Industry Honors

Special honors given to individuals and businesses in the construction industry.

Top 10 Products of 2012 for rural builders

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

Let’s face it, in many ways, 2012 was a year to forget. No need to go back over the fiscal cliff to talk about all the gloom and doomsday predictions. Let’s focus on a few of your favorite things from … Read more »

Posted in Doors & Windows, Fasteners, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Low Rise Construction, Metal Buildings, Post Frame, Post Frame Products, Products, RB February 2013, Rural Builder Green, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News, Top Products | Tagged aj manufacturing, dynamic fastener, enercept, Energy Panel Structures, extrutech, graber, just ducky, Metal Sales, orenco, top 10 products for rural builders | Leave a comment

Top 5 Gutter Products of 2012 seleced by the readers of Gutter Opportunities

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

What’s hot? Everybody is looking for what’s hot! Look no further. The products featured here as the GO Top 5 products appeared on the pages Gutter Opportunities during 2012. They earned the status of Top 5 Products because our readers … Read more »

Posted in Construction Industry News, GO Winter 2012, GO Winter 2013, Gutter Machines, Gutter Opportunities, Gutter Products, Gutter Protection, Gutters, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, MR December 2012/January 2013, Products, Top Products | Tagged Gutter Helmet, Gutter Supply, New Tech Machinery, raindrop gutter guard, top 5 gutter products | Leave a comment

PIMA honors Desjarlais with lifetime achievement award

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Jim Austin

The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association honored André Desjarlais during the association’s 25th Anniversary Washington Outreach Reception.  Desjarlais, group leader for the Building Envelopes and Materials Research Program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award … Read more »

Posted in Frame Building News, Green Building, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing Magazine, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged Andre Desjarlais, insulation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PIMA | Leave a comment

ALA announces winners in 14th Annual Design Award Competition

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

Palatine, IL, Nov. 26, 2012 – DLR Group, Chicago, took top honors, the Don Erickson Presidential Award, at the Association of Licensed Architects 14th Annual Design Awards, which recently recognized projects in six states for design and construction achievement.  A … Read more »

Posted in Construction Industry News, Industry Honors, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News | Tagged ala, association of licensed architects, design awards | Leave a comment

NFBA Building of the Year contest deadline is Dec. 3

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

Enter your favorite post-frame building in the distinguished Building of the Year (BOY) contest. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your best project noticed! Any building erected by an NFBA member builder in 2012 that uses post-frame construction … Read more »

Posted in Buildings of the Year, Construction Industry News, Events, Frame Building Expo, Frame Building News, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame | Tagged building of the year, nfba | Leave a comment

Metal Sales named Vendor of Year by Do It Best

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Jim Austin

Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation, a nationwide provider of metal roof and wall panels for the construction industry, was named “Vendor of the Year” for Do it Best Corp.’s Lumber and Building Materials Commodities Division. Do it Best Corp.’s Vendor of the … Read more »

Posted in Frame Building News, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Metal Roofing Magazine, Post Frame News, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News | Tagged Do It Best, Metal Sales, standing seam | Leave a comment

Enter your favorite post-frame building for NFBA’s 2012 Building of the Year

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

Enter your favorite post-frame building in the distinguished Building of the Year contest. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your best project noticed! Any building erected by an NFBA member builder in 2012 that uses post-frame construction in … Read more »

Posted in Buildings of the Year, Construction Industry News, Events, Frame Building Expo, Frame Building News, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame, Post Frame News, Post-Frame Technique | Tagged frame building expo, frame building news, post-frame building of the year | Leave a comment

ABC Supply, Big Ass Fans moving up on list of fastest-growing companies

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

ABC Supply Co. and Big Ass Fan Company are familiar names in the rural builder industry but they have something else in common: they are both on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the nation, and they’re moving up. … Read more »

Posted in Building Components, Business and Management, Construction Industry News, Horse Barn Products, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Post Frame Products, Products, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News | Tagged ABC Supply, Big Ass Fans, fastest-growing companies, Inc. Magazine | Leave a comment

2011 Buildings of the Year – honorable mention

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Jim Austin

Nine buildings that received Honorable Mentions in the agricultural storage and/or workshops, commercial and institutional categories of the National Frame Building Association’s 2011 Building of the Year contest are showcased here. Each demonstrates the versatility and creative possibilities of post-frame … Read more »

Posted in Buildings of the Year, Events, FN April 2012, Frame Building Expo, Frame Building News, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame, Post Frame News, Post-Frame Technique | Tagged frame building expo, nfba, NFBA Buildings of the Year | Leave a comment

2012 Gold Key of Excellence Supplier Guide

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

The winners of the 2012 Gold Key of Excellence Award are noted for the value of their products and the quality of their service. Here are some of the products they offer the professional contractor. ABC Supply Co., Inc. Since … Read more »

Posted in Gold Key of Excellence, In the Industry, Industry Honors, RB July 2012, Rural Builder Magazine, Supplier News | Tagged construction supplier guide, gold key of excellence, metal building, post frame | Leave a comment