Redi-Rock Intl. announced the winners of the 2015 Rocky Awards, an annual honoring of the best Redi-Rock walls built in the categories of Residential, Commercial, Freestanding, Water Application and the People’s Choice Award, which is chosen by the general public in an online vote. More than 130 Redi-Rock manufacturers across the world competed for these awards, which were presented at the Redi-Rock Producer Meeting in New Orleans on Jan. 22, 2016.
Redi-Rock of Kentuckiana of Mount Washington, Ky., was honored with Commercial Wall of the Year for the gravity and reinforced retaining walls they produced and installed at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Ky. To extend a runway to accommodate a new Engineered Materials Arresting System, 20,943 sq ft of Limestone Redi-Rock retaining walls were used to reroute a security access road beneath the runway.
Wilbert Vaults of Houston based in Houston was awarded Water Application Wall of the Year for the Pecan Lakes subdivision project. When the subdivision lost its flood protection due to Federal Emergency Management Agency remapping, officials designed a solution to protect the community and save $1 million in the process. A floodwall was built behind the neighborhood homes using the Redi-Rock gravity retaining wall system, which was then tested by a 100-year storm level shortly after the project was completed. The wall successfully stood up to the flooding despite parts of the wall being underwater for nearly a month.
Mid-Hudson Concrete Products Inc. of Cold Springs, N.Y., was honored with Freestanding Wall of the Year for the freestanding walls they provided for the Mount Kisco Medical Center in Yorktown, N.Y. Redi-Rock Limestone texture gravity walls were installed to support grade changes for an access road to the site. Limestone texture freestanding walls were then built on top of the gravity walls to provide force protection, giving a seamless, high-end look to the development.
North Coast Marine Construction Inc. of Avon Lake, Ohio received Residential Wall of the Year for the Ledgestone texture gravity walls installed at a private residence on Lake Erie. The homeowners wanted to take advantage of their lakefront property, but the steep slope of the backyard made accessing the lake area incredibly difficult. Landscape designer Doug Baldi of Baldi Design Solutions Inc. came up with a design incorporating curved walls, terraced levels, ramps and stairs built with Redi-Rock.
Wilbert Precast of Spokane, Wash., was awarded the People’s Choice Rocky Award for a beautiful residential landscape upgrade project. The project used more than 500 Cobblestone texture Redi-Rock gravity and freestanding blocks, as well as columns, steps and caps to accommodate the 8-ft grade change of the property and create a beautiful yard and pool area.
Source: Redi-Rock
