The NFBA’s Building of the Year awards recognize excellence in post-frame construction across North America, shining a spotlight on outstanding projects and the companies that build them. Shown here are the winners of the MASTERS DIVISION.
MPB Builders, Inc. • Retrofitted / Remodeled Buildings
Building Name: Wade Pennau
Location: Wisconsin
Built By: MPB Builders, Inc.
Components:
- Panels: McElroy Metals Textured Black
- Doors: AJ Manufacturing
- Post/foundation: MPB Laminated Columns
- Trusses: Truss’s Plus
- Ventilation: MWI Components Ridge Vents
- Windows: AJ Manufacturing & provided by owner
- Fasteners: Levi’s Fasteners & Maze Nails
Milmar Homes LLC • Residential Homes
Building Name: The Obsidian
Location: Michigan
Built By: Milmar Homes LLC
Components:
- Panels: Wagler Metal Sales & Quality Edge
- Doors: Therma-Tru Doors & Pella Windows and Doors Posts/
- Foundation: Borkholder Buildings & Supply Laminated Columns + Tri-State Perma-Columns
- Trusses: Borkholder Buildings & Supply
- Ventilation: McElroy Metal
- Windows: Pella Windows & Doors
- Fasteners: Paslode & Big Timber
Duramacks Structures Institutional / Public Non-Profit Buildings
Building Name: Laramie County Fire Station #75
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Built By: Duramacks Structures for Redco Construction
Components:
- Panels: 29 ga Central States
- Doors: 92 Series Plyco Posts: RigidPly Rafters 2×8 Laminated Posts
- Trusses: Western Building Supply
- Windows: Gerkin
- Fasteners: U2 Fasteners, Maze Nails, Wildcat Fasteners
- Ventilation: Greenheck
MPB Builders, Inc. • Horse Barns
Building Name: Jon & Jen Wiltzius
Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Built By: MPB Builders, Inc.
Components:
- Panels: McElroy Metal
- Doors: AJ Manufacturing & Modern Overhead Door
- Posts/foundation: MPB Laminated Columns
- Trusses: Truss’s Plus
- Ventilation: MWI Components Ridge Vents
- Windows: AJ Manufacturing
- Fasteners: Levis Fasteners & Maze Nails
- Other: Woodstar Stalls, Roseburg Beams, Amundson Insulation (blown-in), Bay Insulation (batt)
Burrow’s Post-Frame Supply • Hobby Shops
Building Name: The Wood House
Location: Texas
Built By: Texas Best Barndominiums
Designed By: Stacee Lynn, The Barndominium Company
Components:
- Walls: Rapid Framing System;
- Black Crinkle Finish
- Posts/Foundation: Burrow’s Nail Lams, Sturdi-Wall Brackets
- Trusses: Parallel Chord Trusses
- Other: Ridgeline Safety Anchors,
- 4’ Glass Cupolas by Plyco
Bradford Buildings • Commercial Retail
Building Name: Station Soft Serve Eating Area
Location: Westville, Oklahoma
Built By: Bradford Buildings
Components:
- Panels: 26 ga. Ag Panel
- Posts: 6×6 Treated Posts
- Trusses and Lumber: Capital Truss & Lumber, Hindsville, Arkansas Insulation: Therma-Guard Other: Countertop overhead door with glass
Bradford Buildings • Commercial Business / Industrial
Building Name: Martin Dingman Warehouse Facility
Location: Ozark, Arkansas
Built By: Bradford Buildings
Components:
- Panels: R-Loc – Signature Steel, Hindsville, Ar. Posts: 4 ply N&G Laminated Posts on 18” Footing Pads
- Trusses and Lumber: Capital Truss & Lumber – Hindsville, Arkansas
- Fasteners: Timber Lock screws
- Insulation: Therma-Guard, with 6” spray foam Timber Frame Porches: Capital Truss, Hindsville, Arkansas Other: 2-Hour Post Frame firewall, 3 Timber Frame porches, and loading dock
Wedeven Bros. Construction Co. • Barndominiums
Building Name: Nulty Barndominium
Location: Michigan
Built By: Wedeven Bros. Construction Co.
Components:
- Panels: Fabral Doors: Haas
- Posts/Foundation: Perma-Column
- Trusses: Solutions America Windows: Marvin Fasteners: East Coast Fasteners
Pebble Construction • Suburban Garages
Building Name: Mitchell Project
Location: Plain City, Ohio
Built By: Pebble Construction
Components:
- Walls: Hardie Plank Board & Batten Siding Roof: Asphalt shingles Doors: ProVia Walk Doors; Haas Garage Doors
- Posts/Foundation: Richland Laminated Columns Trusses: Parallel Chord Trusses Windows: Anderson 100 Series Fasteners: Maze Nails
- Other: Keim Millwork interior beams and rafters
MPB Builders, Inc. Agricultural Storage & Livestock Facilities
Building Name: Helbach Farms
Location: Amherst, Wisconsin
Built By: MPB Builders, Inc.
Components:
- Panels: McElroy Metal
- Doors: AJ Manufacturing
- Post/Foundation: MPB Laminated Columns, Spiegelberg Concrete Trusses: Select Trusses & Truss’s Plus
- Ventilation: Nelson Vegetable Storage Systems – Agri ventilation system
- Fasteners: Levi’s Fasteners & Maze Nails Other: Greenstar Spray Foam, Nova Dock Levelers
