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Auburn University | STEM + Agricultural Sciences Complex

Auburn University’s new STEM + Agricultural Sciences Complex brings together academic departments in a shared setting for teaching, research, and collaboration. Business Interiors worked alongside Auburn University and Goodwyn Mills Cawood to provide ancillary furniture solutions for a range of shared environments throughout the three-building development.

At approximately 265,000 square feet, the $224 million complex is the largest academic construction project in Auburn’s history. Its three connected, three-story buildings provide a new home for six departments within the College of Agriculture and the College of Sciences and Mathematics. Nearly 70 percent of the complex is dedicated to teaching and research laboratories, replacing aging facilities and expanding resources for students, faculty, and researchers.

BI’s furniture scope included lobbies, student gathering areas, collaboration and conference rooms, and break rooms throughout the complex. Furnishings included modular lounge seating, individual and high-backed chairs, and tables for spaces used for studying, meetings, and informal gatherings. These shared environments provide additional places for students, faculty, and researchers to connect outside traditional classrooms and laboratories.

Auburn University officially celebrated the opening of the complex in October 2026. The new facilities bring related academic disciplines closer together and expand opportunities for teaching, research, and collaboration across the university.

 

Photography by: Rob Culpepper

Moultrie

Known for its game feeders, cellular trail cameras, and remote wildlife-monitoring technology, Birmingham-based Moultrie has experienced significant growth in recent years. To accommodate that growth, the company undertook a complete renovation of its offices at EBSCO Industries’ Birmingham headquarters.

Business Interiors’ long-standing relationship with EBSCO, whose family of companies includes Moultrie, brought our team into the project from the beginning. Working alongside interior design firm Hatcher Schuster, architect Michael O’Kelley, and general contractor Hallmark Builders, BI provided both furniture and architectural wall solutions for the renovated workplace.

The scale of the new workplace is a long way from Moultrie’s beginnings in 1979, when founder Dan Moultrie began assembling deer feeders in an apartment closet. Today, the renovated space includes 50 workstations, six private offices, five meeting rooms, a large training room, multiple collaboration areas, flex space, and two phone booths. More specialized spaces reflect the unique needs of Moultrie’s business, including a device lab, retail room, and space for creating product demonstration videos. A café-style “Recharge Room” provides a casual gathering space for employees.

A key component of the renovation was the incorporation of ALUR architectural glass wall solutions throughout the office. Featuring clear glass and minimalist matte black framing, the system helps define work areas while maintaining an open, collaborative environment filled with natural light.

One of the project’s unique installation challenges involved the building’s prominent cedar beams. Their rough, natural surfaces required careful consideration where the ALUR framing met the wood. The system’s adjustable wall posts provided the flexibility needed to achieve a tight, clean fit while maintaining the intended acoustic performance of the walls.

The success of the initial renovation led Moultrie to expand the project to a second floor, extending BI’s involvement and providing additional space to support the company’s continued growth.

 

Photography by: Omar Mohammad

Performance Drone Works | Denver Engineering Hub

Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Performance Drone Works (PDW) is a growing defense technology company specializing in unmanned systems. Business Interiors’ relationship with PDW began in Huntsville, where our team has supported multiple projects as the company has grown. In 2026, that relationship extended to Denver as PDW opened a new Engineering Hub as part of its expanding national engineering footprint.

An early visit to Denver gave our team the opportunity to experience the space and its architectural finishes firsthand. With flexibility to explore finishes and textiles, our design team drew inspiration from the space to develop a furniture palette that complemented the interior while giving the workplace a cohesive identity. Davis Partnership Architects served as the architecture firm for the project, with BI coordinating furniture placement with the Davis team to support the overall plan.

BI’s scope included 62 workstations, 12 private offices, two huddle rooms, two phone rooms, three collaborative areas, a breakroom, reception and lobby, and a wellness room. Herman Miller Canvas Vista was selected for the open work areas, helping define individual workspaces while maintaining an open feel and preserving views of the city and surrounding mountains.

The Denver project represents another step in a growing relationship between PDW and Business Interiors. With an additional phase planned in Denver, the furniture solutions developed for the new Engineering Hub are also helping establish a standard that can carry into future PDW locations and updates.

 

Photography by: Kyla Chambers

Chilton County Courthouse

For more than six decades, Chilton County conducted much of its government business from a courthouse built in the early 1960s. As the county grew, so did the demands on the facility. Limited accessibility, aging infrastructure, space constraints, and county services spread across multiple locations ultimately led county leaders to pursue a new courthouse designed around the needs of residents today and well into the future.

The new approximately 72,000-square-foot Chilton County Courthouse in Clanton brings courtrooms, administrative offices, licensing functions, and support services together in a central location. Situated along Alabama Highway 145, the courthouse was designed as a more accessible and efficient hub for county government, while the larger site provides room for future expansion as the community continues to grow.

Business Interiors worked alongside Chilton County and Birchfield Penuel Architects to provide furniture solutions throughout portions of three floors of the new facility. BI’s scope supported approximately 40 private offices as well as shared offices, open work areas, conference rooms, break rooms, reception and waiting areas, and a variety of administrative and public-service environments.

The scope also extended to spaces with needs specific to the courthouse and county operations, including Grand Jury and Trial Prep areas, high-density filing, select Probate Court furnishings, and furniture for the County Commission auditorium. Across these varied applications, the furniture package supports the people responsible for carrying out the county’s day-to-day work as well as the residents who depend on those services.

The courthouse opened in 2026 as a new center for civic and government activity in Chilton County—bringing previously dispersed functions together in a facility created to serve the community for years to come.

 

Photography by: Rob Culpepper