2023 Craftsmanship Awards Winners
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next to the project name indicates that the project was nominated for the special Star Award.
Cast-in-Place Concrete
Marco Armenta, Hugo Del Cid, Jamie Hernandez, Jonatan Ramos, Jamie Sheftic, Craig Weant - Miller & Long DC, Inc.
Project Name: SOME - 1515 North Capitol St NE, Washington, DC
Architect: Eric Colbert & Associates
Engineer: Structura, Inc.
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Miller and Long Concrete’s scope of work at 1515 North Capitol St NE included the construction of a cast-in-place concrete structure one-story below grade and 15-stories above. Miller and Long’s timely installation of 16 levels of concrete on a 7,500 SF site was accomplished with almost no staging area, and due to a structural concern, the team could not pour adjacent to the existing structure. To address this, the team placed additional concrete as shotcrete.
Roger Arias-Vargas, Jose Antonio Castro, Wilian Delgado, Eliseo Linares-Lira, Erick Mejia-Rivera, Dripaul Ramphal - Miller & Long DC, Inc.
Project Name: Johns Hopkins University/555 Pennsylvania Avenue Renovations, Washington, DC
Architect: SmithGroup
Engineer: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Given the structural complexity of the existing building, Clark turned to Miller & Long for the challenging concrete scope involving a new slab on metal deck, cast in place concrete, and a shear core configuration within the existing structure. Miller & Long poured concrete throughout the building without the use of a tower crane or onsite tower pump, and completed a core reconfiguration including 800 SF of stairs and outward facing elevators. Shotcrete (a concrete replacement method) is what allowed the core reconfiguration to be successful. With shotcrete, the team was able to build scaffold in the open core shaft, form only one side, and shoot multiple walls per pour.
Precast Concrete
Nicholas Carosi IV, Sergio Lopez, Mike Randall, Juan Romero - Arban & Carosi
Project Name: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Medical/Surgical Pavilion, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates
Engineer: IMEG Corp.
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
The intersection of spandrels with 718 fins on the east elevation required forming individual pockets within the precast to conceal connections, and each panel was approximately 30-feet long, resulting in some panels weighing over 20,000 lbs. This meant that specially engineered lifting brackets were needed. At ground level, Arban & Carosi’s panels were recessed beneath the slab above, requiring the team to chain-fall the precast through the deck overhead. Due to a neighborhood agreement, Arban & Carosi’s trucks traveled specific routes to the site, while successfully coordinating with Clark regarding ever-changing jobsite logistics.
Nick Beck, Ramon Carranza, Luis Garcia, Manuel Rosales, Mark Stephens, Jeff Taylor - American Stone Virginia, LLC
Project Name: City Ridge, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates
Engineer: Tadjer Cohen Edelson Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
The façade consists of 171 pieces of precast of various lengths, weights and geometrical shapes that include cast in brick veneer, troweled finished precast and rough formed precast generally on multiple faces of the same piece. American Stone fabricated formwork in house to create each piece and the attention to detail they achieved in matching/creating brick coursing as well as seamlessly transitioning between cast in brick veneer and finished exposed precast is impressive.
Exterior Glass
Chris Bast, Shawn Currie, Todd Deater, Cliff Swanson - Enclos Corp.
Project Name: Capital One Block A, McLean, VA
Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
The wall is made up of 100 blocks of Academy Black granite featuring the names of 36,634 Americans and 7,164 Koreans who died supporting the war effort. The typical granite blocks weigh 4.5 tons while the end blocks weigh between 7 tons and 8.5 tons. The wedge-shaped blocks with their sloped, conical surfaces required a very technical layout that had to be followed exactly in order to maintain the wall geometry and to align with the radial paving installation that would follow as an extension of the existing plaza.
Rafael Barahona, Larry Cloyd, Noble J. Dhue, Terry Downs, Cesar Gomez, David Padilla-Velasquez - PCC Construction Components, Inc.>
Project Name: Whitman-Walker Clinic, Washington, DC
Architect: Winstanley Architects & Planners
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
This project encompassed multiple glazing systems, types and crews all working together to create a visually stunning project. PCC worked hand in hand with the design team as a design assist contractor to take the early renderings to a full building. The large point supported vestibule and segmented unitized walls above it both required a high level of technical expertise in the field to ensure all systems were perfectly aligned and tied into adjacent finishes while meeting the ultimate goal of water tightness.
Curtis Bukovsky, Matt Willison - Service Glass Industries
Project Name: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Medical/Surgical Pavilion, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates
Engineer: IMEG Corp.
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Service Glass’ scope for the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Surgical Pavilion includes the exterior glass and terracotta fins, which are present on every level of the building. The two-story “glass box” that cantilevers over the Northeast corner of the hospital is a key design element of the structure. The 718 terracotta fins along the East elevation were manufactured and imported from Germany during the height of the pandemic. Weighing up to 410 pounds, the fins were hoisted into place at five levels along a 430-foot span, requiring careful coordination of site logistics.
Specialty Features
Luis Cabrera, Walter Coto, Tony Donini, Selvin Lopez, Tommy Rand, Bergman Terrazas - Service Glass Industries
Project Name: CSX East, Washington, DC
Architect: R2L Architects, PLLC
General Contractor: John Moriarty & Associates of Virginia
The skybridge is noteworthy for its glass floor and walls elevated above the rest of the site. It overlooks the courtyard amenity space as well as the adjacent 695 highway and Capitol building beyond. At night, uplights highlight the bridge to reinforce the motif behind the complex name - Illume. 2. The bridge’s aluminum structure was assembled at ground level and required the use of two tower cranes to be set in place. It was set after the two towers were constructed, so the dimensions of the skybridge had to be precise in order to not conflict with the existing structures. interface.
Lighting Systems
Claudia Hernandez, Chris Montano, Steve Seaton - Valid Electric
Project Name: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance, Washington, DC
Architect: Hartman-Cox Architects
Engineer: Flux Studio Lighting
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Valid Electric performed a scope of work that involved upgrading the entirety of the Memorial's existing fiber optic lighting with a new LED system, which highlights the Memorial's various features including the existing (19) Stainless-Steel Statues, Mural Wall, Linden trees, United Nations Curb, and the newly installed Wall of Remembrance (WoR). The WoR is illuminated by (700) luminaire pods that are integrated into a custom rail, which traces the perimeter of the large stones that contain the names of the fallen. Custom bollards illuminate the Memorial's walkways and inground fixtures highlight the Mural Wall and landscaping.
Anthony Duchantier, Eli Mejia, Herbert Mendoza, Scott Ruete, Jacob Woolner, Jose Yanes - Worch Electric, Inc.
Project Name: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hall of Flags A/V Upgrades, Washington, DC
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
Worch Electric's scope involved installation of new power systems and specialty lighting infrastructure in the historic Hall of Flags at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce building. Extreme attention to detail and care were required to maintain the integrity of the hall's existing structures while incorporating the new electrical features. Worch's team also completed the work on a fast-track sequence of work to meet an aggressive deadline to reopen the Auditorium.
Evan Bender, Griffin Betz, Todd Charron, Justin Stone, Harold Vargas, Allan Zamora - Freestate Electrical Construction Co.
Project Name: American Airlines Admirals Club - DCA Concourse E, Arlington, VA
Architect: DMAC Architecture & Interiors
Engineer: Arora Engineers
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
The project consisted of a high-end lighting & lighting control package installed within a tight space with difficult parameters put into place due to project & site-specific requirements. The 14,500 SF space was designed with most of the ceiling fixtures to be concealed with limited allowance to install access panels to keep a clean, upscale atheistic. The campus allows a maximum of 270-degree bends prior to pull points for electrical conduit pathways and does not allow for any MC cable to be installed within the area.
Norman Batres Aparicio, Roberto Alberto Escobar, Luis Amesquita Garcia, Jean Pierre Lopez, Raul Andres Melara, Esteban Rivas - Power Solutions
Project Name: American Bankers Association, Washington, DC
Architect: OTJ Architects
Engineer: GPI
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Power Solutions installed critical lighting systems that highlighted focal points of the ABA space from the feature stair to the prefunction area that will be frequently used for distinguished events. Lighting throughout the space includes cove lighting, linear lighting, pendant lighting, traditional recessed fixtures, tape lighting, track lighting, inground linear lighting, and wall sconces. Detailed coordination between the lighting and adjacent finishes was imperative to the successful install of lighting fixtures.
John Colarusso, Tim Collins, Alan Ross, James Sayers, Zoraya Silva, Brad Willis - Power Solutions
Project Name: CNMC Vertical Transport, Washington, DC
Architect: HGA
Engineer: Leach Wallace Associates
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Garage lighting was replaced on all levels during the project. Custom linear lighting enhance the beautifully constructed architectural finishes and new monumental staircase. The project was a phased construction project to allow staff and patients continuous access into the hospital from the parking structure. All work was completed during normal hours in the busy parking garage while keeping all adjacent areas active during construction.
Timothy Grimes, Josephus Hagins III, Michael Vanduzer Sr., Danis Velasco, Audi Velasquez, Juan Zurita - Mona Electric Group, Inc.
Project Name: Capital One - Block A, Core and Shell, McLean, VA
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: Bowman Engineering
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
The garage lighting is a Lutron Limelight system that allows each fixture to be independently controlled. There are exterior lights on fly-by walls on the north and south facade of the building that were installed using a suspended scaffold 375 feet. Interior lighting consists of recessed linear lighting and theater artwork lighting throughout the atrium's that are also DMX controlled. There is feature lighting on the north facade that covers an area consisting of the first 10 floors approximately 6,500 SF.
Daniel Bigos, Reid Bowen, Jeff Laroche, Jason Majewski, Benjamin Riddle, Christopher Rodriguez - Mona Electric Group, Inc.
Project Name: Capital One Block A Tenant Fit-Out, McLean, VA
Architect: CallisonRTKL
Engineer: KTA Group Inc.
General Contractor: HITT Contracting
This 703,000sf tenant fit-out project offers state-of-the-art lighting fixtures with Lutron Quantum lighting control system in 19 levels with an atrium from level 12-23, open-office spaces, high end conference rooms, coffee bars. Fast-paced operation within 13 months of available construction from November 2021 to December 2022. Over 8,800 fixtures plus 30,400 ft of linear fixtures total. All fixtures were received in 15 shipments due to Covid delays and restrictions. Lighting control system had to be integrated with an existing system. Linear cove lights at atrium hall ways angle effortlessly with precision-cut MITER corners. With multiple finishes fixtures had to be precise and coordinated with several trades.
Donald Fitzhugh, John Mister, Jason Murvin, Chuck Rhoads, Matthew Royer - Mona Electric Group, Inc.
Project Name: Phase 3 Renovation - East Wing Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates
Engineer: James Posey Associates Inc.
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Features of the System Include: Individually Addressable Control Devices, Digital Processor Panels, Digitally Addressable Panels, several points of Fire Alarm and Phase Loss Monitoring, Over 3 Miles of Control Cable, Wireless Control Devices Multiple Points of HVAC Integration via BACNet, Digitally Addressable Historically Retrofitted Light Fixtures Remote Web Server Integration IPAD, IPhone, IPod System Control Capability Modern Floor Plan System Software Remote Monitoring and System Optimization Capabilities.
Daniel Breece, Michael Callaway, Jasper Hudgins, Justin Littleford, Mark Scully, Phillip Wheeler - JE Richards
Project Name: Mets 6, 7, 8, Arlington, VA
Architect: ZGF
Engineer: GHT Limited
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
The Network system was all designed by field Craftsman. The system incorporates wireless and wired Motion sensors, Daylight Harvesting, Power sensing for Emergency lighting to Lobbies consisting of Accent lighting within Planters around Furniture and up lighting accenting the ceiling through series of Radius curvature. Multiple roof top terraces with Up lighting, accent lighting for Landscaping, Seating and Walkways. Exterior Park with an accented art display, lighted walkways, street Lighting, and Landscape lighting throughout the Parks.
Fervi Alvarez-Portillo, Christopher Borzi, Eric Cullens, Douglas Spear, Tyler Welch, Kenneth Wood - JE Richards
Project Name: Wilmer Hale, Washington, DC
Architect: Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM)
Engineer: WSP
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Over 4800 light fixtures on the project; a high end International Law Firm. Fixtures ranged from Back-of-House style lights to acoustic lay-in to LED Boards at Fabric ceilings and multiple recessed linear runs along the buildings curved wall design (the longest being 271' and multiple lengths well over 100' ea.). A complex Lutron Quantum Lighting Controls System was installed, comprised of nearly 300 zone modules and over 1500 switch legs. Tenant office controlled receptacles were also tied into the Lighting Controls System.
Cuong Huynh, Thanh Huynh, Lawrence Peach, Kyle Sudduth, Ronald Sudduth, Bobby Titus - Power Solutions
Project Name: Boston Consulting Group, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: GHT Limited
General Contractor: HITT Contracting
The lighting system for this project has been extremely difficult. The decorative ceilings have all curved lighting that required field scanning and integrating with five different ceilings and custom millwork panels. This took months of field coordination and still required field modifications to execute.
Andres Aguirre, Luis Aguirre, Mariana Garcia, Edwin Gutierrez, Victor Lopez, Jose Sanabria Mendez - Dynalectric Company
Project Name: Valo Park Café, McLean, VA
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: Dewberry
General Contractor: D|Watts Construction
The space incorporates high-end lighting and exceptional finishes, but is both comfortable and relaxing. D|Watts Construction was awarded this project and brought in Dynalectric Company to perform the electrical work. Throughout the space there is very efficient high-end and unique looking lighting. LED light fixtures suspended from exposed surfaces, recessed in wood, gypsum board and ceiling tiles. The light fixture package on this project was extremely high-end which included over 580 fixtures of 60 different types. LED down lights, pendants and recessed slot lights illuminate and showcase the space.
Ian Buchanan, Jared Crossley, Levi Ortiz, Vencil Porter, Juan Soriano, Ronald Urizar - Dynalectric Company
Project Name: ELG, Washington, DC
Architect: HYL Architecture
Engineer: BALA Consulting Engineers
General Contractor: D|Watts Construction
Vast amount of ceiling height conflicts that required an exceptional amount of lighting rework, creative conduit runs and overall quality of work performed during the project.
Power Generation, Distribution and Switchgear
Adelaina Acosta, William Casagranda, Jeovanny Diaz, Ralfin Pineda, Joel Salmeron, Michael Timberlake - Power Solutions
Project Name: Iron Mountain VA2B4, Manassas, VA
Architect: Corgan
Engineer: KW Mission Critical Engineering
General Contractor: Clune Construction
Very high quality expectations were met through pre-planning and detailed inter-trade coordination well in advance of the commencement of installation activities. Among the equipment installed were (8) 2.5 Megawatt generators, and (8) Medium Voltage distribution power plants, (8) 1,5 megawatt UPS rooms, and (48) PDU Units. This project required the many years of experience of the craftsmen to maintain the superior quality of installation during this period as many systems were redesigned due to cancellations from suppliers of equipment.
Daniel Groht, Ryan Kroll, Ryan Kruckow, Justin Littleford, Michael Mosczczynski, Mark Scully - JE Richards
Project Name: Mets 6, 7, 8, Arlington, VA
Architect: ZGF
Engineer: GHT Limited
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
The Richards team at Mets 6, 7, 8 installed the power distribution system throughout the entire 2,800,000 SF facility maintaining a high level of craftsmanship from start to finish. The crew had many challenges along the way such as phasing our work around Clark’s schedule, other trades and following a demanding concrete schedule while staying focused on getting permanent power on and having power available at all mechanical equipment before they needed it.
Star Awards Winner for Technical Excellence
George Herndon III, Sean LaSalle, Shane Palazzo, Dan Stamp, Devin Vaulina, Matthew Welch - Mona Electric Group, Inc.
Project Name: Capital One - Block A, Core and Shell, McLean, VA
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: Bowman Engineering
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
2 - 35kv to 5kv, dry type, XFMR, 86,000 lbs ea. Staged, rigged and lowered into vault. 2 - 35kv, 1200 amp, gas insulated switches made and shipped from Germany during Covid. Only 2 techs in North America certified by manufacturer to work on this equipment. 2 - 5kv distribution switch gears w2ith tie breakers. 2 - 2500kw generators with remote radiators several floors away with monitoring and controls. 12 - 5kv sub stations over 17,000lbs ea. staged and rigged to enter through the side of the building at various floors from L01-L34. Substations required to sit on spring isolators by customer presented issues with manufacturer warranty.
Austin Jones, Troy Mendoza, Ryan Pearman, Joshua Richter, Matt Stoffa, Jose Torres - Rosendin Electric
Project Name: QTS Lockridge ASH2 DC1, Sterling, VA
Architect: Corgan
Engineer: H.F. Lenz Company
General Contractor: HITT Contracting
QTS ASH2 DC1 (Confidential Client) is a new 300,000 SF, Greenfield data center in Sterling, VA. The total capacity of the new facility is approximately 42 megawatts across two floors that will be completed and utilized on Day 1 of the facility. The electrical work is absolutely key to a successful turnover of the building and Rosendin’s diligent layout and attention to detail is paramount to successful completion of the building.
Special Systems
Jonathan Dorsch, Ali Lindsey - Mona Electric Group, Inc.
Project Name: Cannon House Office Building Renewal Phase 3, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalon Baranes Architects
Engineer: James Posey Associates
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Phase 3 of the Cannon House Office Building Renovation required maintaining two functioning Fire Alarm systems. The old system that is still active for the Phase 4 South Wing of the Building and the new system that is active for the other occupied areas while renovation work was performed in Phase 3 East Wing of the Building. With the building being occupied in the areas not under construction, we had to ensure there were no unscheduled interruptions to the occupant’s day to day activities.
Christopher Battle, Taurus Carroll, Kenneth Higgins, Timothy Jacobs, Hunter Schulz, Michael Simonds - JE Richards
Project Name: Mets 6, 7, 8, Arlington, VA
Architect: ZGF
Engineer: GHT Limited
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
The fire alarm system for Metropolitan 6, 7, 8 consists of 2 main fire alarm networked control panels/nodes, 1 in building 6, and 1 in building 7, 8. Between the buildings, these panels provide life safety coverage for the 2 million SF buildings. The base system consist of 36 transponders, 153 NAC panels, over 3,000 addressable devices and over 3,500 notification devices. Control and monitoring of 41 sprinkler dry systems, 5 pre-action sprinkler systems and 60 elevators. Two way communication system was also installed by the same crew installing 192 call stations throughout the complex.
Oscar Buruca, Joel Exline, Eric Hanson, Adrian Litchfield, Jeffrey See, Lisa Simpson-Jones - Freestate Electrical Service>/h6>
Project Name: Georgetown University Fire Alarm Replacement, Washington, DC
Engineer: GHD
General Contractor: Patner Construction
Freestate Electric’s Fire Alarm Life Safety Division Projects Group accomplished and installed the very first application of the state-of-the-art VESDA (early warning smoke detection) Systems in three fully occupied dorms located at the Georgetown University. We started with the New South building, and then mobilized crews simultaneously at Copley and Harbin Hall, with crews totaling 40 craftsmen working and providing a top-notch team for the Georgetown University Fire alarm projects.
