CEMEX honors outstanding achievement

In its first-ever U.S. awards competition,
CEMEX Inc. honored 12 finalists for
outstanding achievement in construction
and design at the inaugural CEMEX
Building Awards ceremony, held in May at
The Corinthian in Houston. Three projects
were selected as best in the nation, and their
designers, contractors and engineers were awarded the U.S. title in the Housing,
Institutional/Industrial, and Infrastructure
project categories.
The award recipients were recognized for
use and application of concrete, innovation,
execution of the project, architectural or
structural design, urban concept and the
attention and respect for the environment
displayed by the builder, architect or
engineer. The recipients will later compete
against winners from approximately 30
countries for the world title at the 15th
CEMEX International Awards to be held in
Monterrey, Mexico in November.
The three award winners were:
Housing Award — Fremont Mews
Apartments in Sacramento, Calif. Fremont
Mews provides a unique blend of mixedincome
housing with reserved open space to
create a vibrant urban residential experience.
The general contractor was JR Roberts
Corp., and the concrete contractor was RJS
& Associates.
Infrastructure Award — Santana Row
in San Jose, Calif. Santana Row combines
high-end residential, office and retail in a
charming and unique architectural style. It
was designed by SB Architects. The concrete
contractor was RJS & Associates, and the
general contractor was Bovis Lend Lease.
Institutional/Industrial Award — The
CalPERS Headquarters Building in
Sacramento, Calif. The recent expansion of
Lincoln Plaza included a new 660,000-
square-foot headquarters for the California
Public Employee Retirement System (or
CalPERS). The building was designed by
Kendall/Heaton Associates. Contractors
were Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and SJ
Amoroso Construction Co.
CEMEX operates 12 cement plants
across the United States, and more than 300
concrete plants, making it the largest cement
producer in the United States and the largest
manufacturer and distributor of cement,
ready-mix and aggregates.
www.cemexusa.com

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