Building Congress & Exchange 2024 Craftsmanship Award Winners
86th ANNUAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
7 EAST REDWOOD
Metals & Masonry
The team at Structural
GC: Structural
RED HOUSE RUN ELEMENTARY
Sitework
The team at Gray & Son, Inc.
GC: Quandel – J. Vinton Schafer Construction, LLC
SHADY GROVE LIFE SCIENCES CENTER
Thermal, Moisture Protection, & Metal Panels
The team at Tecta America East LLC Arch Metals
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
CYLBURN ARBORETUM NATURE EDUCATION CENTER
Heavy Timber Framing
The team at C.L. McCoy Framing Co., Inc.
GC: Lewis Contractors
UNDER ARMOUR TRACK & FIELD
Ornamental Metal & Metal Fabrication
The team at Baltimore Fabrication
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Cast-in-place Concrete & Concrete Finishes
The team at Excell Concrete Construction, LLC
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS
Technology & Electrical
The team at Windsor Electric Company, Inc.
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION
Acoustical Ceiling Clouds
The team at Snap-Wall, Inc.
GC: Lewis Contractors
BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL’S LIBRARY
Architectural Millwork
The team at Mitre Wright, Inc.
GC: Lewis Contractors
CCBC WELLNESS & ATHLETICS CENTER
Fire Protection
The team at Absolute Fire Protection
GC: Lewis Contractors
ST. JOSEPH PARISH
Scaffolding, Roofing & Specialty Painting
The team at J A Argetakis Contracting Company, Inc.
GC: CAM Construction
Ceramic Tile & Terrazzo
The team at O Squared Flooring, LLC
GC: CAM Construction
PENN STATION HEADHOUSE REHABILITATION
Historic Restoration
The team at Coastal Exteriors, LLC
GC: Wohlsen Construction Company
UMUCH BEL AIR BED TOWER
Mechanical
The team at James Craft & Son, Inc.
GC: Wohlsen Construction Company
ST. ALBANS SCHOOL – LITTLE SANCTUARY
Plaster & Architectural Millwork
The team at Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
GC: Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
BANK OF AMERICA – MERRILL
Ornamental Metal & Metal Fabrication
The team at Baltimore Fabrication
GC: DPR Construction
GUILFORD PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Terrazzo Flooring
The team at Roman Mosaic & Tile Co.
GC: Oak Contracting, LLC
CAREFIRST CANTON
Ornamental Metal & Metal Fabrication
The team at Baltimore Fabrication
GC: HITT Contracting Inc.
ST. IGNATIUS RESTORATION
Rough Carpentry & Architectural Millwork
The team at Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
GC: Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Roofing
The team at Ruff Roofers, Inc.
OVERALL BUILDING AWARD WINNERS
UNDER ARMOUR TRACK & FIELD
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
General Contractor
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FUTURE CRAFTSMAN & DESIGN AWARD WINNERS
Students of Francis Scott Key High School at Carroll County Career and Technology Center
AIDAN JOHNSON
Concentration: HVAC
KALI OLTMAN
Concentration: Drafting
KRISTOPHER MILLER
Concentration: Masonry
Building Congress & Exchange 2023 Craftsmanship Award Winners
85th ANNUAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE MELLON HALL RENOVATION
Architectural Millwork
The Team at JPK & Associates, Inc.
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
100 LIGHT STREET PLAZA
Custom Site Furnishing
The Team at Landscape Forms
GC: Plano-Coudon Construction
M&T BANK PAVILION RENOVATION
Plaster Finishes
The Team at Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
THE WYMAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
Roofing
The Team at Wagner Roofing Company
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
CFG BANK ARENA REDEVELOPMENT
Metals
The Team at Berlin Steel
GC: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Power Distribution and Electrical Systems
The Team at Freestate Electric Baltimore
GC: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Mechanical and Plumbing
The Team at JCM Associates, Inc.
