As a leader in the construction industry, Hardin Construction brings unique qualities to the table when undertaking a project.

• Building value into every project, Hardin Construction takes ownership before a contract is even awarded and applies knowledge garnered through more than 60 years of contracting experience. This commitment and diligence allows Hardin to ensure recommendations are solid, budgets are on target and that the client’s vision will become a reality.
  
• Investing in the future, Hardin Construction is committed to constantly improving the value to clients through innovative project management and communications systems, comprehensive associate training programs and a sustained leadership role in the construction industry.
  
• Hardin Construction puts a high value on its associates. With the belief that growing the company will be achieved by growing its people, Hardin Construction has developed state-of-the-art training programs and remains focused on maintaining the safest working environments in the industry.
  
• Hardin Construction takes its role as a leader in the construction management industry very seriously as illustrated by tackling issues that impact the industry, setting new standards of excellence among contractors and representing the industry to the community in a positive and forthright manner.
  

Hardin Construction has provided quality construction services across the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Founded in 1946, the company entered the construction industry building high-quality affordable housing for the victorious GIs returning home from World War II. Through the 1950s and 1960s, the company moved from housing to industrial and eventually to high-rise office buildings and hotels, and by the early 1970s it began completing projects outside the Atlanta area. By the mid-1970s, Hardin had become a leader in the “fast-track” process with projects expanded to include retail and special-use facilities. With commercial development booming by the mid-1980s, the company collaborated with many of the Southeast’s major private developers to produce high-rise office complexes, corporate headquarters and hotels. In 1993, the Hardin Family entrusted the legacy of the Hardin name and family business to Earl Shell and his veteran management team, and in 2007, when Earl retired, he did likewise with Brantley Barrow and Bill Pinto.

Today, Brantley Barrow and Bill Pinto and their team are leading the company through its most prosperous period. Additionally, there is a management committee charged with overseeing operations and guiding the company’s future. Together the present management team represents more than 375-collective years with Hardin.

For many years, Hardin Construction has earned the reputation of being one of the top contractors in the nation according to Engineering News Record. The homebuilding company founded in Atlanta in 1946 is now managing the construction of convention centers, office buildings, hotels, retail centers, high-rise residential and universities in 28 states and the Caribbean. In Chairman Emeritus Earl Shell’s words, “Each of us, every day, must look at every activity, procedure and process through the perspective of ‘What is great performance for my customer?’”

• As an industry leader and concerned corporate citizen, Hardin Construction is at the forefront of sustainable construction methods. A certified member of the U.S. Green Building Council, Hardin Construction utilizes the organization’s LEED certification criteria as a framework to produce “green” buildings. Even a building not seeking LEED certification or a “green” distinction benefits from Hardin’s expertise in this arena through sustainable building design techniques that result in energy efficiency, water use reduction, reduction of indoor air pollutants and provision of gardens and greenspace.
  
• Hardin Construction collaborated with enterprise software solutions provider Computer Methods International Corp. (CMiC) to create a state-of-the-art suite of software packages that enables project information to flow on the same fast-track as the construction industry. As early adopters of a completely integrated platform, Hardin Construction incorporated CMiC’s software into hBuilder, the company’s project management portal, in 2003. With a fully integrated system, Hardin Construction’s employees can share information across projects regarding job costs, subcontractor experience and timelines for various project elements.
  
• In response to the challenge of training a geographically dispensed workforce, Hardin Construction launched Hardin University, an Internet-based virtual learning center, in July 1999. Hardin University provides continued training and education on topics including industry software, project development and employee systems through the company’s Intranet.
  
• Comprehensive services include estimating, value engineering, constructability review, scheduling, construction management and supervision, subcontractor/vendor pre-qualification and management, quality assurance, safety, M/WBE program development and implementation, and project control systems.
  
• Hardin Construction’s dedication and hard work has lead to a near 85 percent repeat customer rate with companies such as Carter & Associates, LLC, Marriott Vacation Club, Chelsea Property Group, Cousins Properties, Georgia Institute of Technology, Intrawest Resort Development Group, Kim King and Associates, Simon Property Group and Hillsborough County Schools.
  
• Recent Hardin accomplishments include: the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, University Commons at Georgia State University, Terminus 100, Georgia World Congress Center Phase IV and the InterContinental Hotel in Atlanta; CNL Center II, Winter Garden Village and the Village of Imagine in Orlando, FL; Grand Central at Kennedy, The Plaza Harbour Island, and the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, FL; the Nielsen Media Research Corporate Offices in Oldsmar, FL; the Round Rock Premium Outlets ® in Round Rock, TX; and the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.