2021 AISC IDEAS2 Award for Ballston Bridge
The Ballston Quarter Pedestrian Bridge was awarded Merit honors in the "Less than $15 Million" category of the 2021 AISC IDEAS2 (Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel) Awards. Read more about this complicated project in the May 2021 issue of Modern Steel Construction.
2021 NOMMA Top Job Winners in Two Categories
Crystal Metalworks, our miscellaneous metals division, won top honors for both of their nominations in the National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA) Top Job 2021 Contest. Our winning projects were the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Academic Research Building (Stairs Complete - Commercial) and the Eisenhower Memorial (Art/Sculpture).
The National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA) Top Job Contest is a peer-judged competition created to honor outstanding work. NOMMA members from around the world compete for awards in 17 categories. This year’s entries were judged virtually rather than during the NOMMA’s annual METALfab convention and the Awards Announcement was held virtually on April 22, 2021.
2018 North America BIM Award
Crystal Steel’s BIM team has been awarded the 2018 Tekla North America BIM Award in the Small Projects category for its work on the Nestle USA Headquarters Monumental Stair. read more…
2017 Caroline County Outstanding Business
Crystal Steel has been selected as the 2017 Outstanding Business of the Year in Caroline County, Maryland, the home of Crystal Steel’s Federalsburg location. The Caroline Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual dinner and business awards celebration on February 16, 2018, honoring Caroline County's most innovative and inspiring businesses and community leaders. read more...
2014 Meridian Public Charter School
Forrester Construction won 2014 Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards from the District of Columbia Office of Planning in partnership with the DC Preservation League and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
These awards recognize outstanding design and construction projects that promote the preservation of the city's historic landmarks.
2014 Yuma Study Center
Forrester Construction won 2014 Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards from the District of Columbia Office of Planning in partnership with the DC Preservation League and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
These awards recognize outstanding design and construction projects that promote the preservation of the city's historic landmarks.
2012 NOMMA Top Job -- Empty Sky
National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association Silver Award for State of New Jersey 9/11 Memorial
2012 SEGD
Society for Environmental Graphic Design Award for Empty Sky State of New Jersey 9/11 Memorial
2007 Washington Contractor Award for Best Overall Project Renovation/Restoration
Gilbane Building Co. won the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) award for the Virginia State Capitol project and recognized Crystal Steel and Crystal Metalworks for their work as Sub-Contractors
2002 Contractor of the Year
Forrester Construction for UMES Food Center
1998 Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Sub-Contractor of the Year
Gilbane Building Co. for PG County Sports & Learning Complex Project
