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20.03.2008
Sika Sarnafil Presents 2007 Project of the Year Awards to Roofing
Contractors
Canton, MA — February 21, 2008– Sika
Sarnafil, a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic roofing and waterproofing systems, announces the winners
of its 2007 Projects of the Year Competition.
Twelve
contractors were recognized for outstanding workmanship in completing a recent project utilizing a Sika
Sarnafil thermoplastic membrane for roofing or waterproofing applications. A winner and two finalists
were chosen from each of four different categories — Steep Slope, Low Slope, Waterproofing, and Sustainability.
Nearly 30 contractors submitted projects for evaluation in the annual competition. Entries were judged
on project complexity, design uniqueness, project importance, craftsmanship, and creative problem solving.
First place winners were awarded cash prizes and all finalists were presented with handsome recognition
pieces.
First place in the Steep Slope category was Midland Engineering
Company of South Bend, Indiana, for their work on a truly unique and challenging high-rise condominium
complex, The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge. This newly constructed facility, located in Covington, Kentucky,
just across the river from Cincinnati, featured an average slope of 9”/12” at heights ranging from 150
feet to 300 feet.
Taking second place in this grouping was Allied Restoration
Corporation of East Hartford, Connecticut, and third place went to Pfister Maintenance, Inc., of Paterson,
New Jersey.
In the Low Slope category, DRI Commercial of Irvine, California
was awarded first place for their efforts on the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, California.
DRI Commercial installed some 170,000 sq. ft. of Sika Sarnafil's highly reflective, energy-efficient
EnergySmart Roof® membrane — re-roofing the entire facility without greatly impacting the hospital population.
Interstate Roofing and Waterproofing, Inc., of Onalaska, Wisconsin was the second place finisher, and
Commonwealth Building Systems, LLC, of Rockland, Massachusetts was the third place finalist.
Prospect
Waterproofing Company of Sterling, Virginia took first place in the Waterproofing class for their work
at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farms, in Ashburn, Virginia. The company installed more
than 225,000 sq. ft. of membrane as a base for an innovative, ecologically effective series of "green
roofs" designed to hold vegetation and plant coverings. Second place in this category went to F.J.A.
Christiansen Roofing Company, Inc., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and third place to K Post Company of Dallas,
Texas.
In a Sustainability category, Solar Integrated Technologies,
Inc., of Los Angeles, California was the inaugural victor for completing the largest Building Integrated
Photovoltaic system in the world — the roofing system for the Tesco Fresh and Easy Market cold and freezer
storage facility in Riverside, California.
Solar Integrated Technology
installed more than 650,000 sq. ft. of membrane with energy-creating photovoltaic panels integrated
directly within the Sika Sarnafil roofing material. In second place was Silktown Roofing, Inc., of South
Grafton, Massachusetts, and in third place for this grouping was Silktown Roofing, Inc., of Manchester,
Connecticut.
About Sika AG
Sika AG,
headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, is a globally active company supplying the specialty chemicals market.
It is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting
load-bearing structures in construction (buildings and infrastructure construction) and in industry
(vehicle, building component and equipment construction).
Sika’s product
lines feature high-quality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and
reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring and roofing and waterproofing
membranes.
Subsidiaries in more than 70 countries worldwide and approximately
11,000 employees link customers directly to Sika and guarantee the success of all of its business relationships.
With this business structure Sika generates annual sales of CHF 4 billion.
For
more information about Sika Sarnafil in the U.S., visit www.sikacorp.com.
High-resolution photography available upon request.
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