2002 WBC Craftsmanship Awards Winners

  (Please note that   Star Awards Nominees are indicated with a Black Star and Star Awards Winners are indicated with a Red Star )

Woods & Plastics
Rough Carpentry (including timber construction)

Doug Honkala, Kirk Marks, F.J. Corbett Company
Project:  Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran, Washington, DC
Architect:  Kress Cox Associates
General Contractor:  F.J. Corbett Company
These craftsmen reworked existing timbers and installed new timbers to match. In addition, all existing timbers were refinished.

Architectural Millwork

Paul Croson, Greg Danforth, Victor Presley, Lee Thompson, The Washington Woodworking Co., LLC
Project:  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, McLean, VA
Architect:  Alliance Architecture
General Contractor:  HITT Contracting Inc.
The secretarial stations were constructed with unique material that is rarely used for projects of this nature. Each station was custom built according to specifications made by the client. Technical expertise can also be recognized in the cherry elevator lobby walls.

Omar Bartomioli, Jeff Connolly, Mike Dziedzic, Frank Huschitt, III, Ted Piwowar, Scott Sherby, Imperial Woodworking Company
Project:  Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC
Architect:  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Engineer:  Shapiro-O'Brien & Associates
General Contractor:  Rand Construction Corporation
The extensive use of millwork throughout the 3rd floor expansion of this international law firm features a high level of detail and consistency of finish. The designers selected African Bubinga, a medium red-brown wood with purple veining and a straight grain. The use of this millwork, carried through from the custom stile and rail doors at the reception area to file cabinets at the individual offices, ties this current expansion to previous renovation and expansion projects. Critical to the process of expedition installation of the millwork, was the comprehensive shop drawing production and field coordination of drywall reveal details, setting dimension early in the construction process.

Sanford Bishop, Rocky Brown, Rob Burdette, Joe Feny, Mark Howe, Dan Huber, Jefferson Millwork & Design, Inc.
Project:  Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC
Architect:  Gensler
General Contractor:  The Clark Construction Group, Inc.
The architectural millwork was a large component of this project and required extensive coordination to successfully install in the seven-month time frame that was given. A majority of the woodwork featured block modeled makore panels, which were used to create tables and credenzas in six conference rooms. The tight schedule made it imperative to coordinate with glass, drywall, masonry and electrical trades. The final product was completed with precision, tying the space together and adding fluidity to the area.

Craig Ekberg, Frank Federinko, Patella Woodworking
Project:  High End Interiors Fit-Out, Washington, DC
Architect:  Gensler
General Contractor:  The Clark Construction Group, Inc.
Swiss Pearwood was used in wall paneling, credenzas, secretarial stations, doors and frames, pantry, blind doors and soffits. The secretarial stations are the most eye-catching, and there are seven throughout the space. They were designed to give the impression of being one elevation so that the desk and the file units behind it look as one. This and other high-end features were completed with attention to detail and quality, exhibiting outstanding craftsmanship.

Eric Griffith, Jim Hawes, John Hwang, Taebok Kang, Anthony Maldonado, Jim Reese, The Washington Woodworking Co., LLC
Project:  PEPCO Regional Headquarters, Washington, DC
Architect:  Ai
General Contractor:  Clark Construction/Rand Construction Joint Venture
The first floor features a customer service area for residential clients, finished with plain-sliced anigre figured panels, custom anigre millwork, stone floor pattern and limestone paneled columns. Clusters of millwork objects, each encompassing an executive restroom and secretarial stations made from blueprint-matched figured anigre panels, doors and workstations define the 10th floor executive area. The second floor conference center features the same anigre detailing and a large pair of barn doors. The attention to detail and the richness of the wood adds to the elegance of this high-end tenant build-out.

Mechanical
HVAC-Sheet Metal

Tim Bussey, Bob Delawder, Wayne Long, Greg Morton, David Peak, Ron Wedding, Stromberg Metal Works Inc.
Project:  National Institute of Health Building 50, Bethesda, MD
Architect:  HLM Design
Engineer:  RMF Engineering
General Contractor:  Bell BCI Company
The craftsmen on this job had to overcome hanging very large ductwork while working over a structural steel grid approximately four feet above the Penthouse floor. In addition, the interstitial areas, especially the basement interstitial, were extremely hard to coordinate with the building structure and other trades. The average working area was about six feet high, which made it very difficult to get material in and out once the installation process had started. Also, every interstitial area was redesigned at least one time due to government changes. This made it very hard to demolish existing ductwork and reinstall new ductwork without destroying the existing ductwork that was to remain in place.

