2025 Excellence in Concrete Nomination Form
  • 2025 Excellence in Concrete Awards Entry Form

    2025 Excellence in Concrete Awards Entry Form

  • Deadline: September 15, 2025

  • Category Definitions


    Agricultural:  Any farm structure or flatwork relating to agricultural commodity production. This would include, but is not limited to, confinement buildings, feedlots, grain storage and transport, implement storage, waste lagoons or waste storage, and retaining structures                                                                          
    Above-Grade Buildings:  Buildings, other than single or multi-family, with exterior walls being either cast-in-place insulated concrete forms (ICF) or traditional forming, or site cast-tilt-up.

    Low-Rise Buildings:  Buildings up to 3 stories, other than single family homes, where concrete is included in any aspect of the project. These might include footings and piers, columns, cast-in-place walls and floors, and walkways. Projects in this category might be businesses, offices, manufacturing, food processing, retail, school and college buildings, apartment buildings, dormitories, hospitals, nursing homes, car dealerships, etc.

    Mid-Rise Buildings:  Buildings 4-15 stories, where concrete is included in any aspect of the project as described above.

    High Rise Buildings:  Buildings more than 15 stories, where concrete is included in any aspect of the project as described above.

    Commercial/Industrial Decorative:  Artistic use of concrete in non-residential projects.

    Infrastructure - Recreational:  Projects constructed for the purpose of recreation. This includes, but is not limited to, public swimming pools, skateboard parks, park enhancements, and band shells or platforms.

    Infrastructure - Structures:  Public buildings and structures including, but not limited to, libraries, city halls, courthouses, fire stations and training facilities, city owned parking garages, water treatment plants, city office buildings, event and convention centers, county and law enforcement facilities, public restrooms and rest stops, and public storm shelters. 

    Infrastructure - Bridges:  A structure carrying a road, path, railroad, or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad, or other obatacle.

    Streets and Intersections:  Municipal projects for which concrete was supplied by a local ready mixed concrete producer member. 

    Parking Areas/Drives (< 1,000 CY):  Smaller public or private drives and parking areas, residential or commercial. 

    Parking Areas/Drives (> 1,000 CY):  Larger public or private drives and parking areas, residential or commercial. 

    Recreational Trails:  Concrete trails, including golf course cart paths. 

    Residential Above-Grade:  Single or multi-family homes incorporating above-grade concrete exterior walls. The walls must be cast-in-place in ICF or traditional forming, or site cast-tilt-up.

    Residential Decorative:  Stamped, stenciled, stained, colored, ground, polished, or any other artistic use of concrete in the residential market.

    Repair and Restoration: Preservation, rehabilitation, restoration or reconstruction of a building or structure involving the use of concrete in preserving its features, function and use.

    Sustainable Practices:  Projects that include sustainable design and construction practices that consider societal, environmental, and economic factors.

    Streetscape: Use of concrete in design and construction of a street, intersection, public square, or plaza involving both functional and design elements that improve the aesthetic apearance. 

      

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • * MAPS & PHOTOS (required)

    PHOTOS: Required for all projects. Please submit photos including project as finished as possible. MAPS: Required for Streets/Intersections, Parking Areas/Drives, and Recreational Trails projects
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  • *MAPS:  Please provide a site plan and/or computer generated maps (Google, etc.) for:  Parking Areas, Streets, and Trails with the project location clearly marked. We will be visiting these locations.

    *PHOTOS:  Photos required for ALL projects.  Please note that all project categories (other than Parking, Streets & Trails) are judged primarily on photos and write-ups.  Please include photos that will allow your project to be fairly judged against its peers.

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  • Architect(s) / Designer(s)

  • Engineer(s)

  • General Contractor

  • Concrete Subcontractor

  • Owner

  • Ready Mixed Concrete Producer

    Must be IRMCA member
  • Nomination Submitted By / Send Correspondence To:

  • ________Project Description_______

  • Why do you feel that this project deserves recognition? 

    A detailed project description MUST be included noting the following criteria:

     

    • Architectural consideration of concrete
    • Complexity
    • Engineering design skill
    • Finished appearance
    • Construction challenges
    • Diverse application of ready mixed concrete

     

    * Please indicate which elements of the construction were made with ready mixed concrete and approximate cubic yards in each element.

    Judging will be accomplished using the criteria listed above, photos, and project description provided. Project visits are ONLY made for streets, parking areas/drives, and trails.  The detailed project description you provide will be published if this entry is selected as a winning project. *A PDF description can also be attached in the previous upload field above.

  • General Comments

  • Architectural Consideration of Concrete

  • Complexity/Engineering Design Skill

  • Finished Appearance

  • Construction Challenges

  • Diverse Application of Ready Mixed Concrete

  • DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

  • NOTE: All project information and media become the property of the Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association and may be used, at its discretion, for promotional purposes. Materials will not be returned. All entries must be submitted in their entirety to be eligible for awards. Use one entry form per project and category. 

  • * Either SAVE below and finish nomination at a later time, OR    

    * SUBMIT and you will receive an e-mailed copy for your records 

    * NOTE*-  You also have the ability to edit your document after hitting SUBMIT. There will be an "edit submission" link at the top of the confirmation e-mail sent to you.  This also allows you to work on multiple forms at one time with the ability to edit them.

             For questions, please contact Rachel at rbangs@concretestate.org.

                                              Ph# 515-965-4575

     

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