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MBCEA 2021 Building of the Year Awards May 17, 2021

Winners were chosen based on aesthetics, unusual or interesting features, quality, complexity, and green building elements

The Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA) — which serves the needs of, and supports the interests of, metal building contractors and erectors — announced its 2021 Building of the Year winners at its Virtual Annual Conference, held April 28-30. The top award this year goes to the new Firehouse Ministries Shelter in Birmingham, AL, erected by Dunn Building Company and manufactured by Varco Pruden Buildings.

In addition to the overall winner, Awards of Merit and Excellence were announced for buildings in four separate categories: Education and Recreation, Manufacturing and Warehouse, Reroof/Renovation/Addition, and Specialty Buildings.

Following is a partial list of 2021 MBCEA Building of the Year Award Winners and MBCEA members that worked on the building, as well as the metal building manufacturer/supplier for each building:

Manufacturing and Warehouse – Award of Merit: Millstone Medical, Fall River, MA. Barnes buildings & management group, inc. of Weymouth, MA was the metal building erector on this 56,300-square-foot medical device packaging facility. Metallic Building Systems, headquartered in Houston, TX, was the metal building manufacturer.

Manufacturing and Warehouse – Award of Excellence: SRC Medical, Hanover, MA. Barnes buildings & management group, inc. of Weymouth, MA was the metal building erector for the 45,000-square-foot medical device warehouse and office facility. Metallic Building Systems, headquartered in Houston, TX, supplied the metal building.

“We are very excited to present the 2021 Building of the Year winners,” says Sasha Demyan, MBCEA Executive Director. “Our members presented an outstanding body of work and it was an exceptional group of buildings to choose from this year. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!”

Entries were judged by an outside panel of judges based on the following criteria: Aesthetics, Unusual or Interesting Features, Quality, Complexity, and Green Building Elements. Judges for this year’s awards were Ronald Albert, AIA, RHA Architects; Jerry Gorski, PE, Gorski Engineering; and Matthew B. Jarmel, AIA, MBA, Jarmel Kizel Architects and Engineers, Inc. To be eligible, a building must have been completed in 2020.

 

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