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May 15, 1998
May 15, 1998
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By BEN MINNICK Building with Concrete editor The 30th Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction awards banquet was held May 14 in Bellevue by the Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association.
The projects were judged by a panel that included: Jack Avery, senior vice president and project manager with Sellen Construction Co.; Holger Jensen, senior associate and site services manager with Perteet Engineering Inc.; Tom Howerton, sales manager with CSR Associated; Tom Chiado, construction manager with REI; Marc Everson, project manager with GLY Construction; and Benjamin Minnick, construction editor of the Daily Journal of Commerce. From each category winner, a Grand Award winner was selected by the judges. The winner of this year's Grand Award was the Chapel of St. Ignatius at Seattle University. It also was the winner of the Tilt-Up Structures category. Other category winners included: Redmond Town Center for Decorative Paving; Johnston Ridge Observatory for Cast-in-Place Structures; Mud Mountain Dam for Public Works; the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory for Special Applications -- Technical; Meadowbrook Pond Reflective Refuge for Special Applications -- Artistic; the Community Transit Merrill Creek facility for Concrete Paving; the Rainier house for Residential; and the SR-509/21st Street urban interchange for Bridges.
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UW floats its boat with concrete The Dawgs beat those Cougs and this victory was a real upset. It was at the regional Concrete Canoe races, sponsored by the Master Builders and American Society of Civil Engineers. |
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Consider long-term costs when choosing pavement alternatives Although the use of premium materials such as concrete pavers may increase the initial capital cost of construction, the performance benefits over the lifespan of the pavement can result in significant savings over conventional pavement alternatives. |
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Aggregate shortage, permitting problems concern industry One of the continuing concerns facing the local concrete industry is a lack of aggregate supplies and the difficulty getting permits for new sources. |
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WACA Award: Decorative Paving Three projects were submitted in the Decorative Paving category: Redmond Town Center Parcel One; University of Puget Sound's Espresso Cafe; and the Alki Beach Trail. |
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WACA Awards: Tilt-Up Structures This category proved to be the most popular with eight entries, including the Grand Award winner -- The Chapel of St. Ignatius. |
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WACA Award: Cast-in-Place Structures Another popular category, Cast-in-Place Structures, had eight entries until the judges moved the Mud Mountain project into the Public Works category. |
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WACA Award: Public Works After being moved from the Cast-in-Place Structures category, the Mud Mountain Dam project bested three other competitors in the Public Works category. |
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WACA Award: Special Applications -- Technical Projects entered in this category ran the spectrum -- from a giant retaining wall in Magnolia, to the Key Arena ice rink slab, to five miles of concrete slab and shell for a gravitational wave observatory in Richland. |
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WACA Awards: Special Applications -- Artistic A flood control/detention pond bested three other entries (Carkeek Park playground, a private Seattle residence and "The Wall") in the Artistic category. While a detention pond doesn't sound like it could be artistic, the Meadowbrook project has many surprises. |
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WACA Award: Concrete Paving Top honors in the Concrete Paving category went to the Community Transit Merrill Creek facility in Everett. |
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WACA Award: Residential What was dubbed as "the concrete house" during the Parade of Homes in Clark County became the winner of the Residential category. |
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WACA Award: Bridges Projects associated with the state Route 509 project in Tacoma dominated this category. |