GC: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Drywall, Doors and Acoustical Ceilings
The Team at Commercial Interiors
GC: Clark Construction Group, LLC
JHU/APL BUILDING 13 CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT RENEWAL
Mechanical
Phil Hoffman of Maryland Mechanical Systems
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
THE OREGON GRILLE
Lighting Systems
The Team at Precision Electrical Solutions
GC: Harvey Construction
Rough Carpentry and Architectural Millwork
The Team at Cheney Millwork, LLC
GC: Harvey Construction
MARYLAND STATE HOUSE DOME RESTORATION
Architectural Millwork and Windows
The Team at Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
GC: The Christman Company
RIVERSIDE HEAVY MAINTENANCE BUILDING
Cast-in-Place Concrete
The Team at Clark Concrete
GC: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Structural Steel Framing
The Team at Kinsley Steel, Inc.
GC: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Heavy Rail Maintenance Equipment Installation
Dave Fackler of Sissco Material Handling
GC: Clark Construction Group, LLC
CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING PHASE 3
Doors and Windows
The Team at Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
GC: Clark Christman Joint Venture
NATIONAL AQUARIUM RAIN FOREST EXHIBIT
Rough Carpentry
The Team at The Crew Works, Inc.
GC: Plano-Coudon Construction
Skylight Renovation
The Team at Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC and the Team at Skylight Consultants of America
GC: Plano-Coudon Construction
JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Power Generation, Distribution and Switchgear
The Team at Windsor Electric Company
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Mechanical
Phil Blizzard and Joe Schaeffer of Southern Mechanical, Inc.
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
OVERALL BUILDING AWARD WINNERS
RIVERSIDE HEAVY MAINTENANCE BUILDING
General Contractor
Clark Construction Group, LLC
NATIONAL AQUARIUM RAIN FOREST EXHIBIT
General Contractor
Plano-Coudon Construction
CFG BANK ARENA REDEVELOPMENT
General Contractor
Clark Construction Group, LLC
FUTURE CRAFTSMAN & DESIGN AWARD WINNERS
ETHAN EBBERTS
Manchester Valley High School
Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Electrical
GUNNAR GRIMM
Manchester Valley High School
Carroll County Career and Technology Center
HVAC
GRANT JARBOE
Francis Scott Key High School
Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Masonry
Building Congress & Exchange 2022 Craftsmanship Award Winners
84th ANNUAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD ST. IGNATIUS HALL
Flooring
Hyun Kweon and Robert Connor of Floors Etc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Stone Masonry
David Contrino of Henry J. Knott Masonry, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Windows and Curtain Walls
Manny Lopez of Caplan Bros. Glass
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
HAMPTON MANSION CUPOLA RESTORATION
Architectural Millwork
WEI Hampton Team of Worcester Eisenbrandt Inc.
General Contractor: Ritz Construction
ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING
Architectural Suspended Wood Ceilings
Larry Walter of Walls & Ceilings, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Specialty Finishes
The Team at Snap-Wall, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Architectural Millwork
The ISEC HLSB Team at ISEC, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
ROLAND WATER TOWER
Exterior Stone
Sammy Gutierrez of Worcester Eisenbrandt Inc.
General Contractor: Lewis Contractors
ROBERTA’S HOUSE
Ornamental Metal
The Team at Hanover Ironworks
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
AVALONBAY HARBOR EAST
Sitework
The Commercial Production Team at Live Green Landscape Associates, LLC
General Contractor: AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
KAISER PERMANENTE NORTH BALTIMORE HUB
HVAC
Jason Fischer of J. F. Fischer, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE
Curtain Walls
The Team at Physical Security
General Contractor: Clark Construction
Security, Telecommunications Systems and Audio/Visual
The Team at S2N Technology Group, LLC
General Contractor: Clark Construction
TOWSON UNIVERSITY SCIENCE COMPLEX
Ornamental Metal and Fabrication
The Team at Baltimore Fabrication
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY FERNANDEZ CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
Masonry
Karl Kress of Henry J. Knott Masonry, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
BALTIMORE PENN STATION HEADHOUSE REHABILITATION
Scaffolding & Rigging
Walter Aristondo & Mike Velez of JD Belfield Enterprises
General Contractor: Wohlsen Construction Company
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART CENTER FOR PRINTS, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE CENTER FOR MATISSE STUDIES
Masonry
Tom Doyle Jr and Jose Ramirez of Hilgartner Natural Stone Company, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Architectural Millwork / Casework and Laminates
The Team at G.T. Brothers, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Drywall
Chris Leuba of Avena Contracting LLC
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
PROLOGIS FITOUT
Architectural Millwork
The Team at Hayford Builders
General Contractor: Partner Contracting
OVERALL BUILDING AWARD WINNERS
HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING
General Contractor: Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
FUTURE CRAFTSMAN & DESIGN AWARD WINNERS
Logan Bankert, Francis Scott Key High School (Welding Technology)
Colton Hardisty, South Carroll High School (HVAC)
Tyler Knox, Severna Park High School (Electrical)
Building Congress & Exchange Honors Baltimore’s Award-Winning Craftsmen
The Building Congress & Exchange honored more than 50 talented craftsmen within 11 categories at the 83rd Annual Craftsmanship Awards held October 14 at the Mt. Washington Mill Dye House. The winners represented 19 companies in the Baltimore Metropolitan area.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant and Sheppard Pratt Health System Behavioral Health each won an Overall Building Award honoring general contractors Clark/Ulliman Schutte and Lewis Contractors respectively.
In addition, the BC&E Foundation awarded $1,000 scholarships to four promising high school students who are pursuing careers, training or degrees in the construction and design fields. This year’s winners are from different high schools but all are honing their skills at the Carroll County Career and Technology Center.
The Craftsmanship Awards have been a long-standing tradition honoring and recognizing exemplary craftsmanship within the construction industry.
This year, BC&E received 40 nominations, which were each carefully reviewed by our 11-person Craftsmanship Committee. The winners were determined based on quality of work, the complexity of both technical and design challenges and the level of difficulty from certain conditions.
A complete list of winners is down below.
83rd ANNUAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
SUBURBAN HOSPITAL PHASE 2 CAMPUS ENHANCEMENT
Power Generation, Distribution and Switchgear
The Team at Windsor Electric
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
LAWYER’S MALL
Cast-in-place Concrete
Juan Garcia of Chevy Chase Contractors LLC
General Contractor: North Point Builders of Maryland, LLC
Exterior Stone
Michael Geisler and Aldolfo Martinez of Rugo Stone, LLC
General Contractor: North Point Builders of Maryland, LLC
THE BACK RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Unit Masonry
The Team at KaRon Masonry
General Contractor: Clark/Ulliman Schutte
Cast-in-Place Concrete
The Team at Clark Concrete
General Contractor: Clark/Ulliman Schutte
Process Mechanical
The Team at Ulliman Schutte
General Contractor: Clark/Ulliman Schutte
THE OLNEY THEATRE BLACK BOX ADDITION/RENOVATION
Lighting Systems
Mike Bickford of Hirsch Electric, LLC.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Architectural Millwork
The Team at JPK & Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
6721 LOBBY RENOVATION
Metal Fabrication, Drywall, Rough Carpentry
Russ Colwell of Avena Contracting, LLC.
General Contractor: Plano-Coudon Construction
JHU STIEFF SILVER MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION & PROCESSING FACILITY
Power generation, Distribution and Switchgear
The Team at Windsor Electric
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
SHEPPARD PRATT HEALTH SYSTEM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY
Flooring
Michael Beasley Corridor Flooring Associates
General Contractor: Lewis Contractors
HVAC and Plumbing
Troy Hood of EMJAY Engineering & Construction Co., Inc.
General Contractor: Lewis Contractors
Power Generation, Distribution and Switchgear
Mike Demario and Jeremy Johnston of DEL Electric
General Contractor: Lewis Contractors
Drywall and Acoustical Ceilings
Luis Caballero of HDL Construction, Inc.
General Contractor: Lewis Contractors
Unit Masonry and exterior stone
Shawn Collins of Henry J. Knott Masonry, Inc.
General Contractor: Lewis Contractors
ANNAPOLIS POST OFFICE
Architectural Millwork
Jeff Batleman of Montgomery Refinishing Service, Inc.
General Contractor: North Point Builders of Maryland, LLC
Plaster
Donnell McLeod and Sandro Camargo of Hayles and Howe, Inc.
General Contractor: North Point Builders of Maryland, LLC
Interior Stone and Marble
Jose Alonzo Ramirez and Thomas Doyle, Jr, of HILGARTNER Natural Stone Company, Inc.
