OUTSTANDING  CONCRETE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Presented  to
The Gem by Treasure Homes
Burns Harbor, Indiana

The  Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) presented the 2009 Outstanding  Concrete Achievement Awards for projects in the State of Indiana on January 19,  2010 at the Indianapolis Marriott North at Keystone at the Crossing in Indianapolis,  Indiana.

In  the category of Concrete Residential Projects: Other, one of the winners is The  Gem by Treasure Homes.

The  project team is Treasure Homes, Inc., Paul Hundt Concrete Contractor, Inc., and  the ready mix producer, Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.

The  Gem by Treasure Homes, located in Burns Harbor in NW Indiana. The concrete in  this home is synergistic in the respect that it is an important part of a  green system. The home was built to be part  of the nation’s first single site Green Homes on Parade. Each home will be  certified as a “Green Built Home” with at least a silver level by the National  Association of Home Builders. In the interior, the full depth basement is an  ICF foundation using 30 cubic yards of 3000 psi ¾” limestone concrete. A  section of pervious concrete in the driveway is a major part of the home’s  answer to stormwater management, using Ozinga’s branded pervious concrete:  Filtercrete.  The ADA Handicap ramp was  also constructed of pervious concrete. The use of pervious concrete in the ramp  is an innovative idea, and one that should work. It did help achieve a Green  Built Home status.  The home was  displayed after exterior finishing, but before drywall was installed, to help  educate consumers on concrete’s “greenness”. There were approximately 82 cubic  yards of concrete used in the home.

IRMCA  presents these awards to recognize extensive application or imaginative use of  concrete; and to honor the accomplishments of project owners, architects,  engineers, contractors, owners and ready mixed concrete producers.