North American Contractor Certification Program Receives 2020 Gary E. Bird Horizon Award
Release Date:
Oct 19, 2020
Dallas, TX—The North American Contractor Certification (NACC) Program
received the 2020 Gary E. Bird Horizon Award today at the International Risk
Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI) Construction Risk [Virtual] Conference (CRC).
Program Technical Director Ben Beeler accepted the prestigious honor on behalf
of the Architectural Glass and Metal Certification Council (AGMCC).
The NACC Certification Program was developed with input from architects,
engineers, general contractors, glazing contractors, consultants,
specifications specialists, and glass industry manufacturers and suppliers. All
aspects of the program are managed and administered by an independent
third-party organization, and it is governed by a committee composed of the
same cross-section of industry experts and stakeholders that helped develop it.
The program is sponsored by the AGMCC, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, public
benefit organization.
Mr. Beeler’s winning submission, “A Certification Program Providing
Consistency, Quality, and Safety Benchmarks,” highlighted the program’s
comprehensive certification process, which assesses contractor proficiency in
five areas: business practices, safety, glazing processes, contract
administration, and quality management.
Submissions are judged by an independent panel of seven industry
professionals. The 2020 judges are as follows.
- Steve Bird, principal consultant, Esses Consulting Inc.
- Kathleen Creedon, owner/consultant, Wrap Strategies
- David Dolnick, president, Dolnick Risk Advisors
- Karen Keniff, vice president, national lead for large and complex
construction risk, CNA
- Jennifer Lee, vice president, national practice lead, loss sensitive and
wrap-up, construction, Travelers
- TJ Lyons, safety professional, DPR Construction
- Joseph Russo, executive vice president, regional construction industry
leader—Northeast, Willis Towers Watson
“While certification programs are nothing new, the applicability of a
certification process to construction risk management-related functions is
quite unique, especially in the construction trades,” Dolnick noted. “That this
program followed well established models in construction further supports both
the functionality of it and the unique adaptation of those established methods
to the problem at hand.”
The Gary E. Bird Horizon Award, sponsored by Travelers, is presented
annually by IRMI to recognize a demonstrated commitment to improving
construction risk management through the implementation of innovative,
cost-effective, and efficient risk management techniques.
The other finalist for the award was Lois Hamilton, safety and operations
coordinator on behalf of TEXO Association, for her submission, “Reimagining the
Building Process.”
For more information, including how to submit a nomination for the 2021
award, visit https://www.irmi.com/conferences/construction-risk-conference/horizon-award.
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