Perseverance in the Face of Adversity
CFA Professional Awards CFA RECOGNIZES TIM PARRISH, FORMERLY OF CORNERSTONE FOUNDATIONS AND NOW CFI ENTERPRISES, AS CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR The most frequently awarded recognition for individuals from the CFA is the Contractor of the Year award. This recognizes the contributions of a poured wall contractor to the industry and often evidences the excessive efforts […]
ThermalDrain™ Chosen as Finalist for 2013 RISE® Durable Product Awards
ThermalDrain™ Chosen as Finalist for 2013 RISE® Durable Product Awards Cleveland-based GMX, Inc.’s ThermalDrain nonwoven drain protection board is a finalist for the 2013 RISE Durable Product Awards. The award recognizes and rewards innovation in new, durable products that utilize nonwoven fabrics in a way that expands the usage of nonwovens in the consumer […]
2014 Projects of the Year: Private Single-Family Residence >5,000 sq.ft.
Private Single-Family Residence >5,000 sq.ft. Norman Home Basement Contractors of Edmond, Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma The final project to receive recognition this year represents the large-scale single-family residences over 5,000 square feet category. Basement Contractors from Edmond, Oka. submitted this challenging project that consisted of complex footings, tall foundation wall heights, concrete floors throughout all levels […]
2014 Projects of the Year: Private Residence Foundation < 2000 sq.ft.
Private Residence Foundation <2000 Marietta Home Herbert Construction Marietta, Georgia The project award this year for foundations under 2,000 square feet goes to Herbert Construction of Marietta, Ga. for a very complex foundation system that accommodated severe elevation change and complex forming heights for such a relatively small footprint. Most projects of this size are […]
2014 Projects of the Year: Commercial/ Multi Family
Commercial/Multi-family Condominium Project Basement Contractors of Edmond, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Entered by Basement Contractors of Edmond, Okla., this year’s recipient of the Project of the Year for commercial and multi-family projects is a complex and impressive foundation system for condominiums in an urban setting in Oklahoma City. “The original plan called for […]
Project Entries for 2014 CFA Projects of the Year: Vote Now!
The 2014 CFA Projects of the Year Voting is now open. Submitted by CFA members from diverse markets, this year’s crop of projects feature single family residences of monstrous proportion and insanely detailed modest footprints as well as challenging and imaginative multi-family. Never before has this level of detail and achievement been evidenced from submittals […]
CFA Announces Call for Entries for 2014 Projects of the Year Awards
Mt. Vernon, Iowa (October 10, 2013) — The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) – the voice and established authority for the residential concrete industry – has announced the call for entries for the “2014 Projects of the Year” competition. The Projects of the Year is a free, competition for members of the CFA providing evidence of […]
2013 Projects of the Year: Commercial/Multi-Family
Commercial/Multi-family Clifton Pointe MPW Construction Services Lakewood, Ohio The final project of the year recipient for 2013 is in the category for commercial or multi-family structure by Modern Pored Walls, Inc. The 12,600 sq.ft. Clifton Pointe is a three building, seventeen-unit development sitting on a ½-acre site, 150 feet above a river. The challenge of […]
2013 Projects of the Year: Single Family Residence 2,000-5,000 sq.ft.
Single Family Residence 2,000-5,000 sq.ft. Private Residence Herbert Construction Marietta Georgia The mid-size foundation winner this year is a private residence in Marietta, Georgia by Herbert Construction Company. While the idea of the mid-size residence is often pictured with regular geometry and relatively plain structural conditions, the building sites in and around Marietta add significantly […]
2013 Projects of the Year: Single Family Residence < 2,000 sq.ft.
Single Family Residence <2,000 sq.ft. Private Residence Doggett Concrete Charlotte, North Carolina Demonstrating that small projects are many times as challenging as the monster foundations is this private residence by Doggett Concrete, Inc. of Charlotte, NC. Located in Charlotte, this 1,200 square foot basement was combined with a 2,500 crawl space and was part […]
