CPCI Announces the 2016 Engineering, Architectural and Real Estate Awards of Excellence Winners

OTTAWA, August 2, 2016 – The Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) is excited to announce the 2016 CPCI Awards to deserving engineering, architectural and real estate firms who have helped advance the Canadian precast prestressed concrete industry with excellence in their fields. This year’s winners were chosen by CPCI staff, the CPCI Chairman of the Board, and the CPCI Alberta Chapter members.
The CPCI Engineering Excellence Awards, the CPCI Real Estate Developer Awards of Excellence and the Roy Willwerth Precast Concrete Architectural Recognition Awards will be presented on October 5 at the CPCI Annual General Meeting at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta. Each year these awards are bestowed upon firms in the CPCI Chapter where the CPCI AGM is held.
“CPCI is proud to acknowledge the contributions of these excellent firms. It will be a pleasure to celebrate their awards and welcome them in person at the presentation in Banff this October,” says Peter Yurkiw, CPCI Chairman of the Board.
The CPCI Engineering Excellence Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Canadian precast prestressed concrete industry in engineering, innovation, education, sustainability and change; for positive leadership, industry-altering development and expansion; and for accelerating the growth of the Canadian precast prestressed concrete industry from within the engineering community.
For 2016, the following engineering firms were selected as recipients of the CPCI Engineering Excellence Award: Read Jones Christoffersen Consulting Engineers – Calgary Office and Stantec – Calgary Office:
Read Jones Christoffersen Consulting Engineers, Structural Engineering, Building Science & Restoration, Parking Planning. www.rjc.ca
Stantec, Public and Private Engineering, Consulting, Design Services In The Areas Of Land Development, Building, Water Resources. www.stantec.com
The Roy Willwerth Precast Concrete Architectural Recognition Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Canadian precast prestressed concrete industry in architectural and structural design, sustainability, innovation and change; for positive leadership, industry-altering development and expansion; and for accelerating the growth of the Canadian precast prestressed concrete industry from within the architectural and design communities.
For 2016, the following architectural firms were selected as the recipients of the Roy Willwerth Precast Concrete Architectural Recognition Award: Gibbs Gage Architects and Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd:
Gibbs Gage Architects, Professional Services in Architecture, Interior Design and Urban Design. www.gibbsgage.com
Group 2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd, Joint Architectural and Design, Specializing in Commercial, Educational, and Health Care Projects. www.group2.ca
The CPCI Real Estate Development Award of Excellence recognizes outstanding contributions to the Canadian precast prestressed concrete industry in real estate development, architecture, engineering, innovation, education, sustainability; and change for positive leadership, industry-altering development and expansion; and for accelerating the growth of the Canadian precast prestressed concrete industry from within the real estate development community.
For 2016, the following real estate firms were selected as recipients of the CPCI Engineering Excellence Award: Remington Development Corporation and Centron Real Estate Development & Construction:
Remington Development Corporation, Office, Retail, Warehouse, Distribution, Manufacturing, Design-build Facilities, Industrial and Commercial Land Developments. www.remingtoncorp.com
Centron Real Estate Development & Construction, Real Estate Development, Leasing, Sales and Construction of Office, Retail, Industrial & Multifamily Residential Projects. www.centrongroup.com
About the Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
The Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute is the body of knowledge and prime source of technical information about precast prestressed concrete in Canada. The Institute’s interest is to stimulate and advance the common interests and general welfare of the structural, architectural and specialty precast concrete industry, including the safety and welfare of the Canadian public.
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