Hartford, CT – The Connecticut Building Congress (CBC) held its 16th annual Project Team Awards banquet recently at the Bond Ballroom in Hartford. Owners, architects, contractors, engineers, and consultants packed the ballroom, drawing record attendance as CBC also celebrated its 60th Anniversary.
The CBC Scholarship Fund distributed $4,500 in scholarships to three promising graduating high school students:
Christopher Flanagan, North Haven High School. University: Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Major: Civil Engineering.
Stephanie Orts, Seymour High School. University: University of Connecticut. Major: Civil Engineering
James Wronski, Francis T. Maloney High School. University: The Catholic University of America. Major: Architecture
The following outstanding building projects exemplified project team excellence and the best practices in teamwork by project owners, architects, engineers, construction managers and trades.
New Construction Award of Merit – Camp Niantic –Regional Training Institute Niantic; owner: CT Department of Construction Services (DCS), Hartford; designer: Newman Architects, LLC , New Haven; constructor: The Fusco Corporation , New Haven.
New Construction 1st Place Winning Team – Armed Forces Reserve Center Middletown; owner: U.S.Army Corps of Engineers; designer: Kleinfelder, Rocky Hill; constructor: KBE Ventures, a Joint Venture of KBE Building Corp. & DeRita Construction Co., Inc., Farmington.
Major Renovations and Expansions Award of Merit – Great Cedar Hotel – Foxwoods Resort and Casino Mashantucket; owner: Foxwoods Resort and Casino; designer: Tecton Architects, Hartford; constructor: Standard Builders , Newington.
Major Renovations and Expansions 1st Place Winning Team – Yale University – Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges Renovation New Haven; owner: Yale University, New Haven; designer: Kieran Timberlake, Philadelphia; constructor: Turner Construction Company,Milford.
Small Projects Award of Merit – Yale University – 493 College Street Renovation, New Haven; owner: Yale University; designer: Studio ABK Architects, LLC, New Haven; constructor: Shawmut Design and Construction – Boston.
Small Projects 1st Place Winning Team – St. Vincent’s Medical Center Hybrid OR #10 Renovation, Bridgeport; owner: St. Vincent’s Medical Center; designer: BAM Studio, New York, NY; constructor: Petra Construction, North Haven;
K-12 Schools Award of Merit – Stratfield Elementary School – Additions and Renovations, Fairfield;
owner: Town of Fairfield; designer: Silver/Petrucelli + Associates, Inc., Hamden; constructor: Malkin Construction – Stamford.
K-12 Schools 1st Place Winning Team – Kelly Middle School– Norwich; owner: City of Norwich; designer: C.J. Lawler Associates – West Hartford; constructor: The Pike Company – East Berlin.
Transportation/Utilities/Civil 1st PlaceWinning Team – Mayor Mike Peters Pedestrian Bridge at Adriaen’s Landing; owner: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Hartford; program manager: Waterford Development Group, LLC – Hartford; constructor: Loureiro Contractors, Plainville; engineer: Purcell Associates – Glastonbury.
Longtime CBC Scholarship Fund chair, Clifton J. Cotter was honored for his commitment to the organization.