In 1943, at the height of World War II, JE Dunn Construction had just earned what Steve Dunn, grandson of founder John Ernest Dunn, describes as “a decent profit” building the U.S. Army Quartermaster’s Depot on Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Mo.

Capitol Federal Hall at the University of Kansas is a 167,000-sq-ft building that houses the university’s School of Business.

The Rocky Mountain Institute’s Innovation Center is the most energy-efficient building in one of the coldest climate zones in North America.