On Thursday, November 8, 2018, GBCA members and guests filled Vie Ballroom to honor and celebrate the winners of the this year’s Construction Excellence Awards. GBCA’s Construction Excellence Awards Program is the premier construction awards program recognizing excellence in construction and safety. Now in its 21st year, The Excellence Awards Program is dedicated to creating an awareness of the quality workmanship produced by GBCA member companies.
The Association is proud to announce and congratulate the 2018 winners in this prestigious awards program:
(We’ll be posting a full spread featuring photos and descriptions in the next issue of Construction Today!)
Best Adaptive Reuse Project
Yards Brewing Company Renovation & Relocation
Contractor: TN Ward
Owner: Becker & Frondorf, Yards Brewing Company
Architect: DIGSAU
Engineer: Chestnut Engineering, MEP Engineers, Conn Schaffer Structural Engineers
Best Concrete Construction Project
Boeing Integrated Defense Manufacturing Plant
Contractor: Healy Long & Jevin
Owner: The Boeing Company
Owner’s Representative: STV
General Contractor: Skanska USA Building
Architect: Gannett Fleming
Engineer: Gannett Fleming
Best Cultural Institution Project
Citizens Bank Park Renovations
Contractor: LF Driscoll
Owner: The Philadelphia Phillies
Architect: EwingCole, DAIQ Architects, Metcalfe Architecture Design
Engineer: EwingCole
Best Educational Institution Project
Expansion & Renovation of Abbott Dining Hall at The Lawrenceville School
Contractor: Clemens Construction Company
Owner: The Lawrenceville School
Architect: Voith & Mactavish
Engineer: Loring
Best Electrical Contractor Project
Trenton Makes the World Takes LED Sign Lighting Replacement
Contractor: Carr & Duff
Owner: Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Architect: Dewberry, The Lighting Practice
Engineer: Urban Engineers
Best Fit-Out Project
EMD Relocation to Navy Yard
Contractor: HSC Builders & Construction Managers
Owner: EMD Performance Materials
Architect: Herbst-Musciano, LLC
Facility Planner: HF Planners, LLC
Best Healthcare Project
Asplundh Cancer Pavilion at Abington-Jefferson Health
Contractor: LF Driscoll
Owner: Abington-Jefferson Health
Architect: EwingCole
Engineer: EwingCole
Best Historic Preservation Project
Restoration of The Hale Building
Contractor: Clemens Construction Company
Owner: Brickstone Realty
Architect: JKRP Architects
Engineer: Mechanical Engineer: Alderson / Structural Engineer: O’Donnell & Naccarato
Best Hospitality Project
Philadelphia International Airport – Terminal B – Restaurants and Retail
Contractor: E.P. Guidi, Inc.
Owner: OTG Management
Architect: Daroff Design
Engineer: Rosini Engineering
Best Mechanical Construction Project
Two Liberty Place: Energy Improvements Phase 1
Contractor: Falasca Mechanical, Inc.
Owner: Coretrust Capital Partners, LLC
Construction Manager: Concord Management Services, LLC
Engineer: Concord Engineering Group, Inc.
Best Residential, Mixed-Use, or Office Space Project
Axalta Global Innovation Center
Contractor: LF Driscoll
Owner: Axalta Coating Systems
Architect: Erdy McHenry, L2Partridge
Engineer: Vanderweil Engineers
Developer: Liberty Property Trust
Best Retail Project
Northern Liberties Target
Contractor: C.H. Schwertner & Son, Inc.
Owner: Target
Architect: Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects PC
Engineer: Energy Squared LLC
Best Specialty Contractor Project
The Metropolitan Opera House (The Met) Renovation
Contractor: Superior Scaffold Services
General Contractor: Domus, Inc.
Owner: Holy Ghost Headquarters Church, Eric Blumenfeld
Architect: Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Engineer: Alternate Design Solutions
Excellence in Craftsmanship
Expansion & Renovation of Abbott Dining Hall at The Lawrenceville School
Contractor: Clemens Construction Company
Owner: The Lawrenceville School
Architect: Voith & Mactavish
Engineer: Loring
Excellence in Safety
Safety 360° Program
Contractor: LF Driscoll
Excellence in Technological Innovation
Virtual Design and Construction Program
Contractor: Gilbane Building Company
Affiliate of the Year
GBCA Member: The Safety Group, Ltd.
GBCA would also like to thank the judges for 2018’s Construction Excellence Awards.
2018 Construction Excellence Awards Judges
- Karen Blanchard, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal, SITIO architecture + urbanism
- Catherine Califano, Deputy Director, Department of Planning and Development, City of Philadelphia
- Martha Cross, AICP, PP, LEED® AP, Deputy Director, Division of Planning & Zoning, Department of Planning and Development, City of Philadelphia
- Christine Fiori, PhD, PE, Program Director, Construction Management Program, Drexel University
- Deborah L. Grubbe, PE, CEng, Owner and President, Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC
- Michael Sheward, Owner and Principal, The Sheward Partnership
2018 Excellence in Safety Award Judges
- Anthony Bell, Safety Director, Daniel J. Keating Company
- Richard E. Smith, Quality, Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager, CST Pavers, A Quickrete Company
We’d also like to thank all of our Sponsors: You make such programs and events possible!