Artesian Water Company's new operations facility, the Norman H. Taylor, Jr. building received a major construction excellence award at the 2009 annual DCA - State of Delaware "Excellence in Construction" awards dinner. Marenco Constructors, Inc. President, Carl Marenco received the award for buildings with a construction cost of $10 - $25 million. MGZA Project Architect Joe Tuschinski and MGZA Pricipal Bill Krebs attended the event representing MGZA's project team.
In accepting the award, Carl Marenco credited the leadership and cooperation of the project team in total, and in particular MGZA's team led by Mary Severino, AIA, LEED-AP and Project Architect, Joe Tuschinski. The building is technically-advance and environmentally friendly. Mary Severino designed the building with a 'Rain Screen' facade, consisting of a system of open-jointed porcelain panels, air venting and eco-friendly insulation out-board of the actual weather barrier of the building's wall.
MGZA's architectural team worked closely with Marenco Constructors, adhering to strict reporting requirements and adherence to budgetary and scheduling mandates. The cooperative efforts led to work that was commended by the client for being 'on time' and 'on budget.'
See MGZA's design on the Cladding Corp. website and read more about Rain Screen construction.