• School of Hard Knocks Brighton Elementary School, Seattle Washington • The Wheels on the Bus, Go Round and Round Allegany Limestone School District Bus Maintenance Garage • Durable and Effective Form of Education Rosalio Tobias International School, Kyle Texas

• Award of Excellence - COMMERCIAL: Air Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Station #19 in Pheonix, Arizona • Award of Excellence - RESIDENTIAL: The Garcia Residence in Tucson, Arizona • Award of Excellence - LANDSCAPE: Sherman Lakes in Graveport, Ohio • Award of Honor - COMMERCIAL: Joan and Jacob Irwin Center of Performing Arts in La Jolla, California • Award of Honor - RESIDENTIAL: The Dutra Residence in San Diego, California • Award of Honor - LANDSCAPE: Haw Creek Bike Path in Columbus, Indiana

• Multi-Use Applications for SRWs: Two recently completed residential projects in Minnesota highlight the versatility of SRWs when acting in conjunction with imaginative design. • Haw Creek Bike Path: The People Trail is a direct link to the architectural marvel of Columbus, Indiana, and the community it serves.

• Play Ball!: The new St. Louis Cardinals Stadium. • Where the Lion Roars: Ford Field in Detroit, home of the Detroit Michigan - Lions and Super Bowl XL

• A Concrete Desert Dream: The Garcia Residence, an award winning home. • Hard Evidence: The Pros to Using Concrete Masonry Palladium Homes residential construction using concrete masonry. • A Natural Choice to Withstand Natural Disasters: The Tallman’s home in Nebraska.

• The Ultimate Backyard Challenge: At the conclusion of the Challenge, there were fourteen fantastic projects and 14 ecstatic homeowners. • Hidden Strength: ACBs have armored an earthen dam in Pennsylvania, making a recreational lake safe from erosion. • Revitalization: Like so many county and state parks, Lake Fairfax Park facilities were in need of modernization.

• Air Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Station #19 in Phoenix, Arizona: An award winning design. • Tarrant County Fire Service Training Center: CMU was the ultimate choice.

• Safe and Affordable Concrete Masonry Homes: Safe rooms are an integral part of these homes. • Everyone Knows It’s Windy: Alys Beach, an all Concrete Masonry Community in Florida.

• 4“Golden Age” in Modern Landscaping: The rich variety of hardscaping products available today has created a “golden age” of modern landscaping. • Development of a Plan: In picturesque Glen Williams, Ontario, to avoid excessive cutting or filling on the site, the natural contouring was used as a basis to divide the property. • VERSA-LOK’s 2nd Annual: Design Contest A weathered mosaic look was selected to complement the home’s genteel brick and natural stone exterior.

• La Jolla Playhouse: Concrete masonry was used as the primary building material in response to acoustical, practical and aesthetic considerations. • CMU Takes a Bow: The stage was set for an architectural challenge of Shakespearean proportions.

• Northern Homes: More Northern designers and builders are learning concrete masonry makes for good, sound residential construction. • Diamond Arches: Wisconsin homebuilder chose concrete masonry as the veneer of his own award-winning house.

• Issac Ray Treatment Center: Concrete Masonry Units can play a vital role in creating conditions for fulfilling the often-difficult criteria demanded by the LEED family of programs. • Foot Traffic: Concrete masonry made the building’s distinctive look possible. It acts as a sound-transmission barrier and provides fire resistance