The Slag Cement Association (SCA) has been honoring the exceptional use of slag cement in concrete construction since 2010 with the Slag Cement Project of the Year Awards. Each spring the SCA holds an awards ceremony to honor the winners.

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In 2021, the Slag Cement Association re-branded the program to the Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards Program.  The categories awarded include; Architectural, Durability, Infrastructure, High Performance, Innovative Applications, and Lower Carbon Concrete. 

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In 2023, the research project award was renamed to the Michael Thomas Research Award to honor his legacy of advancing the research on supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and for being an exceptional advocate of slag cement. Research winners receive a $1,000 stipend from the SCA to help attend the ceremony, usually held in-person.

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The 2023 Awards Ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Spring ACI Concrete Convention on Wednesday, March 27th, 2024. 

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2023 Nomination Forms

Construction Award Nomination Form

Michael Thomas Research Award Nomination Form

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Past Project Winners

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2022 Winners

• Argentine Main Pump Station

• E7R15 – US 301/SR 45, SR 676A at Bloomingdale & I75 DB

• LA 1 Port Allen Bridge Replacement

• Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project

• Metropolitan Park Phase 7 and 8

• ONE 22 ONE

• Aston Martin Residences

• Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences

• The Reed at Southbank

• Ford Homes Historic District – Pavement Restoration

• PTC Southern Beltway Interchange SR0576 55C2-1

• SOFIE Interior Alteration for PETtrace Cyclotron Bunker

• Big Sandy Dam Reservoir Enlargement

• FDOT T7468 – US 41 / SR 45 / Broad St

• Meta Data Center

• 55H Street – Georgetown Graduate Student Hall

• Salesforce Tower Chicago

• Red Barn Wind Farm

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2021 Winners

• Central Park Tower

• Cheyenne Regional Airport Pavement Restoration

• Lee Roy Selmon Extension

• Midtown Union MetLife Midtown Heights

• New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

• Orlando International Airport: New South Terminal

• PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION

• Reconstruction of North Runway 1C-19C & Associated Taxiways Y, Y2, Y3, Y4 & Y5

• Riverworks Ferris Wheel

• SDSU Aztec Stadium

• State Road 52 Realignment

• State Road 679 Pinellas Bayway Bridge – Structure E Replacement

• University of Notre Dame Hydroelectric Plant

 

2020 Winners

• Akron Hazel Storage Basin (CSO Rack 10 & 11)

• Avon Park Air Force Range – Juliet Ramp & Airfield Pavements

• The Blonde Apartments at 8th and Main

• Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa Parking Garage

• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium – Adventure Cove

• CSVT River Bridge

• Jamestown Municipal Airport Runway and Taxiway Paving Project

• Kew Gardens Interchange

• Lake Tillery Bridge Rehabilitation Project

• Lakeland Linder - Site Prep for Intermodal Center

• The Lumen at Playhouse Square

• Nucor Steel of Florida

• One Manhattan Square

• Pittsfield Charter Township Planning Commission Development

• Potomac River Bridge/I-81 Widening and Replacement

• Upper Sandusky Water Reclamation Facility

 

2019 Winners

• Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport Aircraft Mooring Apron Replacement, Sustainability

• Chase Center, Architectural Design

• Court and Walnut Parking Garage, Architectural Design 

• Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Durability

• Dublin Ohio Pedestrian Bridge, Green Design

• Estates at Acqualina, Durability 

• Giant Mine Underground Stabilization, Innovative Applications

• HWY 50 Paving Florida Hernando County, Sustainability

• I-41 Interchanges and Bridge, High Performance

• Peace Bridge, High Performance

• Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, Innovative Applications

• Summa Hospital West Towers, Green Design

• Research Awards

  • Bio-Friendly Slag Cement Benefits to Drainage Systems, Arash Rahmatian, University of Houston

  • Blast Furnace Slags: Rapid Reactivity Testing and Effects of Varying Replacement Levels on Cement Paste Properties, Sivakumar Ramanathan, University of Miami

