2023 Construction Excellence Awards: Excellence at Every Angle

GBCA has announced the winners of the 26th Annual Construction Excellence Awards, the premier construction awards program recognizing quality workmanship and industry initiatives by GBCA members. Contractors, architects, and owners of 19 awards were honored at a ceremony held at The Switch House in Philadelphia on November 16, 2023. Photos from the event are coming soon.

Project Awards:

Best Demolition Project

Allentown Panel Shop #2
Winner: Geppert Bros., Inc.
Owner/Client: Marcon Properties LLC
Construction Management Team: Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
Architect: Alloy5 Architecture
Engineer: Barry Isett & Associates, Inc.

Best Masonry Project

Washington Crossing Park Revitalization
Winner: Armor Masonry Restoration, Inc.
Owner/Client: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Architect: Preservation Design Partnership
Engineer: Keast & Hood

Best Specialty Contractor Project

3 Floating Walls – Dell Music Center – Scaffolding, Containment Wrap & Tie-back System
Winner: Superior Scaffold Services, Inc.
Owner/Client: Dell Music Center
General Contractor: Bittenbender Construction, LP
Engineer: Alternate Design Solution

Best Historic Preservation Project

Carpenters Hall Restoration
Winner: Haverstick – Borthwick Company
Owner/Client: Carpenters Hall, Dan Bosin Associates
Architect: Mills & Schnoering Architects, LLC
Engineers: Bruce E. Brooks & Associates, Hunt Engineering, Joseph B. Callaghan

Best Green Space Project

UPenn Meiklejohn Stadium
Winner: Clemens Construction Company, Inc.
Owner/Client: University of Pennsylvania
Architect: SLR Consulting, Cedarville Engineering Group, Geostructures Inc

Best Adaptive Re-Use Project

Bankroll
Winner: Clemens Construction Company, Inc.
Owner/Client: Bankroll Club LLC
Architect: JKRP Architects
Engineer: O’Donnell & Naccarato, Inc., Dialectic, Electrosonic

Best Fit-Out Project

PDC Machines Manufacturing Facility
Winner: Gilbane Building Company
Owner/Client: CBRE Real Estate Services, Inc., PDC Machines
Architect: D2 Group
Engineer: O’Donnell & Naccarato, Inc., Pany & Lentz Engineering Company

Best Healthcare Project

Grand View Health Expansion Project
Winner: LF Driscoll
Owner/Client: Grand View Health
Architect: Ballinger Architects
Engineer: Barry Isett & Associates, Inc.

Best Hospitality Project

Island Waterpark at Showboat Resort
Winner: E.P. Guidi, Inc.
Owner/Client: Tower Investments
Architect: SOSH Architects
Engineer: Concord Engineering, Groundswell Design Group, Innovations Design Group, Martin Aquatic Design & Construction

Best Educational Institution Project

Drexel University Health Sciences Building
Winner: Turner Construction Company / Perryman Construction
Owner/Client: uCity Academic Owner, LLC
Developer: Wexford Science & Technology, LLC
Tenant: Drexel University
Architect: Ballinger
Engineers: Ballinger

Best Residential/Mixed-Use/Office Space Project

One uCity Square
Winner: Turner Construction Company
Owner/Client: Wexford Science & Technology
Architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
Engineer: Keast & Hood, Boles, Smyth Associates, Inc., AKF

Excellence in Craftsmanship Under $5 Million

The Risk Management Association New Headquarters
Winner: C. Erickson & Sons, Inc.
Owner/Client: Watchdog Real Estate Project Management, Risk Management Association
Architect: Meyer
Engineer: Bala Consulting Engineers

Excellence in Craftsmanship $5 – $15 Million

Philadelphia Cricket Club _ St. Martins Clubhouse Renovation
Winner: INTECH Construction, LLC
Owner/Client: The Philadelphia Cricket Club
Architect: EwingCole
Engineer: EwingCole, Nave Newell

Excellence in Craftsmanship $15 – $50 Million

Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Phillies, Scoreboard
Winner: LF Driscoll
Owner/Client: Philadelphia Phillies
Architect: Ewing Cole
Engineers: Ewing Cole

Excellence in Craftsmanship Over $50 Million

Island Waterpark at Showboat Resort
Winner: E.P. Guidi, Inc.
Owner/Client: Tower Investments
Architects: SOSH Architects
Engineer: Concord Engineering, Groundswell Design Group, Innovations Design Group

Look out for our third edition of our Construction Today, due in December, for more details on the winners and winning projects.

Thank You to the 2023 Construction Excellence Awards Judges:

Kevin Cannon
Senior Director, Safety & Health Services
Associated General Contractors of America

Gulbin Ozcan-Deniz, PhD, LEED AP BD+C
Director and Associate Professor
Construction Management
College of Architecture and the Built Environment
Jefferson University

Nazia Shah
Director, Safety & Health Services
Associated General Contractors of America

Kathleen Short, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor
Assistant Program Director
Drexel University Construction Management Program

Xi Wang, PhD, P.E., LEED GA
Assistant Teaching Professor
Drexel University Construction Management Program

Kimberlee Zamora, PhD, LEED AP BD+C
Assistant Professor
Construction Management Department
College of Architecture and the Built Environment
Jefferson University

Thank You to the 2023 Construction Excellence Awards Sponsors: