General Building Contractors of New York State Announces 2007 Build New York Awards

ALBANY, NY (08/02/2007)(readMedia)-- The General Building Contractors of New York State (GBC) is pleased to announce the winning entries in its sixteenth annual Build New York Awards competition, which is held to honor New York construction projects.

Special Honoree – Renovation Project:

William H. Lane Incorporated (Johnson City) Lourdes Hospital Flood Reconstruction, Binghamton

Winner – New Project:

Bette & Cring, LLC (Watertown) The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks – The Wild Center, Tupper Lake

Winner – New Project:

E.W. Howell Co., Inc. (Woodbury) Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton

Winner – New Project:

Murnane Building Contractors, Inc. (Plattsburgh) Plattsburgh International Airport Passenger Terminal Building, Plattsburgh

Winner – New Project:

Plaza Construction Corporation (New York City) Astoria Energy, Astoria, Queens

For the first time since the Build New York Awards program began, this year the jury instructed that one project should receive special recognition. That project is the reconstruction of Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, performed by William H. Lane Incorporated and its team. The inspiring story of how this team got a severely damaged hospital reopened in only ten days exemplifies the best of the construction industry.

"Risk-taking constructors leading the way with excellent project management and good safety experience continue to provide owners with the quality projects they seek,” Jeffrey J. Zogg, Executive Director of the GBC, said. “They are the key to success in today's thriving construction industry," he added.

The Build New York Award winners are selected based on outstanding managing skills, imagination, overcoming challenging and unusual circumstances, scheduling accomplishments and project innovation by the contractor/manager and the entire project team including the project owner, architect, subcontractors and suppliers. All project entries were reviewed and judged by an 11-member jury.

The winners will be honored at a gala awards presentation this fall.

The General Building Contractors of New York State is the leading construction trade association in New York, and is the New York Building Chapter of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. The GBC represents over 180 of the top construction firms in New York, and has over 300 members in total including general contractors, specialty contractors, and associate members. Visit the GBC website at www.gbcnys.agc.org.