The 2018 Construction Excellence Awards are quickly approaching! Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring past winners. We’re inspired by the excellence that our members demonstrate, and are excited to see what they submit this year! Submissions are due on September 30, 2018.
Pictured above were the winners of the Excellence in Craftsmanship Award in 2017!
Scroll down to read about these projects.
For 2018, there are 22 award categories, including 3 new categories!
| Project-Based Awards | Project-Based Awards | Program and Member Awards |
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• Best Hospitality |
• Best Specialty Contractor • Best Historic Preservation • Excellence in Craftsmanship |
• Excellence in Technological Advancement • Affiliate of the Year |
Last year, TWO projects stood out to our judges, and tied for the Excellence in Craftsmanship Award! The Excellence in Craftsmanship award recognizes a project that demonstrates exceptional care in detail, utilized new or different materials or technologies, and/or coordinated intricate building techniques.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple (pictured left)
Contractor: LF Driscoll Company, LLC
Contractor: Big-D Construction
Owner: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Architect: Perkins & Will, FFKR Architects
This combined 243,500-square-foot complex was designed to marry the precise, ornate craftsmanship of the Mormon tradition with the historic classical and Federalist styles prevalent throughout Philadelphia. Quality and meticulous craftsmanship was the focus from day one, aided by employing BIM to map out exact placements for mechanical systems and select areas. Artisans hand-crafted the decorative plaster ornament throughout the interior by sculpting the details in clay and casting them with gypsum plaster. The millwork for the interior was so abundant that at the peak of interior construction, 30 to 40 millworkers were working on the project.
Moelis Family Grand Reading Room at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center (pictured right)
Contractor: Clemens Construction Company, Inc.
Owner: University of Pennsylvania
Architect: Gensler
This project involved the renovation of a 5,500-square-foot grand reading room, including a new entrance, glass storefront and oversized art wall installation. Exquisite finishes include terrazzo flooring, wood panel ceilings and plaster columns with hand-patina brass accents. Due to the double height space, the majority of work had to be done at least partially via lift. At its height, there were 13 different lifts used in the space at one time. The art wall could not be installed until all dust, dirt, liquid and unwieldly tasks were complete and the space had been cleaned. Clemens carefully and meticulously coordinated the planning of the installation, so that it could be executed seamlessly.
