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Dealer Project Excellence Awards
Panel Discussion
Dealer Project Excellence Awards
February 11, 2019 at 6:44 pm 0

CENTRIA is proud to announce the 2018 winners of the bi-annual Dealer Project Excellence Awards. Launched in 1999, the Dealer Project Excellence Awards program is a way to recognize members of CENTRIA’s elite Dealer Network for their outstanding commitment to providing quality architectural product solutions and installation expertise. The awards also allow CENTRIA to showcase a growing portfolio of impressive projects that feature CENTRIA’s innovative high-performance building envelope systems.  

CENTRIA’s Dealer Network includes more than 100 highly trained companies nationwide. Our dealers have hands-on product installation experience and participate in extensive training on a regular basis. CENTRIA offers complete enclosure packages and continuous factory training, allowing each and every member of the Dealer Network to deliver high-quality installation for large and small projects of all kinds. This powerful combination of training and experience helps ensure that projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Members of CENTRIA’s Dealer Network also offer building teams a number of exclusive benefits, such as project budget pricing, constructability reviews, scheduling, bonding and much more. With the backing of CENTRIA’s quality products, trained CENTRIA Dealers provide superior construction service to building owners and architects throughout the world. The Dealer Network is vital to CENTRIA’s success as an industry leader, and CENTRIA is pleased to recognize their continued commitment and impressive achievements.

Amusement, Social & Recreation
P.J. Avitto Community Center
Brooklyn, NY
Long Island Tinsmith Supply Corp. (LITSCO)

Arenas & Stadiums
Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center
Eagan, MN
IWR North America, LLC

Education – Higher Ed
Drake University - STEM Science Connector Building
Des Moines, IA
SGH Concepts

Education – K-12
Montour Elementary School
McKees Rocks, PA
Essig-McClure, Inc.

Government
Army Aviation Support Facility
Kankakee, IL
G&L Associates, Inc.

Healthcare
VA San Jose Community Outpatient Clinic
San Jose, CA
Blackwood-DLE

Hotels & Multi-Residential
Fannie Emanuel Apartments
Chicago, IL
Crown Corr, Inc.

Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses & Labs
Ben & Jerry’s
St. Albans, VT
Compass Construction

Offices & Banks
American Greetings Creative Studios and Headquarters
Westlake, OH
A.C. Dellovade, Inc.

Other/Misc.
Humane Society of Missouri
Best Buddy Pet Center
St. Louis, MO
Mays Maune McWard, Inc.

Power Plants, Gas & Communication
Clariant
Louisville, KY
South State Contractors, Inc.

Religious
Brightmoor Church
Novi, MI
C.L. Rieckhoff Co., Inc.

Retrofit
Clemson University – Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson, SC
Steel-Clad, Inc.

Stores & Restaurant
The Pointe at Polaris
Columbus, OH
Hemm’s Glass Shops, Inc.

Transportation
Broadcom Parking Garage
San Jose, CA
B.T. Mancini Co., Inc.

People’s Choice Award
Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center
Eagan, MN
IWR North America, LLC

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Future-Forward Aesthetic
Design Innovation
Future-Forward Aesthetic
June 17, 2017 at 3:00 pm 0

TreanorHL Architects link exterior design with interior purpose. 

It’s amazing what nearly one million pounds of bi-directional pressure is capable of.

To learn exactly what that kind of stress can – or can’t do – to a concrete structural component is what the University of Kansas School of Engineering’s new 26,055 square foot, $15.6 million High Bay Research Facility is all about.

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Urban Context
Design Innovation
Urban Context
September 20, 2016 at 7:59 pm 0

For an environment where durability and security are paramount, metal provides a functional and attractive solution.

Building a new elementary school in a busy urban environment like Los Angeles comes with many opportunities and challenges. When Irvine, California-based architectural firm gkkworks was contracted to design the Sally Ride Elementary project for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the designers wanted to create a community asset that would be a positive improvement to the physical construct of the neighborhood while assisting LAUSD with student achievement through architecture and performance-based design. (more…)

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Making Waves
Design Innovation
Making Waves
May 10, 2016 at 3:00 pm 0

Great Lakes Research Center showcases the best in metal wall panel technology. 

 Stationed on the shores of the Keweenaw Waterway to Lake Superior, Michigan Tech’s new, three-story Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) is a one-stop shop for any and all scientific research relating to the Great Lakes—the largest surface freshwater system in the world. The facility hosts collaborations between a number of university departments researching air-water interactions, biogeochemistry, hydrodynamics, fisheries, and storm-water management, amongst other subjects.

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