Ceramic Tile and Terrazo
Mauricio Barrientos, Americo Encinas Garcia, Peter Kim, Mario Melara, Juan Monjaras, Henry Shin - Artelye Marble & Granite
Project Name: City Ridge, Washington, DC
Architects: Shalom Baranes Associates, Akseizer Design Group and Cecconi Simone Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Scope included all residential & common area tile within the 6 residential towers. They had over 40 different tile types to coordinate, organize, store & install all at the same time. This included interior & exterior applications, very small mosaic format to very large format tile (30"x60"). There were custom cut tiles for unit shower floors, large backsplash tile in kitchens, feature walls, and wall to wall tile in almost all common areas within the buildings.
Carlos Amaya, Yoni Munoz Bolanos, Hector Emerson Lopez Perez, Carlos H. Blanco Romero, Jose Varella, Ronald S. Wondoloski Boatman and Magnani Inc.
Project Name: Marriott International Headquarters, Bethesda, MD
Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: rand* construction corporation
The Marriott Headquarters Main Lobby is an open vibrant space consisting of 18,300 SF of Venetian Terrazzo Flooring and main stair. Attention to detail was required to install the thicker than usual aggregates in the Terrazzo Flooring. Boatman and Magnani’s craftsmen created a very uniform controlled distribution of the aggregates throughout the Lobby. Attention to flatness was also achieved through a careful epoxy screed bed installation in order to co-plane with adjacent finishes.
Ted Hart, Jose Lopez Dominion Ceramic Tile, Inc.
Project Name: Ferguson Showroom X, Falls Church, VA
Architect: BHDP
General Contractor: HITT Contracting
Dominion worked with the millwork subcontractors to make sure the millwork corners aligned properly with grout joints. On the ceiling there are large 10-foot tiles that are attached to the bulkheads. At the bulkheads there were multiple piping / sprinkler lines that had to be strategically cut to make sure each pipe or line would fit in a U-shaped cut-out. This allowed the team to backfill the cutouts at each location versus having to make the tile much shorter on the full run of the bulkheads. These large format tiles required a full team to lift and hold in place carefully as it was set / cured.
Drywall
Roberto Castro, Eugenio Contreras, Saul Contreras, Eliezar Flores, Jose Flores, David Orozco - Anning-Johnson Company
Project Name: WilmerHale, Washington, DC
Architect: Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM)
Engineer: WSP USA Inc.
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Level 5 finish of radial walls, soffits, and bulkheads throughout, most notably at the Amenity Floors, Levels 1 – 2, and the Penthouse. Extremely challenging layout considering the radii throughout, specifically at Levels 1 and 2.Considerable amount of time dedicated to radii and coordination curved light fixtures throughout, which required on-site mock-up and layout for final release as opposed to relying solely on approved shop drawings. High quality execution of layout, framing, and finishing of both rectilinear and radii walls, ceilings, and soffits throughout the multi-level project.
David Muise, Fransisco Ponce, Fransisco Velaquez - Capitol Drywall
Project Name: Confidential Client, Arlington, VA
Architect: STUDIOS Architecture
General Contractor: rand* construction corporation
The confidential client project is an expansive tenant space that is a relocation of four client departments from Reston to Arlington. The new workspace spans 187,000 SF over ten floors. The drywall package is highlighted by the multiple installations of custom lighted arktura panels at the ceilings and walls, acoustical perforated drywall Vogl ceilings, multi-speced acoustical baffle ceilings, and a feature acoustical-Belt ceiling system at the two-story lobby upon entrance.
Jorge Calix, Gino Contreras, Mauricio Hernandez, David Orozco - Anning-Johnson Company
Project Name: Valo Park Café, McLean, VA
Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: D|Watts Construction
Very unique ceiling layout. Specialty 9Wood ceiling was custom cut along the perimeter of the cafeteria and around the drywall pop-up ceilings. Pop-up, accent drywall ceilings involved horizontal and vertical drywall ceiling radiuses (accomplished using GFRG) which required very careful finishing and coordination in order to maintain a smooth, continuous ceiling look. With a long lead time for the lights in drywall ceilings, extensive layout coordination early on had to be conducted with the electrician to make sure that once the lights arrived they all fit exactly in the drywall ceiling.
Juan Buendia, Kevin Corbin, Odell Quintero - Manganaro Midatlantic, LLC
Project Name: Ronald Reagan Airport - DCA Secure Hall, Arlington, VA
Architect: AIR Alliance
General Contractor: Turner Construction
At the underside of the new security halls, there is approximately 100,000 SF of metal panel soffit. Our work at this soffit included heavy gauge cold formed metal framing and sheathing. This work was difficult because the entire soffit is curved and included several integral light coves. At the main security hall, there is a curved, perforated metal panel ceiling that runs the length of the security hall and matches curvature of the steel beams above.
Star Award Nominee
Elmer Acosta, Edwin Cordova, Noel Flores, Tim Jacobs, Obdulio Ucles, Nelson Yanez - Casey Construction Group
Project Name: Boston Consulting Group, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: HITT Contracting
This project included the framing, hanging and finishing of numerous radius walls and bulkheads, along with the framing and installation of high end specialty finishes. The level of difficulty required the most experienced and technical craftsmen in the trade, from the drywall layout to completion of full radius walls. The quality craftsmanship is shown in the finished product throughout. Many of the high end specialty ceilings in the space were designed around the radius walls and bulkheads that were framed at various heights.
Painting and Wallcovering
Katey Corda, Maria Hardman, Geoffry Hemans, Brooke Russell, Nathan Silver, Mirta Vidal - EverGreene Architectural Arts
Project Name: National Air and Space Museum Revitalization, Washington, DC
General Contractor: Clark/Smoot/Consigli, A Joint Venture
Earth Flight Environment, by Eric Sloane, and A Cosmic View, by Robert McCall, both painted in 1976 were removed for building renovation, remediated for asbestos containing material, stored during construction, and reinstalled by EverGreene Architectural Arts (EAA) in their original locations within the National Air and Space Museum. They are each composed of three vertical canvas sections measuring 58"-6' and five sections measuring 16' in height. The asbestos removal process took place inside negative-air containment and required the EAA team to lie suspended above the mural on rolling platforms while wearing full containment gear.
Star Awards for Excellence in the Face of Adversity
David Galindo, Saul Gomez, Leslie Hernandez, Yadaly Mejia, Francisco Reyes, Jose Tenorio - Precision Wall Tech, Inc.
