ABC Announces Award-Winning Construction Projects of 2021

iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC Receives National Excellence in Construction Award From Associated Builders and Contractors for the Space Battalion Readiness Center

iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC - March 16th announced work on the Space Battalion Readiness Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado has earned a national Excellence in Construction® Pyramid Award, presented during ABC Convention 2022 in San Antonio, on March 16. The EIC awards are the construction industry’s leading national competition that honors general and specialty contractors for world-class, safe and innovative construction projects from across the nation.

“iiCON Construction is honored to have been nominated by our peers and to have received the National Excellence in Construction Diamond Award for the Space Battalion Readiness Center project,” said Greg Collier, President, iiCON Construction. “This award was made possible by maintaining our zero incident safety program, and practicing our core values; creative solutions, customer service, quality results, stewardship, leadership, and teamwork.”

The 38,441 sf Space Battalion Readiness Center is located on a newly developed 15-acre site, designed to protect the US against potential space threats. The facility is constructed with the highest level of security, supporting the National Guard with their training efforts, and the building achieving LEED Gold Certification.

“For over years, ABC has been honored to award outstanding construction projects like the Space Battalion Readiness Center by iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC,” said 2022 National Chair of the ABC Board of Directors Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pennsylvania. “Through hard work on this project, iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC shows the value of teamwork, overcoming challenges and creativity on the jobsite.”

The EIC award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects are judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation and safety.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s judges included representatives from the Smithsonian Facilities Construction Division, Construction Management Association of America, Engineering News-Record, Design-Build Institute of America, University Research Institute and various construction-related firms nationwide.

A full list of EIC winners is available on ABC’s website. https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-Releases/entryid/19292/abc-announces-award-winning-construction-projects-of-2021