Vision Award Winners 2006
August 24, 2006
Contact:
Michelle Mayer
Publicist
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Carol Stream, Ill. – August 24, 2006 – Last night, members of the construction industry from all over the country gathered together as Constructech magazine honored the winners of its 2006 Vision Awards during a ceremony and conference held at the European Crystal Banquet and Conference Center in Arlington Heights, Ill., just outside of Chicago.
With the addition of the Technology Day conference this year, Constructech magazine raised the bar on its celebration of construction industry achievements. Rather than just the traditional evening of enjoyable social networking, this year attendees were able to spend the afternoon sharing and absorbing experiences of successful technology implementations.
“This has been an extremely exciting time for all the winners. Not only did we have an unprecedented number of entries, but the caliber of the winners has far exceeded our expectations,” said Peggy Smedley, editorial director of Constructech magazine. “Couple that with the record breaking attendance at our conference and awards dinner, and this only proves that the construction industry is quickly surpassing all others when it comes to embracing and leading the charge for technology adoption.”
The Vision Awards ceremony is an annual competition organized by Constructech magazine. It is open to companies in the following areas: residential, commercial, and industrial construction. This includes general contractors, and subcontractors in all trades, such as heavy highway, electrical, mechanical, etc. as well as architectural and engineering firms, corporate owners, facility management firms, government agencies, and land developers.
Each year, interested companies submit entries explaining their challenges, solutions, and the benefits that result. Entries are judged by an independent panel of judges. This year, the panel included: Christian Burger of Burger Consulting, Brad Holtz and Joel Orr of Cyon Research, John Jurewicz of A-Architects, and Richard Reese and Bruce Wilkinson of FMI Corp.
The 2006 Vision Award Winners are:
GC/Commercial/Industrial $5-$25 million
CARR Construction – Bronze (tie)
Construction Coordinators, Inc. – Bronze (tie)
GC/Commercial/Industrial $26-$100 million
Coleman-Adams Construction, Inc. - Gold
MCC Construction Corp. - Silver
R.E. Crawford Construction - Bronze
GC/Commercial/Industrial $101-$250 million
M.J. Harris, Inc. - Silver
Satterfield and Pontikes Construction, Inc. - Bronze
GC/Commercial/Industrial $251-$500 million
Clayco, Inc. - Gold
Clancy and Theys Construction Co. - Silver
Messer Construction Co. - Bronze
GC/Commercial/Industrial + $500 million
BE&K - Gold
The Weitz Co. - Silver
Turner Construction - Bronze
GC/Heavy/Highway
Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. - Silver
Bank/Finance
Bantek West Inc. - Gold
Architectural/Engineering/Design
Black & Veatch - Gold
VECO USA Inc. - Bronze
Single Family Builder $5-$25 million
Graham Hart Home Builder - Gold
Single Family Builder $26-$100 million
Bradford Building Corp. - Bronze
Multifamily Builder $251-$500 million
Clark Realty Builders, L.L.C. - Gold
Multifamily Builder + $500 million
K. Hovnanian Homes - Silver
Construction Services
BMHC Construction - Silver
Excavation/Sitework Contractor $5-$25 million
Champion Site Prep, LP - Silver
Government $5-$25 million
Marquette County Road Commission - Silver
Government $251-$500 million
South Dakota Department of Transportation - Silver
Government + $500 million
City of Phoenix Water Services Department - Gold
Specialty Contractor $26-$100 million
L.P.R. Construction Co. - Silver
Specialty Contractor $101-$250 million
Component Assembly Systems, Inc. - Gold
Plumbing Contractor $26-$100 million
Gem Plumbing & Heating Services, Inc. - Silver
Retail/Chain
Wild Oats Markets, Inc. - Gold
Design/Build
Krupp Associates Architects P.C./Krupp CM, Inc. - Silver
Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc. - Bronze
Construction Management $101-$250 million
Menemsha Construction Solutions - Gold
Construction Management +$500 million
M.A. Mortenson Co. - Gold
Utility Company
Wisconsin Public Service Corp. - Silver
This year Constructech added an award to honor outstanding achievement in Automated Home Technology. This award highlights homebuilders that have successfully used automated home technology options as a competitive advantage. In this category, two companies best exemplified success this year. The winners of the 2006 Constructech Vision Award for Automated Home Technology are:
Chinburg Builders, Inc. - Gold
Buschman Homes LLC - Silver
This evening Constructech also honored one company with a special award that is given each year. The Team Award is given to the best project team with the most innovative use of technology, based on a single project. The 2006 recipient of the Team Award is Generation Homes.
“The Vision Awards provide a unique opportunity to celebrate the use of technology across all segments of construction," said Mike Carrozzo, editor of Constructech magazine. "It also gives us a chance to meet our readers and praise the hard work and success they have achieved."
To learn more about each of the companies and the innovative technology they have implemented, don’t miss the Vision Awards supplement in the October and November issues of Constructech .
About Constructech Magazine
Constructech magazine helps turn the promise of technology into reality for the construction community. Providing expert perspective on the information technology, building control automation, and automated home technology decisions that will ultimately impact a company’s bottomline, Constructech helps professionals across all segments of construction align business strategies with the use of technology.