Rebirth of downtown landmark wins top award for contractor

A Manheim contractor has won a national award for rehabilitation work on a downtown Lebanon building. Perron Construction Inc. received the 2009 Chrysalis Award for Commercial Remodel, sponsored by Qualified Remodeler magazine and American Builders Network Inc., according to a news release from Perron. Perron Construction, which was founded in 1990 and has seven employees, converted the former Harold’s Furniture building at 620 Cumberland St. into offices for Pennsylvania Counseling Services. Editors and writers from Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, Southern Living and the Web site Houseplans.com selected Perron from 526 entries. Entries were judged on overall design, the creative use of space and materials, and the degree to which the project enhanced the original structure. Perron gutted the entire 30,000-square-foot building and redesigned the interior to bring the building up to code and create office space. A new elevator and two masonry stairs towers were installed to make the building functional and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. “The entire space is actually two buildings,” owner J.P. Perron explained in the release. “The most creative and challenging part of the job was the front facade. Installing the steel-plate facade on the front of the building was really involved and it pulled the building together so that it looks like one building.” Perron created 20,000 square feet of offices and counseling rooms; another 10,000 square feet can be utilized in the future if needed. Perron won three previous Chrysalis awards, one for Best Commercial Historic Renovation on another Pennsylvania Counseling Services building in York. “Winning awards in multiple categories is difficult to do,” said Ken Kanline, director of the Chrysalis Awards. “Not only does this speak to their versatility, but to their commitment to quality on every project.”.
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Awards of Excellence Winners Announced

May 16, 2007

Lancaster, Pa. (May 16, 2007) - The Building Industry Association of Lancaster County (BIA) Remodelers Council is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Remodelers' Awards of Excellence. The Remodelers' Awards of Excellence recognizes distinction in construction and design of both residential and non-residential remodeling projects by BIA members. The Remodelers' Awards of Excellence features remodeling projects in Lancaster County.

This year the Building Industry Association received entries in eight different categories for the Awards program. Three categories were further divided by price range to allow similarly priced projects to be compared in each category. Photographs and detailed project descriptions were submitted for each project. Because of the high level of quality projects submitted, top building professionals from outside the Lancaster area judged the entries.

Remodelers' Awards of Excellence Winners
Additions: Zephyr Thomas Home Improvement Co., Dutch Quality, Inc., Stephen Black Builders, Inc., and Heisey Construction, Inc.
Interior: MBC Building & Remodeling, LLC
Exterior Detail or Specialty: MBC Building & Remodeling, LLC
Interior Detail or Specialty: William J. Patrick, Inc.
Commercial: Aspen Home Improvements, Perron Construction, Inc., Landmark Homes and Earl King, Inc.
Exterior: Heisey Construction, Inc.
Whole House Remodel: Heisey Construction, Inc., William J. Patrick, Inc., Gary Zimmerman Building & Remodeling, and Dutch Quality, Inc.
Outdoor Living: Dutch Quality, Inc. and River Valley Landscapes
Kitchen: William J. Patrick, Inc.
Bathroom: Perron Construction, Inc. and William J. Patrick, Inc.

Honorable Mentions
Additions: BrentMore Construction, Inc., Dutch Quality, Inc., Stephen Black Builders, Inc. (for two entries), and Shakespeare Home Improvements
Commercial: Heisey Construction, Inc.
Whole House Remodel: Perron Construction, Inc. and Shakespeare Home Improvement

To obtain more information on the Remodelers' Awards of Excellence and the winners, visit www.LancasterBuilders.org.

2004 Best Commercial Historic Renovation

2004 Design/Build Award Detached Outbuilding

2002 Best Room Addition Under $100,000