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Constructech Announces Recipients of 4th Annual Vision Awards Carol Stream, Ill., October 17, 2003 - Constructech magazine, identifier of automation and technology solutions, yesterday announced the winners of its 4th annual Vision Awards at a ceremony held in Chicago, Ill. at Mike Ditka's Restaurant. The Constructech Vision Awards honor companies that have realized the advantages of applying modern technologies to their everyday businesses. Any company involved in residential construction, commercial and heavy construction, subcontractors, architectural and engineering firms, corporate owners, facility management companies, government agencies, and land developers could nominate themselves for this award. "The winners of this year's awards are a testament to the talent it takes to be successful in the Construction industry. These leading-edge companies have made significant investments in the latest technology tools available and the benefits they have received are visible," says Peggy Smedley, editorial director and publisher. "We congratulate these industry leaders who have risen above the rest by achieving their goals and have been successful using technology." Entrants were asked to describe what problems were faced and how they used technology in an innovative way to solve this problem and what benefits were received by choosing this technology solution. Constructech's independent panel of judges evaluated the entries on their individual merits and the success of the solution made in meeting their goals or problem solving. Constructech's independent panel of distinguished industry experts who judged this year's award entries included: Danny Parrish, Parrish Consulting; Kristine Fallon, Kristine Fallon Assoc.; Brad Holtz and Joel Orr of Cyon Research; Richard Malm, Malm Assoc.; and Gretchen McComb of FMI. This year's winners are:
General Contractor/Commercial/Industrial ($6 million to $25 million):
General Contractor/Commercial/Industrial ($26 million to $100 million):
General Contractor/Commercial/Industrial ($101 million to $250 million):
General Contractor/Commercial/Industrial (more than $500 million):
General Contractor/Heavy/Highway ($6 million to $25 million):
General Contractor/Heavy/Highway ($26 million to $100 million):
General Contractor/Heavy/Highway ($250 million to $500 million):
Corporate Building Owner/Retail Chain (more than $500 million):
Architectural/Engineering/Design ($101 million to $250 million):
Electrical Contractor/Mechanical/HVAC
Steel Erector:
Multi-Family Builder ($250 million to $500 million):
Single-family Builder ($101 million to $250 million):
Single-family Builder (more than $500 million):
This year the Team Award, which recognizes the best project team with the most innovative use of technology on a single project goes to PCL Constructors Inc., Edmonton, Alta. The technology enablers used by it are Deltek Systems, Herndon, Va. and Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash. Technology enablers used by the winning companies were also honored at the awards ceremony, some of the many vendors that won awards include: Claratis, Construction Imaging Systems, Cyntergy Technology, DBO˛, Deltek Systems, ESRI, Foundation Software, Hard Dollar, Intuit, MC˛, Meridian Project Systems, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Corp., Nextel Communications Inc., Primavera Systems, Systemates, ThinkShare Corp., TimeSaver Technologies, ToolWatch, and WennSoft Inc. "It was great to see such a large turnout for this year's event," says Lori Kasallis, managing editor. "The winners of this year's awards have definitely shown they have the power to transform the way construction companies conduct business today." To learn more about these winning companies and to read a detailed description of their successful implementations, don't miss the Vision Awards article in Constructech's November issue. About Constructech Magazine
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