Awards

23rd Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards

The Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Program, scheduled on January 23^rd 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)

• ACI Awards Entry - Example 1
• ACI Awards Entry - Example 2

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.

VIEW 2020 PROGRAM 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. 

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Pictures and Info of Past Winners

	2019 Four Seasons Hotel Interior Concrete Strengthening   Location: New Orleans, LA Owner: Two Canal LLC Structural Engineer: Structural Technologies, and a Joint Venture of Woodward Design+Build and Tishman Architects: Woodward Design+Build, and Trapolin-Peer Architects General Contractor: Woodward Design+Build and AECOM Tishman Concrete Supplier: Lafarge Holcim
	2018 Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps   Location: New Orleans, LA Owner: United States Army Corp of Engineers Architect: Stantec Structural Engineer: Stantec Contractor: PCCP Constructors, a Joint Venture of Kiewit Louisiana Co., Traylor Bros. Inc., and the M.R. Pittman Group, LLC Concrete Supplier: C&R Consulting Concrete Supplier Subcontractor: Lafarge Holcim Testing Laboratory: Intertek-PSI
	2017 South Market District - The Standard   Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Owner: South Market District B2, LLC Engineer: Desimone General Contractor: Woodward Design + Build Concrete Supplier: Carlo Ditta, Inc. Testing Company: Southern Earth Sciences Structural Concrete Sub: Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
	2016 MacArthur Interchange Completion Project   Location: Harvey, Louisiana Owner: LADOTD Engineer: Design Engineering, Inc. General Contractor: James Construction Group Concrete Supplier: Carlo Ditta, Inc. Geometric Layout: Huval & Associates, Inc. Additional Engineering: Modjeski & Masters, Inc.
	2015 CenturyLink Technology Center of Excellence and Parking Garage   Location: Monroe, Louisiana Owner: CenturyLink Architect: Moody Nolan, Inc. Structural Engineer: Paul J. Ford & Company General Contractor: W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. Concrete Supplier: Century Ready Mix
	2014 Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame   2nd Place Award for 2015 ACI Excellence Awards – Low Rise Buildings (ACI International Award) Location: Natchitoches, Louisiana Owner: LA State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame Architect: Trahan Architects Engineer: LBYD Civil and Structural Engineers General Contractor: VCC Concrete Supplier: Advanced Architectural Stone Conc. Panel Geometry: CASE Design, Inc.
	2013 Inner Harbor Navigational Canal Surge Barrier   Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Owner: USACE, New Orleans District Engineer: INCA/Gerwick General Contractor: SHAW E&I Group Concrete Supplier: Lafarge North America
	2012 Planters Pumping Station Frontal Protection   Location: Belle Chasse, LA Owner: Jefferson Parish Architect: Design Engineering Structural Engineer: Design Engineering General Contractor: Kiewit Louisiana Company Concrete Supplier: Nairn Concrete Services
	2011 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Concourse D Expansion   Location: New Orleans, LA Owner: New Orleans Aviation Board / City of New Orleans Architect: Architect: Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects Structural Engineer: Kulkarni Consultants APC General Contractor: The McDonnell Group LLC Concrete Supplier: Baker Ready Mix LLC
	2010 930 Poydras   Location: New Orleans, LA Owner: 930 Poydras, LLC Architect: Architect: Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Structural Engineer: Morphy, Makofsky, Inc. General Contractor: Gibbs Construction, LLC Concrete Supplier: Carlo Ditta, Inc
	2009 Kenner Chain Wall   Location: Palmetto, LA Owner: AT&T Structural Engineer: Gillen Design Systems, LLC General Contractor: Dynamic Tower Services, Inc. Concrete Supplier: Hanson Pipe and Precast
	2008 Chevron North Park Office Building   Location: Covington, LA Owner: Koll Development Company Architect: Forum Studio Structural Engineer: LA Fuess Partners General Contractor: Clayco, Inc. Concrete Supplier: Standard Materials
	2007 Lakeside Shopping Center Parking Garage No. 3   Location: Metairie, LA
	2006 Erato Street Cruise Terminal Complex   Location: New Orleans, LA