Durr Heavy Construction Receives National Excellence in Construction® Award

Harahan, LA – Durr Heavy Construction announced that its work on the New Orleans Cold Storage project in New Orleans, LA has earned the company a National Excellence in Construction Pyramid Award from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) in the Specialty Construction, Commercial category. On March 16, 2023, ABC recognized the country’s top construction projects as well as leading companywide safety and diversity programs at the 33rd Annual Excellence in Construction® Awards gala in Kissimmee, Florida.

The New Orleans Cold Storage project started as a large-site work project but quickly developed into opportunities for Durr to step out of its typical scopes of work. These opportunities allowed Durr to showcase its teamwork and innovative work experience.

The Excellence in Construction Awards program is the industry’s leading competition, developed to honor innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects. The award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost. Eagle awards were presented to the highest scoring projects in each category with pyramid awards presented to the next highest scoring projects.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s panel included representatives from the Design-Build Institute of America, Engineering News-Record, Developing Construction Leaders, the National Institute of Building Sciences, and representatives from higher education, among others.