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2021 IEC NATIONAL AWARDS EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARDS – COMMERCIAL

COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION CATEGORY A
INDEPENDENT

MECHANICAL INC.

Central PA IEC

The Garden Room at the National Aviary

Commercial Construction recognizes excellence in electrical or foot grand lobby, connecting the National Aviary’s habitats with
systems construction including office buildings, institutions, banks, the new Garden Room and introducing a prominent pre-function
restaurants, retail facilities, churches, outdoor light, etc. space, full-service kitchen, and new ADA-accessible restrooms.

The 2021 nominees: Coastal Electric of Georgia for 119 Bull Street For the Garden Room, the National Aviary established an
project, Enterprise Solutions for Seacrest Studios at Orlando ambitious roster of goals including community access, contextual
Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, GEMCO LLC for North and flexible design, connections to nature, bird safety, and high
Mass Boulder, Independent Mechanical Inc. for The Garden Room levels of sustainability in all facets of operation.
at the National Aviary, Kopper Works Electric for Mox Boarding
House and Tutor Electrical Service, Inc for Gamma Aerospace. Independent Mechanical installed all the power, lighting and
controls, fire alarm, security, communication, and audio video for
The National Aviary is America’s largest aviary and the only indoor the facility. Creston lighting controls incorporated DMX lighting,
non-profit zoo dedicated to birds. The Garden Room is a 9,000 day light harvesting, and motorized windows shades to achieve
square foot addition with access to a terrace and Rose Garden in LEED Gold. Custom-built LED lit handrails and the landscape
the heart of the Pittsburgh historic Northside neighborhood. lighting system highlights the exterior features. Together, all of
these features were able to showcase the “garden in the park” for
The project also redesigns the west entrance as The Charity the National Aviary.
Randall Foundation Eagle Hall, and includes a new 1,000 square

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