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2023 CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS
GENERAL BUILDING OVER $30 MILLION
WOHLSEN CONSTRUCTION
901 Market Street Tower Renovation
This project consists of the adaptive reuse and total renovation of a combined office complex that includes an original building/vertical expansion totaling nine stories from the early 1900s and a 14-story 1950s addition. The new usage will be a combination of ground-level retail and apartments. The historic complex also features a central courtyard/lightwell. The project has layers and layers of complex design and construction challenges, including new and renovated façade elements, new windows, new MEP systems, and limited construction access. Numerous latent conditions were uncovered during construction and the CM needed to quickly respond to these issues. The ability of the CM to quickly and successfully address the project needs makes this project worthy of a Construction Excellence Award.
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EXCELLENCE IN CRAFTSMANSHIP
– MECHANICAL
MODERNCONTROLS
The Salesianum School’s Supplemental

When Sallies embarked on the daunting project of adding air conditioning to a building the school has occupied since 1957, ModernControls had to get creative with their approach. Since the thick concrete walls of the school have had decades of plumbing and electrical work running through them, adding traditional HVAC duct work would be costly, time-consuming,
and messy. A VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) system design ensured efficient comfort and reduced energy consumption. ModernControls overcame the challenges of navigating the piping for the VRF
system through the building’s floorplan and coordinating the 14-month long
project around the school’s schedule so that technicians would not be interrupting students. The project was delivered on time and under budget due to a focused team that provided innovative solutions.