Awards and Recognition

AGC Contractor Safety Award

Gilbane’s Mid Atlantic (MARO) office was honored by the Assoc. General Contractors of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. with the Corporate safety program award in their Contractor safety award program.

BD+C Announced 40 under 40 winners

BD+C announced winners of its 6th annual 40 under 40 competition, this year the selection included John Tocci, Jr, a virtual construction manager.

Boston Business Journal honors 2011 Best Places to Work winner

 The Boston Business Journal has named Gilbane Building Company one of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts in its ninth annual regional awards program.

Builder of the Year

Once a year, some of the most outstanding teams and individuals within Gilbane are honored with national awards in teamwork, safety, innovation and excellence. The most coveted award Gilbane presents is the Iver Johnson Builders of the Year. This honor is given to the team that delivers quality, safety, client satisfaction, teamwork, sustainability and much more. The winner of the 2010 Iver Johnson Builders of the Year Award is the team that built theGenzyme Cell Culture Manufacturing Facility Expansion  in Framingham, Massachusetts. 

CURT CISE

Construction Industry Safety Excellence Award, from the Construction Users Roundtable.The Associated General Contractors of America endorsed our application, which was selected by CURT for this prestigious award. The CURT CISE award is based on Gilbane's 3 year safety performance, and its safety best practices. 

Dan Gilbane named to Houston’s 40 under 40 Class of 2011

Dan Gilbane, vice president and regional business development manager for Gilbane’s Southwest regional office, was recently named to the Houston Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list, a prestigious honor for the area’s most promising and innovative young leaders.

ENR Midwest list of 20 under 40

Adam Jelen, 35, VP and Distrcit Manager, was named to ENR Midwest's 20 under 40As a Gilbane district manager, Adam Jelen routinely employs, among other methods, lean construction, integrated project delivery, and green-building techniques to outstanding effect, his colleagues say. Jelen not only implements target costing and building information modeling (BIM) on projects with success, but he also shares his expertise with other professionals at industry events. In addition, Jelen is community minded, having developed the Gilbane Cares—Building Better Communities program to serve greater Milwaukee.

Fire Station 37

City of Houston Fire Station 37 achieved LEED® Silver Certification and was recently featured in Fire Chief Magazine. 

Gilbane named Boston's top 5 biggest General Contractors

Gilbane named Boston's top 5 biggest General Contractors by The Boston Business Journal print edition this week published its annual list of the area's 25 largest general contractors, ranked by 2010 Mass. dollar volume.  

Gilbane named one of FORTUNE's '100 Best Companies to Work For' for third straight year

Gilbane Inc. has been named to the FORTUNE 14th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. The full list and related stories appear online at fortune.com/bestcompanies.  Gilbane jumped 16 spots from last year, ranking 76th on the list and sharing spots near well-known companies such as Starbucks (98th), Nordstrom (74th) and Whole Foods (24th). 

Gilbane ranked #1 in Crain's Cleveland Business List

Gilbane ranked #1 in Crain's Cleveland Business List.

Gilbane Rated in Top 3 Best CT Contractors

The best construction contractors doing business in Connecticut are family companies with deep New England experience, according to the industry's subcontractors.The Connecticut Subcontractors Association named the three best construction firms in the state, ranking them on their project delivery and ease in dealing with subcontracts.Bartlett Brainard Eacott Inc. of Bloomfield, Manafort Brothers Inc. in Plainville, and Gilbane Building Co. of Providence, R.I., were ranked the top three after a six-month review of more than 30 general contractors working in Connecticut.

GSA Recognizes the Best in Public Architecture

General Services Administration Massena US Land Port of Entry selected for a New York Construction and ENR Best of 2010 Award.  The U.S. General Services Administration recognized the best in public architecture and civilian federal workplaces at the 2010 GSA Design Awards in Washington, D.C. This year's 11 award winners showcase the federal government's commitment to cutting-edge architectural design and its focus on sustainability. United States Land Port of Entry, Massena, N.Y. – ARCHITECTURE AND ART CITATIONS 

Interlink wins CMAA Award

Interlink won the CMAA New England Chapter Infrastructure Project of the Year Award, 2011, for projects greater than $100 Million.

Liberty Mutual Outstanding Safety Performance Award

Liberty Mutual Insurance honored our Corning Dv/DX Project in Corning NY team with their prestigious Liberty Mutual Gold Safety Award in recognition of Gilbane's Outstanding Safety Performance on this project, having achieved over 1 million hours worked without a Lost workday case from July 2007 to July 2011.

NAWIC Region 14 Outstanding Member of the Year 2011

Pamela House is a Senior Accountant for the New England region of Gilbane Building Company, a national construction management firm.   She was named the National Association of Women in Construction outstanding member of the year.

The 2011 Houston Business Journal

Gilbane Building Co.  has moved up to No. 1 on the 2011 Houston Business Journal list of the largest Houston-area commercial building contractors, ranked by total 2010 local billings.  

University Hospitals Awards $50,000 to Students in ACE Mentor Program

University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, will award $50,000 in scholarships to students at the ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) Mentor Program. Gilbane Building Company and University Hospitals are co sponsors of the ACE program and brought it to Cleveland in 2008.This is the first scholarship award made from the health system’s $200,000 donation to the ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland to be distributed over the next four years.

W.G. Mills constructed G.D. Rogers Garden Elementary: School receivesLEED Silver Certification for Being Green

W.G. Mills constructed G.D. Rogers Garden Elementary: School receivesLEED Silver Certification for Being Green   G.D.Rogers Garden Elementary is the newest school in the county and was designed to create a healthy environment that is favorable to learning while saving energy, resources and money. There are many features that make it progressive, like its efficient use of potable water. The school uses reclaimed water to take care of the landscaping (all plants are drought resistant), has a special rainwater cistern to sustain teaching gardens for students, and includes low-flow fixtures and dual flush toilets. Combined, they reduce water consumption by 53 percent.

West Bay Builders' Walnut Creek Library Named IPI's Project of the Year

The International Partnering Institute (IPI) honored the Walnut Creek Library project team as a 2011 IPI John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year.  The winner in the Sapphire category, the Walnut Creek Library was constructed by West Bay Builders and developed in partnership with the City of Walnut Creek (owner); Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning (designer); Gilbane Building Company (construction manager); and M. Silver & Company, Inc. (facilitator).