Submissions are now being accepted for the 22nd Annual Construction Excellence Awards!
The Construction Excellence Awards is the premier construction awards program in Philadelphia, recognizing excellence in construction from GBCA member companies. We are now accepting submissions in 22 possible award categories. Submissions will be accepted until September 30, 2019.
Submit an entry today!
Here are the 22 award categories:
Project-based Awards
Project-based Awards recognize a contractor who has done an outstanding job in the workplace. The award seeks to honor a contractor who has overcome a unique challenge, tackled a difficult project, taken great care in detail, or ensured the success of a project.
Excellence in Craftsmanship
The Excellence in Craftsmanship award recognizes a project that has demonstrated exceptional care in detail, utilized new or different materials or technologies, and/or coordinated intricate building techniques.
Best Adaptive Re-Use Project
The Best Adaptive Re-Use Project recognizes a project which has taken an existing building and/or space and enhanced/or created an entirely new use for the space. For example, projects entered into this category could include everything from large-scale rehabilitation of historic buildings for new uses, to smaller-scale instillation of HVAC systems within the original historic building.
Best Cultural Institution Project
The Best Cultural Institution Project Award recognizes a project which demonstrates successful application of practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency and budgeting. Projects must be cultural institution developments, including but not limited to, museums, churches, or tourism attractions.
Best Educational Institution Project
The Best Educational Institution Project Award recognizes a project which demonstrates successful application of practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency and budgeting. Projects must be educational institution developments, including but not limited to, university facilities, community colleges, K-12 schools, and student housing.
Best Fit-Out Project
The Best Fit-Out Project Award recognizes a fit-out construction project that has demonstrated the exceptional application of construction practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency, budgeting and client services.
Best Green Space Project
The Best Green Space Project Award recognizes a project which demonstrates successful application of practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency and budgeting. Projects must consist of some form and use of green space, including but not limited to, parks, public spaces, and green living areas.
Best Healthcare Project
The Best Healthcare Project Award recognizes a project which demonstrates successful application of practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency and budgeting. Projects must be healthcare developments.
Best Historic Preservation Project
The Best Historic Preservation Project recognizes a project which has preserved or restored the historic built environment and/or landscape component of a structure which is significant in American history, architecture or culture and was constructed more than 50 years ago. Projects entered into this category could include restoring the original paint schemes, recreating portions of damaged elements original to the building or preserving existing elements to prevent further deterioration.
Best Hospitality Project
The Best Hospitality Project Award recognizes a project which demonstrates successful application of practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency and budgeting. Projects must be hospitality developments, including but not limited to, hotels, resorts, theme parks and restaurants.
Best Retail Project
The Best Retail Project Award recognizes a project which demonstrates successful application of practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency and budgeting. Projects must be retail developments.
Best Residential, Mixed-Use or Office-Space Project
The Best Residential, Mixed-Use or Office-Space Project Award recognizes a project which demonstrates the exceptional application of practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency and budgeting. Projects must be either residential, mixed-use, or office-space developments.
Best Concrete Construction Project
The Best Concrete Construction Project Award recognizes a concrete construction project that has demonstrated the exceptional application of construction practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency, budgeting and client services.
Best Demolition Project
The Best Demolition Project Award recognizes a demolition construction project that has demonstrated the exceptional application of demolition practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency, budgeting, safety and client services.
Best Electrical Construction Project
The Best Electrical Construction Project Award recognizes an electrical construction project that has demonstrated the exceptional application of construction practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency, budgeting and client services.
Best Mechanical Construction Project
The Best Mechanical Construction Project Award recognizes a mechanical construction project that has demonstrated the exceptional application of construction practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency, budgeting and client services.
Best Specialty Contractor Project
The Best Specialty Contractor Project Award recognizes a project that has demonstrated the exceptional application of construction practices including, but not limited to, innovation and technology, design, efficiency, budgeting and client services. This is special and innovative work in support of a General Contractor or Construction Manager. This award is intended for a specialty contractor who supplies essential needs for a project, excluding mechanical, electrical, concrete, and demolition contractors.
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Program-Based Awards
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
The Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion award recognizes a member company who demonstrates diversity and inclusion efforts above and beyond meeting equal opportunity program requirements. Unique and inclusive ways of creating a more diverse workplace while meeting, and/or exceeding, EOP requirements, as well as working with external partners, will be considered. The honoree should exemplify, the progressive principles of inclusion, using unique tactics to diversify perspectives, gender, age, ethnicity, work experiences, lifestyles, and cultures.
Excellence in Education and Professional Development
The Excellence in Education and Development award recognizes a member company demonstrating, implementing and supporting advanced education among their staff and team. The honoree should exemplify the value of investing in human capital, providing practical means to educate and advance the workforce and develop a stronger team. The honoree will significantly and regularly acknowledge the rising leadership within the company.
Excellence in Technological Advancement
The Excellence in Technological Advancement award recognizes a member company that utilizes successful, progressive, and/or unique technology to facilitate or assist in, but not limited to, the planning, organizing, problem solving, and communicating more efficiently of building projects. The program should exemplify progressive innovation, and problem solving while demonstrating technology adaptations.
Excellence in Workforce Development
The Excellence in Workforce Development award recognizes a member company for extraordinary, exemplary, and innovative training programs which encourage workforce development in the construction industry. The honoree will be dedicated to promoting careers in construction.
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Excellence in Safety Award
The Excellence in Safety Award recognizes a general contractor or specialty contractor that holds the highest level of safety standards for their employees and others with whom they work. The recipient organization has been successful in promoting safety within the company and throughout the industry.
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Additional Member Award
Affiliate of the Year
The Affiliate of the Year award gives special recognition to an Affiliate member who played an integral role in the completion of a project: assisting a contractor to come in on-time, on-budget, and/ or safely. This Affiliate member demonstrates the true meaning of partnership and collaboration and may go above and beyond to contribute to the overall success of a project(s).
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We’re excited to see the new heights of excellence achieved by our members this year!
If you have any questions about the Construction Excellence Awards, please contact Lauren Hanan or Byron Lee at 215-568-7015 or by email by clicking below:
The 2019 Construction Excellence Awards will be celebrated on November 21, 2019 at Vie Ballroom. The evening will at 5 pm with a cocktail reception and networking, followed by dinner and the awards presentation.
Click below to register for this must-attend event, and for sponsorship opportunities:
