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Excellence in concrete construction awards
The American Concrete Institute is a global organization committed to advancing concrete technology through research and education. The ACI Central Texas Chapter extends this same focus on education and the advancement of concrete technology to our local community. The Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards honor exceptional concrete construction from Central Texas. Projects are recognized for the degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value that concrete provides as a material.
The ACI Central Texas Chapter Board of Directors will select local project winners, the number at its discretion, for nomination to the ACI National Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards. These projects will compete on an international level, with award recipients honored at the ACI Fall Concrete Convention.
The ACI Central Texas Chapter has opened nominations for its Annual Project Awards to be presented at the April monthly chapter luncheon. Nominations close on April 15.
The local project that is awarded will receive complimentary entry for Nationals (a $995 value!) and a plaque that will be presented at a local chapter luncheon meeting.
The requirements listed below should be carefully observed. Please note that any attachments should be sent to [email protected], with one of the Project Award Categories listed in the subject of the email. The Award Submission Form is provided in the section below.
Eligibility
Submit your project by filling out the application form.
IMPORTANT: The nominated project must consist of new construction substantially completed within 36 months of the submission deadline.
PROJECT CATEGORIES:
Nominations are accepted in the following categories:*
- Low-Rise Structures: Buildings up to three stories residential (multi-family and houses), school, commercial, warehouse and industrial, etc.
- Mid-Rise Structures: Buildings four to fifteen stories
- High-Rise Structures: Buildings more than fifteen stories
- Bridges: a structure carrying a road, path, railroad, or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad, or other obstacle
- Decorative: Decorative or architectural feature or element such as exterior or interior finishes, hardscapes, ornamentation, stained, stamped, or polished concrete, art installations, etc.
- Flatwork: Pavements, parking lots, runways, commercial/industrial floors, etc.
- Infrastructure: Basic facilities or systems serving a region or community, such as recreation, site, water, marine structures, etc.
- Repair and Restoration: overlays, rehabilitation, remodel, retrofitting, etc.
*ACI Central Texas Chapter reserves the right to recategorize project nominations.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
- These awards will be recognized Annually.
- Awards must be submitted electronically to the Awards Committee by the deadline. Non-electronic awards will not be accepted.
- Submission must be via a member, in good standing, of the Central Texas Chapter.
- Must be in the operating area of ACI Central Texas Chapter.
- Committee may move nomination to category that is best suited for the project.
- After presentation of the awards locally, the Awards Committee shall select at least one awardee for submission to ACI National for the Excellence in Concrete Award nominations.
- The ACI Central Texas Chapter will not sponsor an award to ACI National that was not submitted locally. An exception to this rule would be an instance where local awards were not awarded in that given year. The committee will have final decision-making authority and presented to the Board for final approval.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Each entry must contain up to 500-word description (1,000 characters) of how concrete was featured in the project. It should also cover the complexity and uniqueness of the project and might include information such as:
- special features of the concrete
- degree of difficulty
- project challenges
- ecological & environmental factors
- problem solving and/or design challenges
- The Entry must address the applicable judging criteria.
- A minimum of five to a maximum of 12 photos shall be submitted with each entry. In lieu of one of the photos, the entry may include a 90-second time-lapse video. No animations will be accepted.
Excellence in Concrete Awards Submission Form
Judging
The Awards Committee will be responsible for judging the submissions. A panel of experts from the engineering, construction, concrete, and design sectors will review the project entries and determine the winners in each category. The judges' decisions are final. If you are interested in serving as a judge on this committee, please note that you must not have a project submitted for consideration. To express your interest, please email [email protected].
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Architectural merit
- Engineering merit
- Creativity
- Innovative construction techniques or solutions
- Innovative use of materials
- Ingenuity
- Sustainability and resilience
- Functionality and end-use suitability
AWARD
The local project which is awarded will receive complimentary entry for Nationals (a $995 value!) and a plaque which will be presented at a local chapter luncheon meeting.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact: [email protected]
