The Steel Constructing Contractors and Erectors Affiliation (MBCEA) introduced its 2025 Constructing of the Yr winners on the 56th annual MBCEA Convention, held Could 7 to 9 in Charlotte, N.C. The general winner was the AdventHealth Sports activities Park at Bluhawk in Overland Park, Kans., accomplished by Ironhide Building, Inc. of Lincoln, Neb. Moreover, Awards of Advantage and Excellence had been introduced for buildings in three separate classes: Business, Group, and Manufacturing.
“Congratulations to Ironhide Building for taking residence the highest prize within the 2025 MBCEA Constructing of the Yr Awards,” mentioned Robert Tiffin, MBCEA president. “Their work on the AdventHealth Sports activities Park was excellent. This yr’s competitors showcased feats of engineering, structure, contracting, and erecting. The occasion was a celebration of sheer dedication to point out the world that metallic buildings are a selection they should take into account and make for his or her finish person’s constructing/enclosure wants.”
The 2025 competitors noticed 23 corporations submit a complete of 31 entries within the three classes. Following is an entire checklist of all 2025 MBCEA Constructing of the Yr Award Winners, the MBCEA members that labored on the constructing and the metallic constructing producer/provider.
Constructing of the Yr: AdventHealth Sports activities Park at Bluhawk in Overland Park, Kans.
Ironhide Building, Inc. of Lincoln, Neb. was the metallic constructing erector for the 115,536-sf mission that consisted of two metallic buildings housing a gymnasium and ice hockey rink. The buildings, with eave heights of 40 ft every, use standing-seam metallic roofs and metallic wall panels for one of many premier sports activities and leisure locations within the Kansas Metropolis space. Chief Buildings of Grand Island, Neb. was the metallic constructing techniques supplier.
Business – Award of Excellence: The Circuit of the Americas T11 Automobile Condos in Austin, Texas
Pink Dot Buildings, situated in Athens, Texas, was the metallic constructing techniques producer and erector for the 10-building mission totaling 141,600 sf. The buildings, which home personal automobiles in multi-floor “condos” subsequent to the Circuit of the Americas race course, use metallic wall panels and standing-seam metallic roofs, and the metal utilized in all the mission is nearly utterly recycled.
Business – Award of Advantage: West Harbor, in San Pedro, Calif.
Bahnmiller Building, Inc., situated in Everett, Wash., served because the metallic constructing erector for the 4 metallic constructing techniques totaling 65,307 sf. Steel roofing and wall panels had been used on these buildings which are a part of a brand new waterfront vacation spot within the Los Angeles space. Varco Pruden Buildings, a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. situated in Memphis, Tenn., was the metallic constructing producer.
Group – Award of Excellence: Western Sports activities Park in Farmington, Utah
Positive Metal, Inc. of South Weber, Utah was the metallic constructing erector for the 133,400-sf mission that encompassed 5 metallic constructing techniques. Standing-seam metallic roofing and insulated metallic wall panels enclose the buildings, which assist a variety of sports activities and actions and may adapt to future calls for of the group. American Buildings, a Nucor Company model situated in Terrell, Texas, was the metallic constructing producer.
Group – Award of Advantage: The Sawmill Sports activities Hub in Willowbrook, Ailing.
Schlosser Metal Buildings of Hatfield, Pa., was a subcontractor that designed, equipped, and put in the structural metal for the 85,000-sf, three-building mission. Standing-seam metallic roof and insulated metallic wall panels had been used on the buildings, which function a sports activities hub for the encircling communities. Chief Buildings of Grand Island, Neb., was the metallic constructing techniques supplier.
Manufacturing – Award of Excellence: Rode’s Meats in Delphos, Ohio
H.A. Dorsten, Inc., situated in Minster, Ohio, was the final contractor and erector for the 17,000-sf meat processing and gross sales facility. A Galvalume roof and metallic wall panels enclose the constructing, which additionally makes use of insulated metallic panels for inside freezers and refrigeration rooms. It serves as a world-class meat processing facility for native farms in western Ohio. Chief Buildings of Grand Island, Neb., was the metallic constructing producer.
Manufacturing – Award of Advantage: BlueOval Ford, Gemini Constructing in Stanton, Tenn.
Metal Worx Options, LLC, of Groveland, Fla, was the mission supervisor for the 800,000-sf metallic constructing system with a 60-ft clearance and 190-ft clear span. Varco Pruden Buildings, a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. situated in Memphis, Tenn., was the metallic constructing producer.
Entries are judged by an out of doors panel of judges primarily based on the next standards: aesthetics, uncommon or attention-grabbing options, high quality, complexity, security, and inexperienced constructing parts. Judges for this yr’s awards had been Ronald Albert, AIA, RHA Architects; Jerry Gorski, Gorski Engineering; and Matthew B. Jarmel, AIA, MBA, Jarmel Kizel Architects and Engineers, Inc. To be eligible, the mission should have been accomplished in 2024 by an MBCEA contractor member. For extra data on MBCEA’s Constructing of the Yr winners, go to MBCEA.org