Project Name: Old City Hall Renovation, Richmond, DC
Architect: Quinn Evans
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
The team prepped, primed and painted exterior and interior window frames, and interior walls including accent walls, vaulted ceilings, moldings and trim. Precision also prepped, primed and applied a specialty coating to the skylight steel and performed lead encapsulation from the laylight to the cornices in the main atrium. Special care was given to preparing the surfaces as well as to the monitoring site conditions to help preserve the historic fabric of the Victorian Gothic building built in 1894.
Plaster
Edwin Castellon, Henry Castellon, Jose Castellon, Limbert Castellon, Oscar Gomez -Senza Fine
Project Name: George Washington Carver Center Modernization, Beltsville, MD
Architect: AECOM
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
Using an illustrated vector, Senza Fine created multiple life-size stencils associated with each of the layers of plaster. They then created multi-layered, multi-textured, overlays of colored plaster made from natural lime, sand and water. Plaster textures and colors were mixed by hand to match control samples, and created in batches to complete various layers, some including the entire the length of the wall. Each layer was applied carefully along with the associated stencils, allowing each layer to dry for the next. This is a unique and timely process done by hand, over a period of multiple days.
Vlima Cruz de Chicas, Carlos Escobar, Moises Hernandez, Juan Carlos Maria de Lafunete, Elmer Mauricio Funes Palacios, Serbelio Palacios - C.J. Coakley Co., Inc.
Project Name: Old City Hall Renovation, Richmond, DC
Architect: Quinn Evans
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
C.J. Coakley restored the historic building's interior perimeter plaster walls/ceilings, ornamental plaster moldings, and medallions damaged by water infiltration and time. The work involved either intense repair or creating new plaster replicas; and trenching into existing masonry walls was necessary for asbestos abatement and new MEP systems installation. The scope of work also included exterior stucco replacement of the building's massive skylights.
Christine Anderson, Sandro Camargo, Jonathan Castro, Wills Mayo, Jim Meade, Juan Torrico - Hayles and Howe, Inc.
Project Name: St. Regis Lobby Repairs, Washington, DC
General Contractor: The St. Regis - Washington DC
The Beaux-Arts and Neo-Renaissance lobby ceiling had been damaged by water infiltration for a few years. Hayles and Howe were tasked with selective demolition, replication of a dozen individual pieces of ornament, installation of replicated decorative plaster, priming, and decorative paint immediately adjacent to it's Main Entrance, without impeding the flow of traffic, adhering to strict noise constraints, and multiple complete breakdown and demobilizations to accommodate the ever changing busy schedule of a hotel of this caliber.
Exterior Stone
Gustavo A. Barahona Benitez, Mayber Hernandez Larios, William E. Orellana, Jose Alfredo Ornelas, Thomas F.J. Palovich, Santos Andres Paz R. Bratti Associates
Project Name: Johns Hopkins University/555 Pennsylvania Avenue Renovations, Washington, DC
Architect: Ennead
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
R. Bratti Associates’ scope of work on the Johns Hopkins University 555 Pennsylvania Avenue renovation project included exterior stone cladding comprised of Tennessee Pink marble. They installed nearly 500,000 pounds of stone within specified tight tolerances, even when the existing structure’s location proposed challenging dimensions that compressed their workable space. Additionally, to support the rockwool insulation behind the stone, the R. Bratti team created a new system in lieu of traditional stick pins.
Jose David Arevalo, Anthony Bertrand, Mauricio Oyuela, Steve Yingling - Calvert Masonry
Project Name: 1900 Crystal Drive North Tower, Arlington, VA
Architect: COOKFOX Architects
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Calvert Masonry’s scope of work on the 1900 Crystal Drive North Tower consisted of four stories of brickwork on levels one through four of the building. Although the brick is a double-baked with an irregular size and finish, Calvert Masonry did an excellent job creating four floors of a consistent work product with the inconsistent material. In addition, every entrance to the building has returns that include multi-story runs of corbelled brick, and the façade also features cast stone at the brick headers and at each windowsill, further complicating Calvert’s scope.
Humberto L. Acero, Michael Becker, Jose Elson Guevara, Ismael Lopez, Eleer Kreysa Ramos, Juan A. Ramos - Imperial Stone Paving
Project Name: Wharf Phase 2 Horizontal, Washington, DC
Architect: Perkins Eastman DC
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty
The horizontal scope involves two below-grade parking garages totaling 660,000 SF constructed adjacent to and over existing WMATA Green Line tunnels. This work is considered exceptional due to the difficulty involved - Imperial Stone Paving installed over 150,000 SF of pavers. Over a dozen different types of pavers were utilized in multiple complex patterns, several pavers and patterns were required to match the adjacent Phase 1, while new patterns were designed specifically for Phase 2.
Jose Sieiro Garcia, Eric Holdway, Carmelo Rodas Panique, Manuel Rial Perez, Jose Reinaldo Rivas, Agustin Vaca Suarez - Lorton Stone, LLC
Project Name: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance, Washington, DC
Architect: Hartman-Cox Architects
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
The focus of the project was the addition of a new Wall of Remembrance at the existing memorial. The Wall is made up of 100 blocks of Academy Black granite featuring the names of 36,634 Americans and 7,164 Koreans who died supporting the war effort. The typical granite blocks weigh 4.5 tons while the end blocks weigh between 7 tons and 8.5 tons. The wedge-shaped blocks with their sloped, conical surfaces required a very technical layout that had to be followed exactly in order to maintain the wall geometry and to align with the radial paving installation.
Nelson E. Benitez-Romero, Katya M. Gomez Bermudez, James Farris, Donald Walsh, Michael Wood - Atlantic Refinishing & Restoration
Project Name: Old City Hall Renovation, Richmond, DC
Architect: Quinn Evans
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
The project consisted of a complete exterior renovation to restore the building to its original stunning beauty along with a myriad of interior repairs and modifications. Atlantic Refinishing & Restoration's scope of work involved repointing 100% of the exterior stone; a complete exterior cleaning; removing and resetting all of the gable cap stones; removing and resetting the east entry stairs; various stone repairs (including dutchmen repairs); and new west entry ramp and stairs. The repointing included over 130,000 lf of mortar joints in two different colors (light buff and dark grey) to match the original color scheme.
Star Award Nominee
Herber Amaya, Bruno Garza, Jose Cando Gonzalez, Jose Sergio Gonzalez, Galdino Quezeda, Oscar Villanueva - Calvert Masonry
Project Name: 55 H Street, Washington, DC
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
General Contractor: John Moriarty & Associates of Virginia
The H Street and courtyard elevations incorporate over 10,000 SF of a two custom color terracotta rainscreen provided by NBK Hunter Douglas. The Architect specified the pattern and layout of the panels on the building. The two colors proved incredibly hard to distinguish in certain lights during the day, and John Moriarty and Calvert conducted multiple reviews at a distance to ensure the terracotta followed the patterning desired by the architect.
