ICRI Announces 2020 Project of the Year, Awards of Excellence Winners

The International Concrete Repair Institute recently announced the winners of its 2020 Project Awards. The Austonian – Exposed Slab Edge Repairs was chosen as the ICRI 2020 Project of the Year. This year, three finalists were chosen.

Less than six years after construction of a 59-story building located in downtown Austin, Texas, a large piece of concrete from a slab edge fell more than 200 feet. The repair design team performed a forensic investigation to determine the cause of the premature damage and identify repair solutions. Based on the investigation findings, the adopted repair plan included full-depth removal and replacement of all exposed slab edges in the building (approximately 1.75 miles). The repair design addressed numerous dimensional constraints, including steel congestion in the slab edges and the presence of unbonded post-tensioning anchors along the slab edge. To enhance durability, the repairs incorporated the installation of a waterproofing membrane on all exposed concrete in the building.

ICRI awarded five additional 2020 Awards of Excellence. Detailed descriptions of the winning projects can be found at www.icri.org. 

Historic Category                  

The Dayton Art Institute
Project of the Year Finalist
Dayton, Ohio
Submitted by LRT Restoration Technologies

Transportation Category       

Repair and Protection of Oldbury Viaduct
Project of the Year Finalist
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Submitted by Vector Corrosion Technologies

Longevity Category                

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources,
Marine Resources Research Institute – 10 Years Later
Columbia, South Carolina
Submitted by Sika Corporation

Parking Structures Category 

Garage Repairs at Wynford Tower
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Submitted by Sense Engineering, Ltd.

Special Projects Category

Rehabilitation of 30-year old Monolithic Salt Dome
Savage, Minnesota
Submitted by Vector Construction, Inc.

ICRI also awarded nine Awards of Merit.

High-Rise Category

The Yorktowne Hotel: Phase 1 & 2
York, Pennsylvania
Submitted by Sika Corporation

Historic Category          

Dallas Municipal Building
Dallas, Texas
Submitted by JQ Engineering, LLP

Historic Category

Dallas County Records Building Renovation
Dallas, Texas
Submitted by Sika Corporation

Industrial Category

AZP Girder Strengthening
Mooresboro, North Carolina
Submitted by Freyssinet, Inc.

Masonry Category  

Christ Church United Methodist Exterior Restoration
New York, New York
Submitted by Western Specialty Contractors

Parking Structures Category

390 Madison Rehabilitation & Installation of an
Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System
New York, New York
Submitted by Pullman SST, Inc.

Special Project Category

First Palo Alto United Methodist Church Restoration
Palo Alto, California
Submitted by Sika Corporation

Water Structures Category

Fountain Place Plaza Renovations
Dallas, Texas
Submitted by Mobile Enterprises, Inc.

Water Structures Category

Challenging Pier Repair Project
Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Submitted by Premier Corrosion Protection Services, Inc.