Robert Delawder, Jr., Wayne Kelly, Todd Mills, Frank Roberts, Brian Smith, Terry Webb, Stromberg Metal Works Inc.
Project:  Equinix, Ashburn, VA
Architect:  ER & HDR
Engineer:  Mazzetti & Associates
General Contractor:  Bechtel Corp
This project was exceptional because of the difficulty of installation and the fast paced schedule. Despite these challenges, the finished product was of uniform appearance and to exacting standards.

HVAC-Piping

Conley “Joe” Buckles, Chad Clark, Travis Dortzbach, Jose Licera, Gary Parsons, Wilbur “Wally” Thacker,
The PBM-Limbach Group
Project:  Ft. Belvoir Boiler Plant, Ft. Belvoir, VA
Engineer:  Mechanical Professional Services
General Contractor:  Viron/Pepco Services Partnership
This project involved removing three 50-year-old Titus coal-fired boilers, complete gutting of building interior, and replacing with three new, state-of-the-art Cleaver-Brooks 600 hp CL-LE boilers. This included the installation of a complete remote monitoring system and refurbishment of the building. Work was completed in less than two months.

Anthony Holmes, Kevin Shepperd, John Taylor, John J. Kirlin, Inc.
Project:  U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory Renovation, Washington, DC
Architect:  Architect of the Capitol
Engineer:  DMJMH+N
General Contractor:  The Clark Construction Group, Inc.
This project features a unique system that creates humidity and evaporative cooling at the same time. The work required tremendous coordination, the result of which was an outstanding installation and layout job.

Albert Bonner, Tony Davis, Mike King, Bruce Rooney, Scott Sisk, Pierce Associates, Inc.
Project:  Gannett/USA Today Headquarters, McLean, VA
Base Building Architect:  Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, PC
Interior Architect: Lehman-Smith + McLeish
Engineer:  TOLK, Inc.
General Contractor:  The Clark Construction Group, Inc.
The coordination and installation of the HVAC piping and ductwork in extremely tight spatial constraints throughout the building presented challenges to these craftsmen. The mechanical systems consist of four 600-ton chilled water refrigeration machines, approximately 100 air-handling units, over 800 fan-powered terminal units, 200 fans, and several self-contained and split-system units. There are over 1.5 million pounds of ductwork, over 20,000 linear feet of HVAC piping, 90,000 linear feet of plumbing piping, over 700 plumbing fixtures, and five interior and exterior water features incorporated into this project. The automation system consists of a digital building management and control system including over 20,000 points of integration with the building electrical power, lighting, and fire alarm systems.

HVAC-Controls and Instrumentation

Eric Allison, Tom Cunningham, Oscar Merida, Stephen Seebode, Butch Stack, Leroy Wells, Siemens Building Technologies
Project:    National Institute of Health Building 50, Rockville, MD
Architect:  HLM Design
Engineer:  RMF Engineering
General Contractor:  Bell BCI Company
Pneumatic control piping required particular planning and care throughout the installation process to ensure a quality job and minimize continuous and unavoidable damage potential from other trades that were also trying to squeeze their work on these interstitial levels. Several tubing runs required access to terminals outside the interstitial area, in high, inaccessible ceiling areas. Due to the amount of highly specialized science conducted at this lab, many final fit-out changes were conducted throughout the course of the project. This meant above-normal coordination efforts in removals, disconnections and reconnections of pneumatic lines and making sure final connections not only were to the right terminal, but tubing runs were reinstalled as neat and workmanlike as the original.

Plumbing

Tim Berry, Larry Davis, Dennis Sullivan, John J. Kirlin, Inc.
Project:  U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory Renovation, Washington, DC
Architect: Architect of the Capitol
Engineer:  DMJMH+N
General Contractor:  The Clark Construction Group, Inc.
This project has four different types of plumbing systems: sanitary sewers, domestic water, tempered water, and reverse osmosis. The sanitary and domestic water systems are relatively similar to sanitary systems installed in a typical office building and serve the offices and other non-exhibit related areas of the building. The most challenging aspect of the project was the scheduling/sequence of work and to mitigate the delays.

Additional winners
Concrete - Doors & Windows - Electrical - Finishes - Masonry - Mechanical  - Metals - Sitework - Special Construction - Woods & Plastics

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