What Executive Construction Inc. does

Executive Construction Inc. is a privately held general contractor headquartered in Hillside, Illinois, with offices in Hillside, downtown Chicago, and (as of 2025) New York City. Founded in 1974, the firm provides commercial and institutional construction services across four core markets: new construction, interiors, mission critical (including hyperscale data centers and trading floors), and life sciences. Its project portfolio spans roughly 60 million square feet of built space nationally, anchored by enterprise clients such as McDonald's Corporation, Uber, Zurich North America, Molson Coors, Accenture, Cisco Systems, Edward-Elmhurst Health, Northern Trust, and Digital Crossroad.

The firm's core differentiating capability is its in-house Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) platform, which combines 3D laser scanning, scan-to-BIM modeling, systems clash detection, prefabrication coordination, logistics planning, virtual site visits, and post-construction as-built models for facilities management. This VDC stack underpins project coordination across complex mechanical and technology-intensive scopes and supports a reported 90% repeat business rate, a 0.67 Experience Modification Rate (indicating above-average safety performance), and more than 40 LEED and WELL certifications across the project portfolio. The firm carries dedicated market leadership for interiors, new construction, mission critical, and life sciences, including a national life sciences lead.

Executive Construction generates revenue through project-based construction contracts, structured as fixed-price, cost-plus, or construction-management-at-risk engagements acquired primarily through direct enterprise relationships and longstanding co-development partnerships with nationally-recognized architecture firms (Gensler, Eckenhoff Saunders) and commercial real estate service firms (JLL, Cushman & Wakefield). Pricing is bid-based and project-specific, with no public pricing or subscription model. Customers are acquired via a referral-and-reputation-driven enterprise field sales motion; the firm expanded its geographic footprint into the Northeast in 2025 and supports national work in mission critical via remote VDC delivery.

Name

Executive Construction Inc.

Legal name

Executive Construction Inc.

Website

https://ecibuild.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Executive Construction Inc. is a privately held general contractor founded in 1974 and headquartered in Hillside, Illinois, delivering new construction, interior buildouts, mission critical, and life sciences projects for enterprise and institutional clients across the U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial general contracting
• Construction management services
• Virtual design construction
• Mission critical construction
• Interiors buildout services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hillside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. General Contractor Services: Project-based construction services for new construction, interiors, mission critical, and life sciences markets. Revenue is earned through fixed-price contracts, cost-plus arrangements, and construction management delivery methods on projects ranging from smaller builds to large-scale developments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Executive Construction Inc. provides commercial and institutional general contracting and construction management services across new construction, interiors, mission critical, and life sciences markets. The firm self-performs field work with union tradespersons and leverages in-house Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) capabilities including 3D laser scanning, scan-to-BIM, systems clash detection, and as-built modeling for facilities management. Projects are delivered through fixed-price contracts, cost-plus arrangements, and construction management methods for enterprise clients across the United States.

Product overview

Executive Construction Inc. is a general contractor offering construction services across four core markets: new construction, interiors, mission critical, and life sciences. The company differentiates through its Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) service, which provides technology-enabled visualization, coordination, and prefabrication capabilities including 3D laser scanning and scan-to-BIM services. Projects span data centers, educational institutions, financial institutions, healthcare, hospitality, industrial facilities, laboratories, legal offices, retail, and not-for-profit organizations across the Chicagoland area and nationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% repeat business rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eckenhoff SaunderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on SEIU headquarters project at 200 East Randolph. Executive Construction served as general contractor delivering a workplace reflecting SEIU's mission.
• Cosentini AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering/design partner on SEIU headquarters project. Collaborated with Executive Construction to deliver workplace design and systems.
• JLLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate services firm partner on SEIU headquarters project, working with Executive Construction on project delivery.
• GenslercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on multiple projects including Molson Coors headquarters and Chicago Board of Trade Building renovation.
• Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm partner on Molson Coors headquarters at 320 South Canal.
• Cushman & WakefieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommercial real estate services firm partner on Molson Coors headquarters relocation.
• R2 CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate development firm partner on Chicago Board of Trade Building lobby renovation at 141 West Jackson.
• Air ComfortminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting food drive initiative with Executive Construction Foundation, collecting 790 pounds of food donations.
• Tutoring ChicagominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit partner through Executive Construction Foundation's holiday giving program supporting 45 local students.
• West Suburban Community PantryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood bank partner hosting food drives with Executive Construction Foundation support.
• Greater Chicago Food DepositoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuarterly volunteer event partner for blood drives and food bank activities.
• Northern Illinois Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood bank partner for volunteer activities and food donation programs.
• Share Our SpareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit partner supporting Chicagoland children's essentials through volunteer time.
• Shirley Ryan AbilityLabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation supported through annual SkyRise Chicago Climb event.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Holder Construction: National GC specializing in mission critical and data center construction. Direct competitor in the same hyperscale/mission critical segment where ECI has built its fastest-growing market.
• Mortenson Construction: Major national GC with a leading data center and mission critical practice. Represents the upper-end competitive threat in the same hyperscale segment ECI is targeting.
• McCarthy Building Companies: National employee-owned GC with a strong Chicago office, working across commercial, healthcare, and life sciences. Overlaps with ECI on healthcare, lab, and corporate interiors work.
• Walsh Construction: One of the largest Chicago-based GCs and a subsidiary of The Walsh Group, with much greater scale and national reach. Competes on commercial, healthcare, and education builds and offers ECI a key competitive benchmark.
• Clark Construction Group: Large national GC with deep Chicago presence, working across interiors, mission critical, and commercial new construction. Represents the type of scaled competitor ECI faces when pursuing larger enterprise programs.
• Turner Construction Company: Largest commercial GC in the US, with significant Chicago and national interiors and data center practices. Competes for the same Fortune 500 corporate HQ and mission critical engagements.

Direct peers

• Skender Construction: Chicago-based general contractor with comparable scale and a similar mix of interiors, healthcare, and commercial new construction. Direct overlap in the Chicagoland corporate interiors and mission critical spaces.
• Bulley & Andrews: Privately held Chicago GC founded over 130 years ago, with a similar focus on commercial, institutional, healthcare, and interior construction. Competes head-to-head on corporate HQ buildouts and university/medical projects in the Chicago market.
• Leopardo Companies: Privately held Chicago-area GC of similar size and tenure, with a comparable focus on commercial interiors, healthcare, and corporate offices. Direct peer for Chicago-based enterprise clients and project scopes.
• Power Construction: Chicago-based general contractor of comparable size (~400+ employees) serving similar commercial, healthcare, education, and interiors markets in the Midwest. Direct competitor for the same enterprise clients and architect relationships in Chicago.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ecibuild_235
• Xx.com/ecibuild
• Facebookfacebook.com/executive-construction-inc-158661834164467
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/executive-construction-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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