The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards demonstrate the craft and management expertise of AWCI contractors, the products of AWCI manufacturer members and the procurement skills of AWCI supplier members. Along with AWCI’s award partners—the Gypsum Association, the Steel Framing Industry Association and the EIFS Industry Members Association—AWCI and AWCI’s Construction Dimensions congratulate the 2021 winners of AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards.
Winning Project
SSM Health – Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri
AWCI Contractor
T.J. Wies Contracting, Inc.
AWCI Team Members
Hilti, Inc., Negwer Materials, Inc., Foundation Building Materials, USG, Trim-Tex, Inc., Owens Corning
Architect
Lawrence Group
General Contractor
Alberici
Contractor Stats
313,161 Total Man-Hours
538 Weekdays on the Job
797,406 SF Total Project Floor Area
Materials Used
2,898,916 SF Wallboard
207,876 SF Sheathing
147,656 SF Shaftwall
853,428 SF Tile Backer
6,345 Buckets of Joint Compound
151,000 LF Trims
12,000 SF Milled Drywall
72 Aerial Lifts
5 Swing Stages
Description
T.J. Wies Contracting was given a range on means and methods they could utilize to achieve the architect’s design, enabling them to be creative outside of standard metal stud framing and drywall. They built bathroom pods off-site in a modular fashion and set each one like a fixture into rooms instead of building in place, increasing productivity and quality. Another unique aspect was the use of large quantities of milled, preformed drywall shapes for radius soffits, window wraps and bulkheads. Also, trim caps were used as a high-end window-to-drywall termination to limit sound and fire transfer at demising walls.
