The Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau recognized the region's top wall and ceiling contractors during its annual awards presentation at the 2026 Wall & Ceiling Conference & Trade Show in Las Vegas in May.

The annual awards program celebrates excellence in drywall, ceilings, light-gauge steel framing, exterior systems, restoration and renovation projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. This year’s winning projects demonstrated exceptional craftsmanship, technical expertise and collaboration among contractors, architects, manufacturers, suppliers and labor partners.

2026 Award Winners

Oregon

Interior - Over $1M

Block 216 Ritz-Carlton

• Contractor: Western Partitions, Inc.
• Manufacturers: 9Wood, Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, Safti-Seal Inc, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company,
• STI Firestop, Trim-Tex Inc.
• Suppliers: L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply
• Professionals: Brown & Brown, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
• Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Laborers International Union of North America, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons'
• International Association, Western States Carpenters
• Architects: GBD Architects

Interior - Under $1M

Beaverton Year-Round Shelter

• Contractor: Fred Shearer & Sons, Inc.
• Manufacturers: CertainTeed Gypsum, DeWalt, Georgia-Pacific, Hamilton Drywall Products, Owens Corning, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Simpson Strong
• Tie, Trim-Tex Inc, USG Building Systems
• Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, Spears Construction Supply
• Professionals: Plexxis Software
• Labor Partners: Western States Carpenters
• Architects: Ink:Built Architecture

Exterior - Commercial

Willamette Valley Oregon Temple

• Contractor: Mid-Valley Commercial Construction, Inc.
• Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, Clinch-On Cornerbead Co., Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, SCAFCO Steel Stud
• Company. Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, Spears Construction Supply, United Rentals
• Labor Partners: Western States Carpenters
• Architects: HKS

Suspended Ceiling

Anning-Johnson Research Facility

• Contractor: Performance Contracting, Inc.
• Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, Hamilton Drywall Products, Steeler, Inc.
• Suppliers: GTS Interior Supply
• Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States
• Carpenters Architects: ZGF

Light-Gauge Steel Framing - Over $1M

Clackamas County Circuit Courthouse

• Contractor: Cascade Acoustics, Inc.
  Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, Hamilton Drywall Products, Steeler, Inc.
• Suppliers: GTS Interior Supply
• Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters Architects: DLR Group

Renovation

Benson Polytechnic High School Modernization

• Contractor: The Harver Company
• Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, ClarkDietrich/Vinyl Corp., Clinch-On Cornerbead Co., DeWalt, Dryvit Systems, Inc., Flannery, Inc., Georgia-Pacific, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, Owens Corning, Plastic Components, Inc., Quikrete, Safti-Seal Inc, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Simpson Strong-Tie, STI Firestop, Trim-Tex Inc.
  Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, Knez Building Materials Co., L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply, United Rentals, Valhalla Construction Products, Western Materials
  Professionals: Plexxis
• Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Laborers International Union of North America, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
• Architects: Bassetti Architects

Restoration

Albina Library

• Contractor: Western Partitions, Inc.
• Manufacturers: CEMCO, Clinch-On Cornerbead Co., DeWalt, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, Owens Corning, Simpson Strong-Tie, STI Firestop, Sto Corp., USG Building Systems, VaproShield
• Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, Knez Building Materials Co., L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply
• Labor Partners: Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
• Architects: Lever Architecture

Stucco/EIFS

Hope Plaza

• Contractor: The Harver Company
• Manufacturers: Dryvit Systems, Inc., PermaBase Building Products, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Simpson Strong-Tie, Trim-Tex Inc.
• Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply
• Professionals: Plexxis Software
• Labor Partners: Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
• Architects: Anderson Shirly Architects

Washington

Interior - Over $1M

Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion 

• Contractor: Alliance Partition System
• Manufacturers: HILTI, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Steeler, Inc.
• Suppliers: CB Wholesale, CWallA, Foundation Building Materials, GTS Interior Supply, L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply, United Rentals
• Professionals: Plexxis Software
• Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Western States Carpenters
• Architects: LMN Architecture Urban Design Interiors

Exterior -Commercial

UWMC Behavioral Health Teaching Facility

• Contractor: Performance Contracting, Inc.
• Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, DeWalt, Dryvit Systems, Inc., Georgia-Pacific, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Simpson Strong-Tie, Trim-Tex Inc., USG Building Systems
• Suppliers: CWallA, Drywall Distributors, Inc., Foundation Building Materials, GTS Interior Supply
• Labor Partners: Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
• Architects: SRG Partnership

Exterior-Residential 

Kaye Apartments

• Contractor: Performance Contracting, Inc.
• Labor Partners: Foundation Building Materials, GTS Interior Supply
• Architects: VIA Architecture

Suspended Ceiling

Research Facility

• Contractor: Anning-Johnson Company
• Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, HILTI
• Suppliers: GTS Interior Supply
• Labor Partners: Laborers International Union of North America, Western States Carpenters
• Architects: Flad

Light-Gauge Steel Framing - Over $1M

Vietnamese Martyrs Parish

• Contractor: Mehrer Drywall, Inc.
• Manufacturers: CEMCO, Georgia-Pacific, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, Trim-Tex Inc.
• Suppliers: Foundation Building Materials, United Rentals
• Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Western States Carpenters \
• Architects: Broderick Architects

Renovation

Devonshire Apartments

• Contractor: Alliance Partition Systems
• Manufacturers: HILTI, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Steeler, Inc.
• Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply
• Professionals: Plexxis Software
• Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Western States Carpenters
• Architects: Osborn Architects, Inc.

Stucco/EIFS

Snoqualmie Casino

• Contractor: Phampena Inc.
• Manufacturers: Dryvit Systems, Inc.
• Suppliers: Western Materials
• Labor Partners: Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters ```