2021 Excellence in Concrete Award

Jensen Builders Ltd accepts the 2021 Excellence in concrete award as a concrete contractor for mid-rise buildings from the American Concrete Institute and the Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association for the Iowa State Sports Performance Center in Ames, Iowa.

2021 Excellence in Concrete Awards

Project Details

A project five years in the making has finally come to fruition for Cyclone student-athletes. The site work included both new construction and the renovation of a mixed-use development, featuring a 144,795-square-foot, four-story educational facility. Designed to be an efficient, one-stop shop for student-athletes, the facility offers a wide array of amenities, including an academic and student affairs center, a sports medicine clinic, and strength and conditioning spaces for multiple sports.Additional features include a commons area, dining facility, and a sports nutrition center. The building also boasts a spacious outdoor concrete plaza and beautifully polished concrete floors on the upper level, with interior finishes that are second to none. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to support student-athlete success and will undoubtedly serve as a place of enrichment and achievement for all who enter its doors.

Project Name:

Iowa State Sports Performance Center, Ames

Ready Mixed Concrete Producer:

Manatt’s, Inc.

Owner:

ISU Facilities Planning and Management, Ames

General Contractor:

Neumann Brothers, Inc., Des Moines

Concrete Subcontractor:

Jensen Builders, Ltd., Des Moines

Architect/Designer:

Substance Architecture, Des Moines

Engineer:

Snyder & Associates, Inc., Ankeny
Collage of photos of the Iowa State Sports Performance Center in Ames, Iowa

"I was so impressed with how smoothly the first project went that I didn’t even bother getting a second bid for the new site we just built. From start to finish, and even after the project was completed, Jensen Builders have gone above and beyond to deliver a great product."

Luke Moore
Oak District Assisted Living