Star Award Nominee
Interior Stone and Marble
David B. Kirby, German Maida, Pasquale V. Marinucci, Juan J. Rodriguez, Carlos H. Blanco Romero, Noe A. Blanco Romero Boatman and Magnani Inc.
Project Name: WilmerHale, Washington, DC
Architect: Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM)
Engineer: WSP USA Inc.
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
All stone throughout dry laid and fabricated in Campolonghi, Italy then shipped via both boat and air for installation on-site. Shop drawings submitted and approved, and stone ticketed prior to actual layout of the existing base building on-site. Wall layout followed stone shop drawing review and approval for alignments and joint requirements. All joints are 1/16” and coordinated so that there a limited amount of cut areas. Install of parallelogram and rectilinear stones, radius floor stone + walls with consistent joints.
Unit Masonry
Roberto Castro, James Connor, Robert Emerson, Jose Abraham Cruz Hernandez - Genco Masonry, Inc.
Project Name: Storey Park, Washington, DC
Architect: HKS, P.C.
General Contractor: John Moriarty & Associates of Virginia
Genco Masonry offered key input from their broad experience and advocated for improvements in efficiency that ultimately delivered the masonry work ahead of schedule. Many windows and balconies in apartment units and hotel guest rooms offer an up close and personal view of the unit masonry work performed by Genco, and in every case stakeholder and resident alike were impressed by the quality on display. These craftsmen were also vehemently committed to safety, upholding a high standard of safety for themselves and those around them while working on swing stages.
Santos Cardenas, Oscar Diaz, Emory Gullion - Manganaro Midatlantic, LLC
Project Name: Armature Works, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates
Engineer: IMEG Corp.
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
The project team constructed 4 towers simultaneously. Daily protection of the masonry wall cavity resulted in close to zero efflorescence once the veneer was complete. Special measures were taken to protect the Arriscraft on most of the building, as the brick installed was adjacent to Arriscraft. The brick was unable to be washed using conventional masonry methods because doing so could impact the finish of the Arriscraft.
HVAC-Piping
Brett Davis, Dave Johnson, Keith Salmon - Southland Industries
Project Name: Project Cast Iron, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: Southland Industries
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
A design-build to a budget project, Project Cast Iron encompassed upgrades to the Owners’ plumbing and HVAC systems, a highly classified, mission-critical facility. To complete this project with minimal disruptions to the client’s operations, the team worked within an occupied building and performed surgical replacements of building distribution systems. A large portion of the work, replacing 50 year old pipe risers within 120-foot-tall utility shafts, presented construction feasibility challenges and safety concerns.
Star Award Nominee
HVAC-Sheet Metal
Josue Giron Gamez, Ken Hamby, Craig Jordan - WE Bowers
Project Name: ELG, Washington, DC
Architect: HYL Architecture
Engineer: BALA Consulting Engineers
General Contractor: D|Watts Construction
Vast amount of ceiling height conflicts that required an exceptional amount of duct rework and design, creative duct runs and flattening of duct throughout the space and overall quality of work performed during the project.
Plumbing
Jeff Faucette, James George, Pete Gray - Southland Industries
Project Name: Project Cast Iron, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: Southland Industries
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
The winning strategies included system consolidation and addressing 50,000 linear ft. of failing piping systems by installing just 25,000 linear ft of new pipe. The team developed a comprehensive phasing plan for the shaft construction, mechanical rooms, and system changeover, and required the field labor to have day to day communication with the engineer and specifically the owner (Mike Phelps and Tony Naumoff) who was instrumental in this system pipe replacement.
Miscellaneous Metal Fabrication
Jeff Biallas, Brian Cartwright, David Chojolan, Adam Dingman, Steven Wooldridge, Byeong Yoon - Emerald IronWorks
Project Name: American Bankers Association, Washington, DC
Architect: OTJ Architects
Engineer: GPI
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Fabrication, design and install of a cantilevered, angled three-story connecting stair spanning from the 5th to 7th floors. Emerald fabricated structural elements off field dimensions and digital modeling. Emerald provided guidance during the design process with the architects as well as teaming with the engineers to solve complex support and structural design points for the stair. They also fabricated and installed support steel for a 50’ long glass operable partition separation ABA’s main board room from their pre-function event space.
Ornamental Metal
Darryl Harris, Jeremy King, Candice Landolina - Tate Ornamental
Project Name: National Air and Space Museum Revitalization, Washington, DC
General Contractor: Clark/Smoot/Consigli, A Joint Venture
Tate's scope of work on the NASM project included a custom cladding system for an escalator tunnel located in the museum's gift shop. The escalator tunnel spans 2 floors and is fitted with 44 custom stainless-steel rib assemblies. The entrance of the escalator tunnel is comprised of multiple 4' by 8' stainless steel wall panels. Each panel custom fitted and wrapped around the tunnel with hairline joints. Inside the tunnel, the walls and the ceiling are wrapped with stainless steel rib assemblies.
Craftsmen with American Iron Works
Project Name: George Washington University Thurston Hall Renovation, Washington, DC
Architect: VMDO Architects
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
These panels formed planters on the ground level and level five, in addition to feature paneling that encompasses lounge space on levels three and four. These steel panels were field dimensioned off control points and theoretical finishes given the ten-month fabrication and weathering processes. Installation required that these panels, be maneuvered into tight courtyard conditions and assembled, shimmed, leveled, plumbed and aligned with crews occupying a swing space.
Jose Amilcar Henriquez, Kevin Jones, Praful Patel, Chris Sherman, Brayan Soriano - Independent Custom Metalworks, LLC
Project Name: WilmerHale, Washington, DC
Architect: Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM)
Engineer: WSP USA Inc.
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Work featured: polished SS finishes at almost all metals; elevator door jambs throughout and coordinated with stone wall joints; SS custom free standing pedestal bollards with engraved logo and integrated elevator dispatch panels; coordinated alignment with zinc strips and wall joints; polished SS tech panels at each suite entry glass doors; etched, engraved and fully integrated with devices; and polished SS trim throughout – floor base coordinated with stone and wall joints, polished rings at existing columns.
