{"id":10464,"date":"2023-04-05T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/?p=10464"},"modified":"2023-11-01T13:56:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:56:33","slug":"2023-hall-of-fame-and-star-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/2023-hall-of-fame-and-star-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Hall of Fame and Star Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Capital Region building industry came together on March 31 to personally recognize the area\u2019s outstanding craftsmen during the 67th annual WBC Craftsmanship Awards banquet. More than 14,000 men and women have been individually honored over the past 66 years for their work on 3,500+ Craftsmanship Award winning entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To kick off the evening, two new WBC Craftsman Hall of Fame inductees were honored. Each year up to 5 craftsmen may be nominated by the Craftsmanship Awards Committee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Established in 2008, the Hall of Fame currently has 46 exceptional members. The 2023 Hall of Fame inductees were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-Craft-HOF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-Craft-HOF.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-Craft-HOF-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year 231 nominations were received in ten trade categories from sitework to finishes. Each entry was evaluated in January by a team made up of individuals with a wide range of industry experience. The judges represented a broad cross-section of the construction industry, including architects, interior designers, general contractors, subcontractors, construction consultants, and engineers. All evaluations were compiled, results tallied, and 76 winning entries were identified based upon the judge\u2019s scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following selection of the award winners, a separate group of Star Awards judges representing different industry perspectives and disciplines evaluated the Star nominees. Star Award winning craftsmen encompass the key characteristics of all Craftsmanship Award winners and exhibit the highest level of focus on excellence. This year, nine remarkable entries were selected as Star Award nominees for demonstrating the highest level of quality and exceeding the awards criteria. From these, the Star Award winners for Visual Excellence, Technical Excellence and Excellence in the Face of Adversity were selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Star Award for Excellence in the Face of Adversity was presented to <strong>Katey Corda, Maria Hardman, Geoffry Hemans, Brooke Russell, Nathan Silver<\/strong> and Mirta Vidal with EverGreene Architectural Arts for <em>Painting and Wallcovering<\/em> at National Air and Space Museum Revitalization project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Star Award for Technical Excellence was awarded to the team of <strong>Daniel Groht, Ryan Kroll, Ryan Kruckow, Justin Littleford, Michael Mosczczynski<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Scully<\/strong> with JE Richards for <em>Power Generation, Distribution and Switchgear<\/em> at Mets 6, 7, 8 project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the Star Award for Visual Excellence was presented to <strong>Ricardo Acosta, Richard Bembe, Thu Bui, Jacob Burdette, Trung Ho<\/strong> and <strong>Freddy Lopez<\/strong> with Allegheny Millwork for <em>Architectrual Millwork<\/em> at the American Airlines Admirals Club, DCA Concouse E project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HALL OF FAME, STAR AWARD VIDEOS &amp; PICTURES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAyGin\">Pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4mr50oACSpI\">Hall of Fame Inductees Video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ehweYgkclg8\">Star Awards Nominees Video 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Project Cast Iron &#8211; J. 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