MBA - Building Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the 2007 MBA Building Excellence Award Winners!

The most prestigious honor and finest testimonial to quality recognized in
Western Pennsylvania's Construction Industry.

The 2007 winning project teams were recognized at the inaugural Construction Industry Evening of Excellence. To view the awards brochure from this year, click here.

To receive correspondences on future Construction Evening of Excellence receptions, click here.

Award Winner for Project Over $5 Million Repairs & Renovations to the U.S. Post Office & Courthouse- Pittsburgh
Contractor:		Dick Corporation
Subcontractors:		FRANCO; Loveday's Flooring; SPECTRA Contract Flooring; Wyatt, Inc.
Architect:		Shalom Baranes Associates
Owner:		General Services Adminstration
Brian Contino of Dick Corporation accepts the Building Excellence Award Crystal on behalf of the Project Team.
Finalists:		WPXI Broadcasting Facility Contractor: Mascaro Construction Company, LP Subcontractors: Easley & Rivers Inc.; Harris Masonry Inc; Howard Concrete Pumping Inc; Mar Ray Inc.; Master Woodcraft Corp Architect: Rees Associates Owner: Cox Broadcasting/WPXI-TV Water's Edge at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Contractor: Zambrano Corporation Subcontractors: Carl Walker Construction Group; Douglass Pile Co; Ferry Electric Co; Harris Masonry Inc; McKinney Drilling Co; Noralco Corp; SPECTRA Contract Flooring Architect: Indovina Associates Architects Owner: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Award Winner for Project Under $5 Million Copper Falls - Export
Contractor:		Jendoco Construction Corporation
Subcontractors:		Flooring Contractors of Pittsburgh, LLC; Harris Masonry Inc
Architect:		Desmone & Associates
Owner:		Anonymous
Chip Desmone of Desmone & Associates; Scott Harris of Harris Masonry Inc; Michael Kuhn of Jendoco Construction Corp; and Bob Swarner of Flooring Contractors of Pittsburgh, celebrate their project winning a Building Excellence Award.
Finalists:		St. Benedict the Abbott Contractor:A. Martini & Company Subcontractors: Flooring Contractors of Pittsburgh; Marsa Inc; RAM Acoustical Architect: Breneborg Brown Group Owner: Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Gailliot Center for Newman Studies Contractor: P.J. Dick Inc. Subcontractors: Cost Company; Flooring Contractors of Pittsburgh; McKinney Drilling Co Architects: David J. Vater, R.A., Inc Owner: The National Institute of Newman Studies

Award Winner for Excellence in Craftsmanship St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church - Coraopolis
Contractor:		Giffin Interior & Fixture, Inc.
General Contractor:		Jendoco Construction Corporation
Architect:		The Design Alliance
Owner:		St. Jospeh Roman Catholic Church
Gordon Giffin of Giffin Interior & Fixture accepts the Building Excellence Award Crystal as Award Judge Michael Schade looks on.


Award Winner for Design/Build Pittsburgh Plumbers Union Local #27 - Coraopolis
Contractor:		Mascaro Construction Company L.P.
Subcontractor:		All Purpose Cleaning Service, Inc.; Giffin Interior & Fixture Inc.; M.I. Friday Inc.
Architect:		Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel
Owner:		Pitsburgh Plumbers Union Local #27
John West of Mascaro Construction Company L.P. accepts the Building Excellence Award Crystal on behalf of the Project Team Members.
Finalists:		The Art Institute Shannon Hall Contractor: Massaro Corporation Subcontractors: Brayman Construction Corp; Easley & Rivers Inc.; Flooring Contractors of Pittsburgh; FRANCO Architect: TKA Architects Inc. Owner: Try Street Associates LLC c/o Langholz - Wilson/ The Art Institute
Your next project could be a winner! Make sure to submit your entry in the 2008 Building Excellence Awards. Contact Jon O'Brien at 412-922-3912 or email by clicking here for information.

Master Builders' Association of Western Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 16185, Pittsburgh, PA 15242
Phone: 412-922-3912, Fax: 412-922-3729, E-mail