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March 29, 2012

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2012 Surveys

ABC 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards


Stories


Nurturing tomorrow's construction leaders
By MICHAEL BELLAMAN
Associated Builders and Contractors

Succession planning begins at the top
By PAUL A. TONELLA
Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Washington rolls out new crane regulations
By JENNIFER RICHARDS
Safety Matters LLC

Contractors sidestep the bonding blockade
By MICK PATTINSON
Barratt Group

One contractor's trash is another's office
By JOEL ANDERSEN
Andersen Construction

Is your software holding you back?
By JOHN CHANEY
Dexter + Chaney

Claims clauses: Mike Johnson case is here to stay
By JOE STRAUS and JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

BIM evolves into a safety tool
By MARK HOWELL
Skanska USA

Follow these 4 'safety truths' to reduce injuries
By GRIFFIN SCHULTZ
Predictive Solutions Corp.

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ABC 2012
Excellence in Construction Awards


Rafn Co.'s seismic retrofits to Bethany Presbyterian Church earned it top honors in the 2012 ABC Excellence in Construction Awards. Rafn reinforced the sanctuary with a series of concrete columns installed within hollowed out walls, then applied shotcrete to fortify the church's bell tower.
Photo by William Write Photography

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington was expected to honor its members' projects Wednesday night during its 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards banquet at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.

Topping the competition this year with the Eagle of Excellence Award was Rafn Co. for a seismic renovation to Bethany Presbyterian Church.

That project won the historic preservation/renovation category. Rafn also won the multifamily category for Monica's Village Place 1 and the tenant improvement/renovation category for its work on the Paccar IMAX Theater.

Twelve excellence awards were handed out along with two merit awards. Winners of merit awards were Dochnahl Construction for its Saint Gobain Containers project and Synergy Construction for its Passage Point project.

This year's judges were John Schaufelberger of the University of Washington, Chun Lau of Brown and Caldwell, Meredith Everist of Baylis Architects, Scott Rice of CollinsWoerman, Kate Spitzer of the Miller Hull Partnership, and Benjamin Minnick of the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.


2012 Construction & Equipment Surveys
W.G. Clark Construction Co. Pease Construction
Walsh Construction Rushforth Construction
Je Dunn Construction


Special Section Team

Section editor: Benjamin Minnick

Section design: Jeffrey Miller

Web design: Lisa Lannigan

Advertising: Matt Brown

Surveys: Lynn Porter, Jon Silver, Marc Stiles



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