Fourteen outstanding projects were celebrated at the annual Ontario Concrete Awards, held on December 11, 2024, in Toronto. These awards acknowledge significant achievements in the concrete industry, recognizing innovation and excellence. The event, sponsored by Stubbe’s Precast, Heidelberg Materials, and Concrete Ontario, honored a variety of projects, spanning cast-in-place and precast structures. The celebration included the recognition of key contributors such as architects, engineers, general contractors, material suppliers, and other senior team members.

Concrete Ontario President Bart Kanters addressed the attendees, marking the 20th anniversary of the Ontario Concrete Awards, a program that continues to shine a light on exceptional work in the concrete sector.

The 2024 Ontario Concrete Award winners are as follows:

Architectural Hardscape

• Project: Great Canadian Resort Casino
• Owner: Great Canadian Entertainment
• Architect: PMA Landscape Architects Ltd.
• Engineer: RJC Engineers
• General Contractor: Great Canadian Gaming
• Material Supplier: Dufferin Concrete, A CRH Company
• Hardscape Contractor: UCC Group Inc.
• Additional Participants: Ash Grov, A CRH Company, Euclid Canada, Nucor Rebar Fabrication

Architectural Merit – Cast-in-Place

• Project: Escarpment House
• Architect: architects-Alliance
• Engineer: Entuitive
• General Contractor: The Cityzen Group
• Material Supplier: Lafarge Canada
• Additional Participants: Master Builders Solutions Canada Inc.

Architectural Merit – Precast

• Project: Alma College Square
• Owner: Patriot Properties
• Architect: Agar Architect Inc.
• Engineer: Rizz Engineering
• General Contractor: Sierra Construction Group
• Material Supplier: Stubbe’s Precast
• Additional Participants: Sika Canada Inc.

Infrastructure

• Project: Long Point Causeway Bridge
• Owner: Norfolk County
• Architect: Parsons Corporation
• Engineer: Ellis Engineering Inc.
• General Contractor: Sierra Bridge
• Material Supplier: Stubbe’s Precast
• Additional Participants: Sika Canada Inc.

Institutional Building – Precast

• Project: Jarvis Community Christian School
• Owner: Jarvis Community Christian School
• Architect: Invizij Architects Inc.
• Engineer: Kalos Engineering Inc.
• General Contractor: Schilthuis Construction
• Material Supplier: Stubbe’s Precast
• Additional Participants: Sika Canada Inc., Stubbe’s Redi-Mix

Institutional Building – Ready-Mix

• Project: Ontario Court of Justice – Toronto
• Owner: Infrastructure Ontario, Ministry of Attorney General
• Architect: NORR, Renzo Piano Building Workshop
• General Contractor: EllisDon
• Material Supplier: St Marys CBM
• Preforming Contractor: Preform
• Additional Participants: Master Builders Solutions Canada Inc., Nucor Rebar Fabrication

Material Development & Innovation

• Project: Opta Group – Ultra High Performance Concrete
• Owner: Opta Group LLC
• General Contractor: Cor-Tuf UHPC
• Material Supplier: Heidelberg Materials
• Additional Participants: Sika Canada Inc.

Mid to High-Rise Residential – Cast-in-Place

• Project: Sunseeker
• Owner: Friday Harbour Mid-Rise (Phase V) Inc.
• Architect: Rafael + Bigauskas Architects
• Engineer: Stephenson Engineering – A Salas O’Brien Company
• General Contractor: Unified Project & Construction Management
• Material Supplier: Champlain Ready-Mix
• Forming Contractor: Resform Construction Ltd.
• Additional Participants: Euclid Canada

Mid to High-Rise Residential – Precast

• Project: Bell Tower Residences
• Owner: Canahahns Company Limited
• Architect: Fryett Turner Architects Inc.
• Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
• General Contractor: Melloul-Blamey Construction Inc.
• Material Supplier: Stubbe’s Precast
• Additional Participants: Sika Canada Inc.

Specialty Concrete Application – Cast-in-Place

• Project: JanVeek Model 1000
• Owner: JanVeek Concrete Homes
• Architect: Van Harberden Consulting Inc.
• Tilt-Up Contractor: Tiltwall Ontario Inc.
• Material Supplier: Lafarge Canada
• Additional Participants: Master Builders Solutions Canada Inc.

Specialty Concrete Application – Precast

• Project: Hagersville Stubbe’s Redi-Mix Plant
• Owner: Stubbe’s Redi-Mix
• Architect & Engineer: DesignLogix Engineering Inc.
• General Contractor: Stubbe’s Property Development
• Material Supplier: Stubbe’s Precast
• Additional Participants: Sika Canada Inc.

Specialty Concrete Construction

• Project: Rogers Centre
• Owner: Toronto Blue Jays
• Architect: Populous Design Build
• Engineer: Entuitive
• General Contractor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
• Material Supplier: Prestressed Systems Inc.
• Additional Participants: Crawford Metals, InSteel Wire Products, Lafarge Canada, Master Builders Solutions Canada Inc., Nucor Rebar Fabrication, St Marys Cement.

Structural Engineering

• Project: Lanterra Artists’ Alley
• Owner: Lanterra Developments
• Architect: Hariri Pontarini Architects
• Engineer: Jablonsky, Ast & Partners
• General Contractor: Lanterra Construction Management
• Material Supplier: Innocon Inc.
• Additional Participants: Master Builders Solutions Canada Inc.

Sustainability

• Project: West 5 Candela & Spektra Buildings
• Owner: Sifton Properties
• Architect: Architects Tillmann Ruth Robinson Inc.
• Engineer: VanBoxmeer & Stranges Engineering Ltd.
• General Contractor: michael + clark construction
• Material Supplier: Lafarge Canada
• Additional Participants: Hayman Construction Inc., Master Builders Solutions Canada Inc., Middlesex Concrete Forming Ltd.

For more details, visit www.concreteawards.ca.