CNR Awards Sept. 9 to Benefit Habitat STL

St. Louis Construction News & Real Estate (CNR) is celebrating 41 years as the "Voice of the St. Louis Construction Industry" with a special event to recognize excellence in the construction industry.

Proceeds from the evening will benefit the work of Habitat for Humanity St. Louis in rebuilding the St. Louis community.

Place: The Engineers' Club 4359 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Time: 5:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour; 6:30 p.m. Dinner; 7:15 p.m Awards.

Tickets are $65 per person or $650 for a table of 10.

Click here for online registration.

At the event CNR will recognize the recipients of its Regional Excellence Awards and of the Thomas J. Finan, Jr. Humanitarian Award.

Winners of the regional excellence awards are:

The 2010 Regional Excellence Awards are:

Innovation Award
Harris Stowe State University Early Childhood Development and Professional
Education Center
Owner: Harris Stowe State University
Architect: KAI Design & Build with Adrian Luchini
Construction Manager: Kwame Building Group
General Contractor: Kozeny-Wagner Inc.

Judges' Comment: "This project has a great design and uses innovative materials, and it is important for furthering the understanding of childhood development and parenting techniques while propelling Harris-Stowe State University to the head of the class locally, nationally, and internationally."

Office Building
Edward Jones South Campus Building Addition
Owner: Edward Jones
Architect: Arcturis
General Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos.

Judges' Comment: "A huge project, a nice design, an exemplary safety record, and unusually thorough testing of the building envelope."

Urban Transformation-New
Moonrise Hotel
Owner: Joe Edwards
Architect: ACI/Boland
General Contractor: Paric Corporation

Judges' Comments: Joe Edwards has hit another home run. The project team overcame challenging construction issues to create a great economic booster for that area. The design integrates well with the neighboring Pageant and the building is garnering international attention. In addition, Paric went above and beyond usual diversity efforts with a job shadowing program.

Urban Transformation-Renovation
Washington University Corner Building
Owner: Washington University
Architect: Trivers Associates
General Contractor: Paric Corporation

Judges' Comments: "This project makes a great statement: a great reuse of an existing building that required the project team to go beyond what is typical in negotiating with historical preservationists to add an element to the building that is not historical - wind turbines."

Public Space
Alton Riverfront and Marina District Amphitheater
Owner: City of Alton
Architect: Planning Design Studio
General Contractor: RCS Construction Inc.

Judges' Comments: "A great public space that rejuvenates a city's historical tie to the river. Amazing to look at - just a cool space."

Health Care
SSM St. Clare Medical Center
Owner: SSM
Architect: HGA and Mackey Mitchell Associates
Construction Managers: Northstar and Kwame Building Group
General Contractor: Alberici Constructors

Judges' Comments: "The entire project is about what is good for patients - and the result is a building that looks great."

Judges' Award
BJC Institute of Health at Washington University
Owner: Washington University and BJC
Architect: Cannon Design
General Contractor: S.M. Wilson & Co.

Judges' Comment: "This project knocks it out of the ballpark on every level. Everything they did was out of the box."

Awards Sponsorships are Available:

Master Constructor Sponsor ($3,000)
• Name on Regional Excellence and Thomas J. Finan awards

• Full page ad in CNR in follow up issue
• Program mention on night of event
• PowerPoint slide on night of event
• 10 tickets (table) for event
• Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis Build Day - A hands-on opportunity for your company to experience the HFHSL build site and see the nation's third largest "green" development firsthand.

Builder Sponsor ($1,000)
• Half-page ad in follow up issue of CNR
• Program mention on night of event
• PowerPoint presentation slide on night of event
• 4 tickets for event Superintendent Sponsor ($500)
• Listing in full page sponsor ad in follow up CNR after event
• Listing in Superintendents Group PowerPoint slide on night of event
• Two event tickets

Superintendent Sponsor ($500)
• Listing in full page sponsor ad in follow up CNR after event
• Listing in Superintendents Group PowerPoint slide on night of event
• Two event ticketsVisit: http://www.stlouiscnr.com for more information

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