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award219 2011 GBCA Construction Excellence Award Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

Award for Best Commercial Project $5-15 million for the completion of renovations to the ballrooms, conference/meeting rooms, and common corridor spaces of the main hotel tower and Reading Terminal Headhouse.  Project completed ahead of the 9-week schedule.


award1 2010 Preservation Achievement Grand Jury Award Franklin Institute, Franklin & Jordan Halls Renovation and Exterior Restoration

Erickson returned to the acclaimed Franklin Institute Museum for the restoration of the Franklin and Jordan Halls, home of the national monument of Benjamin Franklin. Renovations included marble work and dome cleaning, releafing of the original done, as well as state-of-the-art audio-visual and acoustical upgrades. Additional restoration and repair work was also completed to the Franklin’s exterior.


award2 2009 GBCA Construction Excellence Award Franklin Institute, Franklin & Jordan Halls Renovation and Exterior Restoration

Erickson returned to the acclaimed Franklin Institute Museum for the restoration of the Franklin and Jordan Halls, home of the national monument of Benjamin Franklin. Renovations included marble work and dome cleaning, releafing of the original done, as well as state-of-the-art audio-visual and acoustical upgrades. Additional restoration and repair work was also completed to the Franklin’s exterior.


award2 2009 GBCA Construction Excellence Award PECO Green Roof

Erickson was contracted for the installation of PECO’s new Green Roof for PECO’s corporate headquarters. The project sprawled 48,000 square feet, and — after removal of the existing roof, and structural upgrades to the base surface — entailed the installation of a four-layered green-roof assembly.

Stacked layers include an underlying drainage board with leak detection system, root guard, and three inches of a supportive growth medium. The topmost layer will boast five different varieties of succulent flowering sedum, ensuring an attractive, hardy groundcover that will flower and flourish throughout the growing season.


award2 2008 GBCA Construction Excellence Award Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Public Space and Food & Beverage Renovation

This project entailed extensive renovations to the existing hotel lobby, rotunda and restaurant area.

The completed rotunda boasts a new lounge with sweeping semi-circular sushi bar, central fountain seating, lounge-style seating areas, as well as a separate sports-themed restaurant and bar area updated with high-end finishes.


award2 2007 GBCA Construction Excellence Award GAP International Headquarters, Phase II

Phase II of the Gap Corporate Headquarters project increased the building’s footprint by an additional 29,000 square feet, for a total of 71,000 square feet, and included renovation of office and conference spaces, a dine-in kitchen, as well as a spacious patio and exterior decks.

The new construction blended into the existing structure’s clean, sweeping profile, with an architectural emphasis on diminishing planes and concentric styling, and design details such as stepped ceilings, and traffic-friendly interiors.

Construction took place while the original building was fully occupied.


award2 2005 GBCA Construction Excellence Award Gift of Life Donor Program New Corporate Headquarters

This project is home to the 100,000 square foot state-of-the-art headquarters for one of the most active organ donor programs in the country. The project consisted of the nearly gut-demolition of the existing building as well as the complete demolition of an adjoining single story warehouse to create the new facility which includes corporate offices, surgical suites, 24/7 control center, teleconferencing space, conference rooms, and a 15,000 square foot parking garage.


award2 2003 GBCA Building Excellence Award The Franklin Institute Museum Fels Planetarium Renovation

The Fels Planetarium, originally constructed in 1933, was renovated with a brand new seamless dome — 60 feet in diameter — along with upgraded video projection and super-fidelity systems, theater controls, lighting, carpeting and new theater seating.


award2 2002 GBCA Building Excellence Award Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen Corporate Offices

This project covers seven floors and 160,000 sq. ft. at 1650 Arch Street, and highlights Erickson’s inhouse carpentry expertise and attention to detail. This project remained on schedule, attaining the original GMP of approximately $8 Million.


award2 2000 GBCA Building Excellence Award Gap International Corporate Headquarters

This 42,000 square foot new building on a 7-acre site features feng shui design and includes highend finishes such as a hard exterior consisting of granite, limestone, metal and glass, as well as a site pond and footbridge.


award2 2000 GBCA Building Excellence Award Blank Rome Comisky McCauley Corporate Cafeteria & Conference Center

This 12,000 sq. ft. project includes a corporate cafeteria & training facility with capacity for 300, as well as a high-tech teleconferencing center.


award3 1999 GBCA Building Excellence Award Blank, Rome, Cominsky & McCauley Corporate Offices

This 160,000 square foot law office relocation project was completed in only nine months.


award3 1998 GBCA Building Excellence Award Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads Corporate Offices

This 130,000 square foot historic corporate law office conversion project includes all new finishes, mechanical systems, and electrical systems.


award5 1997 Philadelphia Business Journal Building Excellence Awards of the Delaware Valley Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads Corporate Offices

Further recognition for the detailed conversion of this historic city landmark into 130,000 square feet of high-end corporate office space.


award1 1997 Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads Corporate Offices

Another acknowledgement of Erickson’s active involvement in the ongoing preservation of Historic Philadelphia.


award4 GBCA Grand Honor Award for Safety Achievement

This industry recognition honors Erickson for its ongoing safety achievements.