Wrmca Recognizes Design Award Winners

To showcase best uses of ready mixed in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP), the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the Wisconsin

To showcase best uses of ready mixed in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP), the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the Wisconsin Chapter of ACI International cosponsor the annual Concrete Design Award program, now in its 28th year. Award winners were determined by a distinguished panel of Wisconsin/UP educators and construction professionals.

This year, 19 categories were represented among a total of 79 winners, including owners, architects, engineers, contractors and ready mixed producers. An awards ceremony themed The Concrete World was staged early last month at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wis. Û a past Concrete Design Award winner. Exemplifying innovative concrete design in a wide range of applications, award-winning projects for 2006 include, by category:

  • Commercial Û Epic Systems Corp.; ready mixed supplied by Wingra Redi-Mix, Inc.
  • Decorative Û Phillips Residence; ready mixed supplied by New Berlin Redi-Mix, Inc.
  • Education, Healthcare & Public Û Overture Center for the Arts, Phase 2; ready mixed supplied by Wingra Redi-Mix
  • Insulation Concrete Form Û Star Cinema IMAX; ready mixed supplied by Wingra Redi-Mix, Inc.
  • Industrial Û Mid-State International Trucks of Wis.; ready mixed supplied by County Materials Corp.
  • Municipal Building Û Pollock Community Water Park; ready mixed supplied by Carew Concrete & Supply, Inc.
  • Municipal Infrastructure Û M-64 (Reloc.) over the Ontonagon River Bridge Project; ready mix supplied by Moyle Concrete and Building Supply
  • Municipal Infrastructure – Merit Û Marsupial Pedestrian Bridge; ready mixed supplied by Schmitz Ready Mix, Inc.
  • Parking Lots Û Cardinal Glass; ready mixed supplied by Cemstone Ready Mix
  • Residential Û Fleckenstein Tennis Court; ready mixed supplied by Alby Materials, Inc.
  • Residential – Merit Û ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; ready mixed supplied by Bend Ready Mix, a division of Oldcastle APG
  • Residential Above Grade Û Private Residence; ready mixed supplied by Carew Concrete & Supply Co Inc.
  • Site-Cast Tilt-Up Û Racette Ford Dealership; ready mixed supplied by MCC, Inc.
  • Other Û U-Haul Storage; ready mixed supplied by Schmitz Ready Mix, Inc.
  • Southwest Region Û Monroe Commons; ready mixed supplied by M&M Concrete
  • Southeast Region Û Cabelas Retail Store Wisconsin; ready mixed supplied by Bend Ready-Mix, a division of Oldcastle APG
  • Northeast Region Û Bastian Home; ready mixed supplied by M&M Concrete
  • North Central Region Û Gundlach Champion Building & Parking Lot; ready mixed supplied by Champion Concrete
  • Northwest Region Û Elk Creek Properties/Millers Corner; ready mixed supplied by Cemstone Products