Awards
23rd Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards
The Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Program, scheduled on January 23rd 2021, has been regrettably canceled due to the restrictions around the pandemic.
The Louisiana Chapter of the American Concrete Institute is pleased to announce its 23rd Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Competition. These Awards recognize and honor creative, innovative and aesthetic uses of concrete and concrete products in new construction projects completed between November 1, 2019 and October 31, 2020 in the State of Louisiana.
Award recipients will be recognized at the ACI Louisiana’s Excellence in Concrete Awards Banquet on January 23, 2021, and will be published in the Awards Banquet Program Book. You can help support the awards program by placing your company advertisement in this program booklet. The program booklet advertisement will provide you a one-year complimentary business card spot in all issues of the ACI Louisiana Chapter Newsletter for that year and listing on this website. Please consider completing the sponsor form included with the packet in the entry form below.
The Award Rules and Entry Form for the 2020 competition are being updated and will be accessible soon through below links.
- ACI Louisiana’s Excellence in Concrete Awards RULES
- ACI Louisiana’s Excellence in Concrete Awards ENTRY FORM (PDF)
- ACI Louisiana’s Excellence in Concrete Awards ENTRY FORM (WORD)
22nd Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards
The Louisiana Chapter of the American Concrete Institute hosted its 22nd Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards Competition on February 8th, 2020. These Awards recognize and honor creative, innovative and aesthetic uses of concrete and concrete products in new construction projects completed between November 1, 2018 and October 31, 2019 in the State of Louisiana. We would like to thank the companies who submitted projects for this awards competition.
With the 22nd Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards Competition concluded, we are proud to announce that the Best Overall Concrete Award was awarded to:
Four Season’s Hotel Interior Concrete Strengthening
"To convert the world trade center in New Orleans to the new Four Seasons Hotel, new openings and modifications required extensive strengthening of the existing wind resisting core. While steel plate and carbon fibers contributed to strengthening some areas, the innovations attributed to concrete section enlargement make this project noteworthy. To achieve the desired project goals, the use of self consolidating concrete achieving strengths of 10,000 psi at 28 days was mechanically bonded to the existing walls. Further strength requirements led to the use of 150 ksi bars that had to be extended using all-thread couplers that resulted in continuous bars that extended form the 1st floor to the 19th floor."
Project submitted by Structural Technologies
The above project also won an award of excellence in the category 'Repair and Restoration'. Winners of an award of excellence in the other four award categories are:
- Flatwork - The Conway Development Phase 2
- Infrastructure - Replacement of Pumping Station No. 8
- Low Rise Buildings - Louis Armstrong International Airport
- Decorative Concrete - Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden Expansion at the New Orleans Museum of Art
All projects receiving awards are published in the ACI LA Chapter Awards Program Banquet Book.
We would also like to thank all of the companies that provided sponsorships for this banquet and program booklet. We would not be as successful a chapter without the sponsorship from these great companies.
Pictures and Info of Past Winners
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2019Four Seasons Hotel Interior Concrete Strengthening
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2018Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps
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2017South Market District - The Standard
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2016MacArthur Interchange Completion Project
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2015CenturyLink Technology Center of Excellence and Parking Garage
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2014Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame
2nd Place Award for 2015 ACI Excellence Awards – Low Rise Buildings
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2013Inner Harbor Navigational Canal Surge Barrier
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2012Planters Pumping Station Frontal Protection
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2011Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Concourse D Expansion
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2010930 Poydras
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2009Kenner Chain Wall
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2008Chevron North Park Office Building
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2007Lakeside Shopping Center Parking Garage No. 3
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2006Erato Street Cruise Terminal Complex
Location: New Orleans, LA |