structural team designs foundations and frames, write specifications, and perform economic studies of various framing systems. The firm s staff at mechanical engineering department has expertise in life cycle cost analysis, energy conservation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning design, fire protection, plumbing, writing specifications, and energy analysis. The firm provides services for the industrial, commercial, public, governmental and educational fields. Carlisle Associates is located in Columbia, S.C.