Associated General Contractors of America recently recognized Massman Construction Company with the Construction Risk Partners Build America Grand Award, as well as the award for the best Design-Build civil and a Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence Merit award, for its work on Louisiana, Missouri’s Champ Clark Mississippi River Bridge replacement project. The Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards honor AGC members who build the nation’s most impressive construction projects ranging across the building, highway and transportation, utility infrastructure and federal and heavy divisions. Construction Risk Partners Build America winners excel in the areas of: State-of-the-art advancement Project management Innovation in … Read more
National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Ohio Named 2018 Best Construction Project
Columbus, Ohio’s National Veterans Memorial and Museum was the most significant construction project of 2018, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. As a result, the project’s contractor, Turner Construction Company, received the association’s Construction Risk Partners Build America Grand Award, as well as the award for the best new building between $10 to $75 million. The 55,000-square-foot facility features minimalistic interior features and a complex exterior curtainwall. But the custom cast-in-place concrete arch superstructure is the building’s defining feature. This challenging design included a distinct geometric curve shape that limited design options, as “out-of-plane” geometry is extremely rare … Read more
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium Best Construction Project of 2017
Atlanta, Georgia’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium was the most significant construction project of 2017, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. As a result, the project’s contractor, a joint venture of Holder-Hunt-Russell-Moody, received the association’s Construction Risk Partners Build America Grand Award, as well as the award for the best building project over $100 million. “These awards epitomize the latest and greatest projects the construction industry has to offer,” said Art Daniel, the association’s president and president of AR Daniel Construction Services in Cedar Hill, Texas. “The construction firms recognized have utilized outstanding skill, collaboration and innovation to complete some of … Read more