The Master Builders’ Association (MBA) is pleased to name the finalists for the 2024 MBA Building Excellence Awards. Winning projects will be celebrated at The Construction Industry Evening of Excellence, which will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Acrisure Stadium UPMC Club. (Registration Opening Soon)
The companies vying to take home the award crystals are listed below by category, alphabetized by contractor name.
CATEGORY: New Industrial Construction Over $40 Million
Project: Form Energy Factory 1
Contractor: Massaro Corporation
Architect: Stantec
Owner: Form Energy
Project: Perryman Company Forging Facility
Contractor: STEVENS Engineers & Constructors, Inc.
Engineer/Architect: CDMG Engineers/Nucor
Owner: Perryman Company
CATEGORY: New Construction Over $50 Million
Project: University of Pittsburgh Scaife Hall Addition
Contractor: PJ Dick Incorporated
Architects: MCF Architecture & Payette
Owner: The University of Pittsburgh
Project: University of Pittsburgh Central Utility Building
Contractor: Turner Construction Company & Mosites Construction Company
Architects: Burns & McDonnell & WTW Architects, an AE Works Company
Owner: The University of Pittsburgh
CATEGORY: New Construction Between $20-$50 Million
Project: Penn State Behrend Erie Hall Recreation and Wellness Center
Contractor: PJ Dick Incorporated
Architects: Sasaki Associates Incorporated & Weber Murphy Fox
Owner: The Pennsylvania State University
Project: Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Contractor: Rycon Construction, Inc.
Architects: SLAM Collaborative & WTW Architects
Owner: Duquesne University
CATEGORY: New Construction Under $20 Million
Project: South Fayette Township Municipal Center
Contractor: DiMarco Construction Company, Inc.
Architect: Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site
Owner: South Fayette Township
Project: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
Contractor: Massaro Corporation
Architect: AMDG Architects
Owner: Dr. Scott Hahn
CATEGORY: Renovation Construction Over $7 Million
Project: Pittsburgh Glass Center
Contractor: The Albert M. Higley Company, LLC
Architect: Indovina Associates Architects
Owner: Pittsburgh Glass Center
Project: Dick’s Sporting Goods House of Sport
Contractor: Rycon Construction, Inc.
Architect: Fox Design Group
Owner: Dick's Sporting Goods
CATEGORY: Renovation Construction $4 - $7 Million
Project: Pitt Alumni Hall Auditorium & Pathfinders Renovation
Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Architect: Perkins Eastman
Owner: The University of Pittsburgh
Project: Carnegie Music Hall Preservation
Contractor: Volpatt Construction Corporation
Architect: Gensler
Owner: Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
CATEGORY: Renovation Construction Under $4 Million
Project: Waynesburg University eHIVE
Contractor: Mosites Construction Company
Architect: DRAW Collective
Owner: Waynesburg University
Project: West Virginia University Chitwood Hall
Contractor: Shannon Construction Company
Architect: Desmone Architects
Owner: West Virginia University
CATEGORY: Excellence In Craftsmanship Over $10 Million
Project: Penn State Field Hockey Stadium Renovation
Contractor: G.M McCrossin Inc.
Architect: Crawford Architects
Owner: The Pennsylvania State University
Project: Norfolk Southern Conneaut Creek Bridge
Contractor: Mascaro Construction Company, LP
Architect: HDR
Owner: Norfolk Southern Corporation
CATEGORY: Excellence In Craftsmanship $2 - $10 Million
Project: Allegheny General Hospital AHU S-13 Replacement
Contractor: McKamish, Inc.
Engineer: FMRW
Owner: Allegheny Health Network
Project: West Virginia Capitol Stairs
Contractor: Pullman SST
Owner: State of West Virginia
CATEGORY: Excellence In Craftsmanship Under $2 Million
Project: Pittsburgh Glass Center
Contractor: Mohawk Construction & Supply Inc
Architect: Indovina Associates Architects
Owner: Pittsburgh Glass Center
Project: Carnegie Music Hall LED Lighting Project
Contractor: Sargent Electric Company
Architect: Gensler
Owner: Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
The Construction Industry Evening of Excellence has become the construction industry’s most popular event in Western PA. This event attracts nearly fourteen hundred construction professionals for an evening of networking and recognizing the MBA Building Excellence Awards. Presented annually, the MBA Building Excellence Awards are the highest and most sought-after commercial construction industry awards in our region.
If you have any questions, please contact the MBA office - 412-922-3912