 

2018 Winners

• Cement Silo Addition and Plant Expansion, Charlevoix, High Performance Concrete

• Indian Lake Dam/Spillway, Durability

• Louisville Metropolitan Sewer Water Basin, Durability 

• Meadow Lake Wind Farm, Innovative Applications

• National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Architectural Design

• Ottawa River Storage Facility, Toledo Waterway Initiative, Sustainability

• SFO Long Term Parking Structure, Green Design

• Tappan Zee, High Performance Concrete

• Virage Bayshore, Architectural Design

• Research Awards

  • The Beneficial Effect of Slag Cement on Low Temperature Sulfate Resistance of Concrete Produced with Portland-Limestone Cements and Slag, Student: Reza Mohammadi Ahani, University of Toronto

  • Evaluation of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Mix Designs for Use in Bridge Connections and Repair, Amy McDaniel, Trevor Looney, University of Oklahoma

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2017 Winners

• Barrier One, Architectural

• I-91 Brattleboro Bridge, Durability

• Ecole Kennwood French Immersion Elementary School, Sustainability 

• NVIDIA Building, Green Design

• Panorama, Architectural

• Sellwood Bridge, High Performance

• St. Croix Crossing, Innovative Applications

• Tampa Airport Taxiway "J" Bridge Reconstruction, High Performance

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2016 Winners

• ODOT #140170 Bridge Slide Interstate 75 Structures Over U.S. Route 6, Innovative Applications

• Revive 275 (I-275 Improvements through Oakland and Wayne Counties, MI), Durability

• SLS LUX, High Performance

• St. Pete – Clearwater International Airport; Terminal Apron Hardstand Expansion (Phase 2), Sustainability

• Ten Hudson Yards Tower, High Performance

• The Rowan, Architectural

• University of Notre Dame Campus Crossroads Project, Green Design

• Walentas’ Oceanfront Residence, Architectural

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2015 Winners

• 432 Park Avenue NY, NY, High Performance

• Arlington River Bridge, Durability

• Children's Hospital VCU, Architectural

• Clyde City-WWTP Flow Equalization Basin Project, Durability

• Heritage Coop Ag Campus & Research Facility, Green Design

• I-79/I-70 South Junction Washington PA, Innovative Applications

• Jade Signature, Architectural

• JFK-104.002 – Runway 4L-22R RSA Compliance, Sustainability

• Tilikum Crossing Bridge, Green Design

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2014 Winners

• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Patient Care Pavilion, Green Design

• Akron Children’s Hospital – Critical Care Tower, Green Design

• Davis Wade Stadium Expansion and Renovation, Sustainability

• Illinois Tollway I-90 Rockford to Elgin, Innovative Applications

• I-95 Pawtucket River Bridge, Architectural

• I-96 Reconstruction – Greater Detroit, Durability

• Pinellas Bayway Bridge, Durability

• Richard O. Jacobson Building, High Performance

• San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge - Eastern Span, High Performance

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2013 Winners

• Cedar Point Amusement Park Gatekeeper Roller Coaster, Innovative Applications

• Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis High-Speed Balance Facility “Spin Cell”, Innovative Applications

• Ohio Department of Transportation Project 10-0281, Sustainability

• Ohio Department of Transportation - Jefferson County Maintenance Facility, Durability

• One World Trade Center, High Performance

• Perez Art Museum Miami, Architectural

• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Headquarters Building, Green Design

• US Coast Guard Headquarters, Sustainability

• Willamette River Bridge, High Performance

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2012 Winners

• Detroit Metro Airport Taxiway Zulu, Durability

• Goodyear Innovation Way Parking Deck, High Performance

• I-70 Mississippi River Bridge Pylons, Sustainability

• Miami Access Tunnel, Durability

• Natural History Museum of Utah, Architectural

• The KONE Centre, Green Design

• Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Francis Outpatient Center, High Performance

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2010 Winners

• American Municipal Power Slag Cement Slurry Wall

• NASA Vibro-Acoustic Test Facility​