Building Industry Associations Announces Best Of The Best For 6th Annual BRIC Awards

  • Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Chattanooga-based professional organizations in architecture, construction, engineering and design announced the 6th Annual BRIC Awards to recognize the people and projects that highlight the best of the best in the building industry.
 
Winners include:
 
Associated General Contractors presented:
•  Excellence in Construction – Building Renovation to the Stove Works by New Blue Construction
•  Excellence in Construction – New Construction to the 20th Street Branch of TVFCU project by Construction Consultants
 
American Institute of Architects Chattanooga presented:
•  New Construction
o   Award of Excellence for the Clarksville Commons project by Franklin Associates Architects
o   Merit Award for the Cummins Falls State Park Visitors Center project by Tinker Ma
o   Merit Award for the Layouts on Underwood project by Ally Architecture
o   Merit Award for the Incline Townhomes project by Ally Architecture
o   Merit Award for the Montessori Elementary project by Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects 
•  Renovation/Restoration
o   Merit Award for the Stove Works project by Elemi Architects
 
American Society Civil Engineers, Chattanooga Engineers Club, Society of Women Engineers and Tennessee Society Professional Engineers presented:
•  Outstanding Engineering Project to the Citico Water Treatment Plant Flocculation-Sedimentation Basin Replacement project by Stantec
 
American Society of Interior Designers presented:
•  Commercial Design of the Year for the US Express Midtown Atlanta project by Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects
•  Student Design Project of the Year to NEXT project by Kara Kirk
 
American Society of Landscape Architects presented:
•  Award of Excellence to the Walnut Street Plaza project to WMWA Landscape Architects
 
Construction Specifications Institute Chattanooga Chapter presented:
•  Innovative Collaboration of the Year to the Chattanooga Airport Parking Garage project by MBI Companies.
 
Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga presented:
•  Excellence in Building to the 100 at South Broad project by Collier Construction
 
Sustainability Professionals of Greater Chattanooga presented:
•  Sustainable Project to the Chattanooga Public Library Infrastructure Upgrades projects to Derthick Henley & Wilkerson
•  Sustainable Business of the Year to the Creative Discovery Museum
•  Sustainable Professional of the Year to Michael Ryan with NewTerra Compost
 
People’s Choice Awards were presented to:
•  Associated General Contractors Excellence in Construction in Building Renovation to the Hunter Museum River Terrace project by EMJ Corporation
•  Associated General Contractors Excellence in New Construction to the Walnut Street Plaza project by Thomas Brothers
•  AIA Chattanooga New Construction project to East Hamilton Middle School by MBI Companies
•  AIA Chattanooga Renovation/Restoration project to the Hunter Museum River Terrace Roof project by Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects
•  AIA Chattanooga Construction Detail and Fabrication Design to the Hunter Museum River Terrace Roof project by Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects 
•  American Society of Interior Designers Architectural Interior Design to the US Express Midtown Atlanta project by Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects 
•  American Society of Interior Designers Student Project of the Year to the Walking Stick project by Kara Kirk
•  Outstanding Engineering Project: Moccasin Bend Renewable Energy Project – Jacobs
•  American Society of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence to the Walnut Street Plaza project to WMWA Landscape Architects
•  CSI Innovative Collaboration of the Year to the Chattanooga Airport Parking Garage project by MBI Companies
•  Home Builders Association Greater Chattanooga Excellence in Building to the 100 at South Broad project by Collier Construction
•  Sustainable Project of the Year to the Chattanooga Public Library Infrastructure Upgrades by Derthick Henley & Wilkerson
•  Sustainable Business of the Year to the Creative Discovery Museum
•  Sustainable Professional of the Year to Joseph Parks with March Adams
 
Full project submissions can be viewed at: https://bit.ly/3GNaYSZ.  

“We have an incredible number of high-quality projects that are produced by outstanding professionals in the building industry every year in Chattanooga, and the BRIC Awards provide an opportunity for us to recognize those who are excelling in their professions and in the community.  The BRIC Awards aligns with the ACE Mentor Program mission of developing partnerships and recognizing excellence, while supporting our ability to fund scholarships to encourage high school students to pursue higher education and careers in the Architecture, Construction and Engineering professions” stated Brian Horne, director of Engineering, March-Adams & Associates and current ACE Mentor board president.
 
The ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) Mentor Program serves to promote careers in the design and construction industry to high school students.  During the program, ACE mentors meet with teams of local high school students to share with them about the design and build processes through project meetings, site visits, and hands-on activities.  Each year student teams are given a real-world project and work with their mentors to prepare innovative design and construction solutions.  At the end of the program students present their professional work at our annual scholarship banquet.  Each year through the generous support of local organizations, companies, and individuals ACE has the opportunity to provide scholarship to local students to help them pursue A-C-E career fields through education and training opportunities post-high school.  ACE is actively working in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia to invest in the future of the local design and construction workforce. 

Find more about ACE: http://acementor.org/.

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