General Contractor: North Point Builders of Maryland, LLC
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAPITAL REGION MEDICAL CENTER
Flooring
Mike Tufaro and Jose Sanchez of Source One Flooring
General Contractor: Construction Group, LLC
ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE – HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING
Curtainwall, Storefront, Sunshades, Metal Panels, & Terra Cotta
The Team at Alliance Exterior Construction, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
OVERALL BUILDING AWARD WINNERS
THE BACK RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
General Contractor: Clark/Ulliman Schutte
SHEPPARD PRATT HEALTH SYSTEM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY
General Contractor: Lewis Contractors
FUTURE CRAFTSMAN & DESIGN AWARD WINNERS
John Alcorn, Winters Mill High School (Welding)
Spencer Armitage, Winters Mill High School (Electrical Construction)
Justin Pfoutz, Manchester Valley High School (Masonry)
Emma Santoro, Century High School (Drafting)
Welcome your 2021 BC&E Board of Directors!
The slate of nominees for the Building Congress & Exchange Board of Directors was recently approved. We present to you the 2021 BC&E Board Members:
2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Wayne Matheu, Matheu & Associates
Vice President: Michael Martin, Live Green Landscape Associates
Treasurer: Ted Bowes, Excell Concrete Construction
Secretary: Rick Scheetz, Gray & Son/Maryland Paving Management, Inc.
2021 DIRECTORS
Marianne Crampton, MK Consulting Engineers
R. Nelson Oster, HMS Insurance Associates, Inc.
Mark Rich, Baltimore Fabrication
The new directors join board members John Gregg, GWWO Architects; Jonathan Goetz, Oak Contracting; Jeff Hossfeld, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Thomas Koch, Plano-Coudon Construction; Fred Marino, Design Collective, Inc.; Joseph Rode, The Mullan Contracting Company and Craig Smith, Wohlsen Construction Company.
Directors Tom Iacoboni, Iacoboni Site Specialists, Inc. and Trey Kistler, G.E. Tignall & Company, Inc. will retire after their three-year term ends on Dec. 31. 2020 has certainly been a challenging year. But we would like to thank our Board of Directors, Partners and Members for their continued support to make the Building Congress & Exchange the premier construction industry association in the region.
Building Congress & Exchange Recognizes Craftsmen with Annual Awards
(Hanover, Md. Nov. 9, 2020) –– The Building Congress & Exchange (BC&E) honored and recognized the extraordinary skill and talent from the construction and design industry at the 82nd Annual Craftsmanship Awards on Nov. 5 held virtually. The winners represent all facets of the industry.
Earlier this year, members of the BC&E Craftsmanship Committee judged 35 nominations that ranged from specialty painting and lighting to HVAC, carpentry, stone and iron work. Each nominated work was judged based on overall craftsmanship including the quality of work, complexity of both technical and design challenges and the level of difficulty.
While the arrival of COVID-19 in March and the restrictions that followed eliminated the possibility of an in-person celebration, the Craftsmanship Committee and BC&E had no intention of letting a worldwide pandemic stop the organization’s 80+ year tradition of celebrating the best in craftsmanship.
“From the beginning of this pandemic, our industry was deemed essential — and that’s for a reason,” said Craftsmanship Committee Chair Thomas Koch of Plano-Coudon Construction. “The construction industry is the foundation of our community. The men and women who create, build, refurbish and rejuvenate our communities are essential.”
A complete list of winners is below.
This year, BC&E also inducted two craftsmen into the Master Craftsmen category. David Contrino of Henry J. Knott Masonry, Inc. and Vern Quesenberry of Ruff Roofers, Inc. have both earned five craftsmanship awards during their careers, putting them into this elite group.
In addition, BC&E recognized three Overall Buildings: Maximón (General Contractor: F.M. Harvey Construction Co., Inc.); Dundalk Elementary School Replacement (General Contractor: North Point Builders of Maryland, LLC); and Mercy Medical Center – Bunting 17 COVID Fit Out (General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company). This awards category gives much-deserved recognition to the general contractors that make the projects happen.
During the event, the Building Congress & Exchange Foundation also honored three promising high school students with the Future Craftsman and Design Award: Jacob Bently of Lansdowne High School for electrical; Thomas Krieger of Liberty High School for welding; and Sean Marlatt of Century High School for HVAC. In addition to recognition for their achievements, these students also receive scholarships to pursue further training, degrees or to purchase supplies to begin work in the construction or design field.
A full recording of the event can be found on the BC&E YouTube Channel.
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