Louisville, Ky. – The top hardscape projects in the United States and Canada were honored during an awards ceremony at the 2018 Hardscape North America trade show at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
The 2018 HNA Awards recognize residential and commercial walkways, patios, pool decks, outdoor kitchens, driveways, commercial plazas, streets, and other applications built using concrete pavers, segmental retaining walls, clay brick, porcelain, natural stone, outdoor living features, and combinations of hardscape products. Projects built between Nov. 1, 2014 and June 30, 2018 were eligible for the competition. In addition, vintage projects installed before 2008 were eligible to receive HNA Awards for the first time.
Produced by the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, the awards are endorsed by the National Concrete Masonry Association and the Brick Industry Association. The HNA Awards program is sponsored by Belgard and Keystone Hardscapes.
Winners were recognized in 18 categories, while 18 honorable mentions were also named in 17 of those categories. Judges received a record-high 155 awards entries this year.
"It's great to see that so many contractors are building really terrific hardscape projects," ICPI Chair Kendall Anderegg says. "Every year, the judging for this competition becomes more difficult. The winning projects showcase the industries' best-of-the-best in hardscape design and construction. As an industry, we cannot be prouder of the contractors who are driving our industry forward with these creative, well-installed projects."
Colorado and Illinois tied for the highest number of winning projects with three each, followed by California and Wisconsin with two each. Eight other states had winnings projects. GoldGlo Landscapes in Millersburg, Pa., took home the most awards with one winning project and two honorable mentions. C.R. Schmidt Inc. of Warrenville, Il., had one winning project and one honorable mention.
To see photos of the award-winning entries, visit ICPI's Flickr page.