has won the Aon Build America Award for its work on the Fernald Preserve Visitors Center in Crosby Township.
Considered the construction industry's top honor, the Build America Award recognizes projects for their complexity, innovation, success, and significance to the construction industry and the country at large.
Megen Construction president Evans Nwankwo accepted the award during the
Associated General Contractors of America annual convention in San Diego.
"Our work on the Fernald Preserve Visitors Center exemplifies our team's expertise in green building practices," Nwankwo says. "To also have our work honored once again by our peers as being one of the best in the industry demonstrates the Megen commitment to delivering encore construction experiences."
This is the latest in a string of awards garnered for the 10,800-square-foot visitors center, part of a 1,050-acre nature preserve reclaimed from a Cold War-era uranium processing facility.
In 2008, Megen Construction won a Build Ohio Award from the
Associated General Contractors of Ohio, and, later that year, Megen and project architect
glaserworks earned the first LEED Platinum certification in the state of Ohio.
This is the second time the company has won the Build America Award in four years, making it one of only three Ohio firms to win more than once.
In 2005, the company received the award for its work on the
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Founded by Nwankwo in 1993, Megen Construction employs more than 50 out of offices in Cincinnati and Cleveland.
The company has also worked on the
Fountain Square revitalization, renovation of the
Macy's corporate offices, and Great American Ball Park.
Writer:
Kevin LeMasterSource: Sandi Straetker, Priority Public Relations