Underpinning, Foundations and Excavations
Tim George, Antonio Ivey, Adam Pashkevich, Travon Perkins, Dwight Smith, Chris Verhun - Clark Foundations
Project Name: The Stacks, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: Clark Foundations
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group Clark Foundations' scope of work on The Stacks project included sheet piles, soldier beams, and lagging. Clark Foundations’ timely installation of over 95,000 SF of sheeting and shoring was critical to maintaining the aggressive project schedule. They designed and installed a sheeting and shoring system consisting of 80-foot long sheet piles, 60-foot long sheet piles, and 60-foot long soldier piles. The 80-foot long sheets were installed using a crawler crane, hydraulic hammer, and hydraulic vibrator.
Robert Mann, Scott Pashkevich, Dion Peeler, Thomas Snowden, Daene Washington, Brandon Wilson - Clark Foundations
Project Name: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Medical/Surgical Pavilion, Washington, DC
Architect: HKS | Shalom Baranes, a Joint Venture
Engineer: IMEG Corp.
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Clark Foundations designed and installed a hybrid support of excavation (SOE) system for phase II of the MedStar Georgetown Surgical Pavilion. The SOE system consisted of drilled soldier beams, 27,000 SF of lagging, 5,000 SF of tangent pile walls by an adjacent building, 450 tons of internal bracing, and a 150 FT utility support for an electric duct bank. The bracing system consisted of struts, rakers, and heel blocks up to 4 tiers.
Hugh Campbell, Tony Franklin, Bernardo Garcia, Casey James, Amado Manzanares, Daene Washington - Clark Foundations
Project Name: Metro Tower (Hampden House), Bethesda, MD Architect: Torti Gallas + Partners
Engineer: SK&A Engineers
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Clark Foundations’ scope of work on Metro Tower (Hampden House) included designing and installing the support of excavation system for the main structure and parking garage. The excavation for the parking garage is 55 feet deep with an area of 20,740 SF. The project’s proximity to the Purple Line shaft to the south and WMATA underground tunnel to the east, made for a difficult SOE design for Clark Foundations.
Star Award Nominee
Artifact Deinstall
Karen Barrow, Mark Smith - Century Aviation
Lisa Border, Liz Fedowitz, Kit Lee - Crozier Fine Arts
Russ Dusek - iWeiss Theatrical Solutions
Project Name: National Air and Space Museum - Artifact Move Coordination Services, Washington, DC
General Contractor: Clark/Smoot/Consigli, A Joint Venture
The scope of work as part of the NASM Artifact Move Coordination involved the deinstallation of approximately 700 artifacts in six gallery spaces, and protection in place for four artifacts to remain in the museum throughout the renovation. Detailed research was required for determining attachment points for artifacts and calculating forces imposed on these points. Custom tools, fittings, and carts were designed and fabricated to exact specifications to ensure safety during rigging and transport.
Audio Visual
Donald Castro, Jim Monday, Marlon Montoya - Cyviz, Imagicorps, AVI-SPL
Project Name: Confidential Client, Arlington, VA
Architect: STUDIOS Architecture
Engineer: GPI
General Contractor: rand* construction corporation
The new workspace spans 187,000 SF over ten floors. The space houses a heavy Audio/Visual package supporting the security requirements and conferencing program. This includes ceiling and wall mounted cameras throughout the space, projectors, screens, interactive spaces, A/V control rooms, lectern confidence monitors at the multipurpose rooms, speakers, antenna distribution systems, ceiling storage boxes, A/V racks, and a Envisioning Theater with a feature 40' TV monitor.
Demountables - Metals
Maurizio Battagin, Sam Borgh, Stefano Brillo, Leonardo DeVita, Cory Justice, Nick Kozer - Unifor Inc. dba Molteni & C-Dada
Project Name: WilmerHale, Washington, DC
Architect: Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM)
Engineer: WSP USA Inc.
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Stopsol mirror finish between rooms – joint alignment with light cove and polished concrete zinc strips. European mid-grade glass (more clear than standard “clear tempered” and more cost effective than low-iron). Polished alum tech panels with coordinated devices at conference rooms. Joints coordinated with stone joints. Radius partitions at levels 2 and PH; executed new design and product by Unifor. Coordination with joint alignments, drywall framing and soffit, tstat locations on cabinets.</em.
Helical Stair
Antonio Garcia, Luis Garcia, Luis Ontiveros, Baltazar Perdomo, Javier Pina, Raul Salmeron - Big D Metalworks
Project Name: WilmerHale, Washington, DC
Architect: Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM)
Engineer: WSP USA Inc.
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Our projected team completed execution of alignments, joints, and the helical shape of the stair with a landing. The landing is “hidden” as the stair is perceived to be continuous within the helical shape. Finally, the hand-stitched leather wrapped handrail is meticulously crafted. Existing base building slab elevation heights were coordinated with finished floor elevation; due to existing slab folds in the structural deck, finished floor had to be ramped from adjacent elevator lobby and coordinated with finished treads at the stair.
Historic Preservation
Juan Carlos Cabrera, Santos Rosali Canales, Virgilio Manuel Silva Capela, Norberto Nogueron Cortes, Jose N. Lopez Cruz, Bernardino Lozano Gonzalez - Lorton Stone, LLC
Project Name: Russell Senate Office Building Exterior Envelope Repair & Restoration, Washington, DC
Architect: Architect of the Capitol
General Contractor: The Christman Company
The project scope included general and specialty cleaning of marble, limestone and granite to remove heavy soiling, bio-growth, rust and copper stains; 100% joint preparation, repointing and sealant installation; crack repairs, pinning repairs, mortar patches, reattachment of spalled stone; installation of Lead Ts; Dutchman repairs including the installation of new carved elements; seismic retrofit of balustrade assemblies; resetting stone assemblies; and building ADA ramps.
Lawrence Singleton - The Christman Company
Project Name: Gaston Hall Balcony Reinforcement, Washington, DC
Architect: hord | coplan | macht
Engineer: A+F Engineers
General Contractor: The Christman Company
Located in historic Healy Hall at Georgetown University is Gaston Hall auditorium. Years ago cantilevered balconies within the space began to exhibit perceptible vibration and measurable deflection. In order to improve the vibration characteristics of the balconies on the north side of the building the project team strengthened the cantilevered beams that support the balconies on the interior and removed and replaced all of the elements of the crossties - including the existing hair-pin tension pieces.
Multipurpose Structure
Torey Dorsey, Kevin Field, James Rathbone - Kensington Glass Arts, Inc.
Tom Duley, Andrew Lancaster - AK Metals
Project Name: WilmerHale, Washington, DC
Architect: Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM)
Engineer: WSP USA Inc.
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Asymmetrical oval shape free-standing room, polished stainless trim throughout, switch light linear glass, clear radius glass, and balanced 10 FT high doors. Final shape of structure was driven by existing conditions and limitations of providing the radius glass on the outside with segmented glass on the inside. Jointing alignments achieved, execution of free-standing shape that was coordinated with prefabricated stone paving and still achieve tight joints.
