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 PRIMER DIVISION.
Wooster Buildings, LLC • Judges Award
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Building Name: Oak Bridge
Location: Loudonville, Ohio
Built By: Wooster Buildings, LLC
Components:
- Panels: Walls: Everlast Roofing; Roof: Country Co. heavy steel panel Doors: Plyco 20 walk doors; ProVia office doors
- Posts/Foundation: Perma-Column
- Trusses: Hostetler Truss
- Ventilation: Vented eave soffits, vented rubber fillers at the peak
- Windows: ProVia double-hung vinyl with wood interior laminations (office) and vinyl casements (shop)
- Fasteners: Everlast TA; Big Timber CTX structural screws
Blunier Builders, Inc. Retrofitted / Remodeled Buildings
Building Name: Kilgus Farmstead
Location: Fairbury, Illinois
Built By: Blunier Builders, Inc.
Components:
- Panels: McElroy Metal Max-Rib siding and roofing panels
- Doors: Plyco 92 series walk doors, automatic sliding main entry doors at storefront, insulated Raynor dock doors with dock equipment
- Posts/Foundation: 4’ deep concrete piers with insulated energy wall. Stainless steel post brackets wet set in piers
- Trusses: Central Illinois Truss wood trusses, 8’ o/c Ventilation: Continuous vented ridge, 24” vented soffit on sidewalls
- Windows: AJ Manufacturing, Harmony vinyl frame windows with EZV trim Fasteners: Woodgrip XG color matched screws
Structural Buildings • Residential Homes
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Building Name:The Moyer Barndominium
Location: Minnesota
Built By: Structural Buildings
Components:
- Panels: 28 GA Dakota Steel Board and Batten
- Doors: Haas 780 – American Door Works
- Posts/Foundation: Timber-Tech Trusses: Simonson Lumber Ventilation: Expert Insulation Windows: 100 Series Anderson Windows
- Fasteners: Dakota Steel Strong Rib
Blunier Builders, Inc. Institutional / Public Non-Profit Buildings
Building Name: Islamic Center of Mclean County
Location: Bloomington, Illinois
Built By: Blunier Builders, Inc.
Components:
- Roof & Walls: McElroy Metals Max Rib Ultra for the steel on some of the walls and some of the roof. EPDM rubber roofing on the low slope/flat portion of the roof with the FG dome. The majority of the building exterior was brick Doors: (2) 6’x7’ store front doors and Plyco 92 series walk doors with (1) Ceco Storm Pro tornado door
- Posts/Foundation: 3 ply and 4 ply 2×8 nailed & glued laminated columns built by Blunier Builders. The foundation is a poured in place concrete pier with a wet set stainless steel bracket. We also had a 42” deep concrete energy wall with 2” foam board between the concrete piers.
- Trusses: Combination of mono sloped and gable wood trusses from Central Illinois Truss
- Windows: Windgate double pane Low E Vinyl windows Insulation: R25 FG batt (walls), open cell spray foam roof deck
- Fasteners: Painted SFS Screws provided by McElroy Metal
Walters Buildings • horse Barns
Building Name: The Settlement Equestrian Center
Location: Paducah, Kentucky
Built By: Walters Buildings
Components:
- Panels: JWS Panels with Beckry Tech Paint
- Doors: Plyco Walk Doors/ J&E Grill Sliding Doors and Stall Doors
- Posts/Foundation: JWS STP Columns
- Trusses: JWS Trusses with Eagle Truss Plates
- Ventilation: MWI Uni-Vent
- Windows: Anderson Windows
- Fasteners: Maze Nails/Levi’s Building Components Screws Other: MWI Components Cupolas, Soffit
Conestoga Buildings • Hobby Shops
Building Name: Pool Party Barn
Location: Maryland
Built By: Conestoga Buildings
Components:
- Panels: 24ga Drexel DMC 150 Standing Seam
- Siding: James Hardie Board and Batten, Cedar Mill
- Doors: Marvin Ultimate Series, Haas Model CA110 Full View Overheads
- Posts/Foundation: RigidPly glu-lam posts, Perma-Column bases
- Trusses: UFP Trusses
- Ventilation: Drexel Ridge Vent, Soffit
- Windows: Marvin Ultimate Series
- Fasteners: Stainless steel nails
- Other: Royal Crowne Cupolas Cedar/PVC Cupolas, KD Douglas Fir Timbers, Trex Rain Escape, wood-plank stamped concrete flooring
Diamond State Pole Buildings • Commercial Retail
Building Name: PricePremier
Location: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Built By: Diamond State Pole Buildings
Components:
- Roof: Elevate 60-mil EPDM membrane
- Walls: Ridge & Valley Metals 29-ga. Galvalume Vesta Steel Siding, Gilden Grain finish
- Doors: Full-view aluminum Hormann glass doors
- Posts/Foundation: Rigid Ply 4-ply 2×6 glulam posts
- Trusses: Two-part mono trusses spanning 96’ and 69’
- Other: Imperial Marquee awnings; DryVit EIFIS (Exterior Insulation and Finish System)
Blunier Builders, Inc. Commercial Business / Industrial
Building Name: Goodfield State Bank
Location: Roanoke, Illinois
Built By: Blunier Builders, Inc.
Components:
- Panels: McElroy Metal 238T roof panel – McElroy FW siding with smooth profile
- Doors: Full glass aluminum storefront doors
- Posts/Foundation: 4’ deep concrete piers with insulated energy wall. Stainless steel post brackets wet set in piers
- Trusses: Central Illinois Truss monoslope wood trusses, 2’ o/c
- Windows: Custom aluminum storefront windows
- Fasteners: McElroy Metal 238T clips/clip fasteners, 238T Rivets, Woodgrip XG color matched screws
Borkholder Buildings & Supply, LLC • Barndominiums
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Building Name: Bradley Residence
Location: Michigan
Built By: Golden Rule Construction
Designed By: Borkholder Buildings
Components:
- PANELS: 26ga. Textured Steel by Wagler Metal Sales, Versetta Stone Accents
- Doors: Thermatru Fiberglass doors
- Posts/Foundation: Borkholder Laminated Columns in Post Protectors (In Ground)
- Trusses: Borkholder
- Windows: Pella Impervia
Pioneer Pole Buildings Agricultural Storage & Livestock Facilities
Building Name: Roba Farms
Location: North Abington, Pennsylvania
Built By: Pioneer Pole Buildings
Components:
- Panels: Everlast Roofing
- Doors: F and L Overhead Doors (A Pioneer Company)
- Posts/Foundation: RigidPly Rafters
- Trusses: UFP Trusses
- Fasteners: Everlast Answer Screw/ Truss Carriage Bolts Shirk Mfg.
- Other: Timber Truss Material Beaver Mountain / Werner Lumber; Penn Star Stone Veneer (A Pioneer Company)