Prefabrication
David Gallahan, Chris Jenkins, Bill Knott, Edwin Machado, Wayne Shiflett, Richard Whitaker - M.C. Dean
Project Name: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Medical/Surgical Pavilion, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates/HKS Joint Venture
Engineer: BR+A Consulting Engineers
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
M.C. Dean was responsible for prefabrication and modular design for multiple elements incorporated in the new Surgical Pavilion at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Their work included 70 modular electrical and clinical rooms, 72 electrical equipment skids, 521 prefabricated walls, and a prefabricated conduit riser, which consisted of 308 conduits running from the ground to the 5th floor. M.C. Dean was instrumental in the start of 3D model coordination, construction of the elements, shipping them to the site, and ultimately rigging and setting the elements in place.
Process Piping
Edwin Carrasquillo, Miguel Colon, Eduardo Figueroa, Doel Martinez, James Reyes, Edwin Santini - Southland Industries
Project Name: NY-1 Project Sinatra, Inwood, WV
Engineer: Jedson Engineering Inc.
General Contractor: Miller-Valentine Construction
This project is exceptional because, through the LEAN IPD approach, the project partners could provide real-time constructability feedback to the EOR, client stakeholders, and start construction while design packages were being completed. Throughout project design and construction were happening in parallel to make sure the client had enough time to validate the process and make and ship the products well before the hard deadline. Southland maintained exceptional quality standards despite COVID, substantial supply chain impacts, an extremely fluid design, and the challenges of working in an active industrial facility.
Scaffolding and Rigging
Benji Coffey, Daniel Harris, Mamerto Hernandez, Jose Hugo, Jake Pearson, Robinson Whitaker - Scaffold Resource, LLC
Project Name: U.S. Capitol Exterior Preservation of Stone & Metal - Phase 3, Washington, DC
Architect: Architect of the Capitol
Engineer: Patuxent Engineering Group, LLC
General Contractor: The Christman Company
The project addressed the deteriorated stone, preservation of historic features, and extend the life expectancy of the Capitol. Scaffold Resource installed custom access (76’ x 218’) and enclosure systems so that crews were able to clean/treat/replace the stone, replace the mortar at the joints. This required 100% scaffolding to the exterior façade and overhead protection (two sections 43’ and one section 21’) for the occupants. To support the scaffold, beams spanned over the ground-level skylights to allow for load transfers onto the structure.
Chad Emmonds, Eric Drnevich, Thomas McGonegal Jr., Jonathan Mendoza, David Price Jr., Gary Yeager - BrandSafway
Project Name: Cannon House Office Building Renewal Phase 3, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalon Baranes Architects
Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
Five floors of scaffolding and the roof enclosure were installed in 16 months. The scaffolding design incorporated platforms to allow other contractors to continue working uninterrupted. BrandSafway’s temporary roof enclosure provided a climate-controlled environment, ensuring project teams could work through extreme weather. The BrandSafway team delivered a collaborative product that exhibited attention to detail and enhanced the project’s schedule.
Jefferson Boro, Jose Godoy, David Herbert, Alexander Long, Diana Miraldi, Yoni Tobar - Scaffolding Solutions
Project Name: Howard University Energy Plant Modernization, Washington, DC
Architect: Burns McDonnell
Engineer: Rathgeber/Goss Associates
General Contractor: Calvert Masonry
Erected system scaffolding in order to perform significant masonry repairs to the chimney above the roof line. We submit the scaffolding construction for a craftsmanship award at the HUSP Chimney due to the successful completion of a rather difficult build. There were numerous challenges we faced during construction. To start, the chimney is 130' tall from road level to chimney cap. We had to encompass the entire perimeter of the chimney but could not build scaffolding in any part of the alley.
Thermal and Moisture Protection
Alfonso Cazares, Aquilino Cazares, Jose Henriquez, Vira Lee, Juan Sosa, Cheyvirac Tan - Prospect Waterproofing Company
Project Name: The Wharf Parcel 9, Washington, DC
Architect: Rafael Vinoly Architects
General Contractor: Donohoe Construction Company
Prospect Waterproofing Company’s work on The Wharf Phase 2 Parcel 9 project included 26,000 SF of hot rubberized asphalt roofing; 10,000 SF of architectural pavers; 5,000 SF of green roof; 38,000 SF of traffic topping on balconies; and 10,000 SF of standing seam metal roofing. The various waterproofing systems maintain the watertight integrity of the 96-unit luxury condominium building while the numerous finishes showcase the outdoor amenity spaces and panoramic Potomac River views.
Architectural Millwork
Michael Do, Nelson Ferrufino, Rodney Ferrufino, Shawn Harvey-White, Kiet Le, James Maldonado - The Washington Woodworking Company
Project Name: Wiley Rein, LLP, Washington, DC
Architect: HYL Architecture
General Contractor: HITT Contracting
The newly rebranded project with 166,000 SF with an interconnecting wood veneer stair spans multiple floors to bring together a multitude of practice groups further emphasizing Wiley's collegial and engaging culture. An exceptional lobby and open areas perfectly executed with custom in-house layup of wood veneer paneling, pantries, banquet seating, veneer doors and two reception desks.
Leo Cantor, Seok Min Lee, James Maldonado, Rocky Nguyen, Sean Phetteplace, Chuong Tran - The Washington Woodworking Company
Project Name: Boston Consulting Group, Washington, DC Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: HITT Contracting
This two-level project encompasses fourteen lacquer finishes, twelve plastic laminates, five solid surfaces and four woods, not to mention metal and fabric- all of this in two floors. The scope included more curved walls than straight, with 3” deep fins and a nine-color scheme that starts and ends with the same color at the green walls set between our millworks. Coordination of work with other trades, especially with the electrical lighting was crucial.
Ricardo Acosta, Richard Bembe, Thu Bui, Jacob Burdette, Trung Ho, Freddy Lopez - Allegheny Millwork
Project Name: American Airlines Admirals Club - DCA Concourse E, Arlington, VA
Architect: DMAC Architecture & Interiors
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Allegheny’s millwork is the heart of American Airlines reinvention of airline club luxury. Allegheny’s installers constantly achieved incredibly precise millwork alignments with stone, tile, lights, wall devices and other millwork, all while installing without exposed fasteners! The main dining and lounge pavilions are defined by over 5,000 feet of custom white oak slat ceilings and screen walls, concealing dozens of ambient light fixtures.
Star Award Winner for Visual Excellence
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