Starr Electric Company Earns Prestigious ABC Carolinas EIC Awards for Excellence in CaroMont Regional Medical Center Project
Starr Electric Company, SEC, a trusted electrical contractor serving the Carolinas and beyond since 1928, continues to set the standard for excellence. Guided by their mission, “We exist to energize people who bring buildings and communities to life”, SEC embodies core values of family, integrity, relationships, and quality in every project they undertake. Their unwavering commitment to making a meaningful impact in the communities they serve is evident in both their work and their dedication to helping others.
This past year, SEC received two ABC Carolinas Excellence in Construction, EIC, Awards for their outstanding contributions to the CaroMont Regional Medical Center project in Gastonia, North Carolina. These prestigious awards celebrate excellence in construction, craftsmanship, diversity, and safety, further cementing SEC’s reputation as an industry leader.
What Is the Eagle Award?
The Associated Builders and Contractors, ABC, Eagle Award is one of the highest honors in the Excellence in Construction Awards program, presented by the ABC. This prestigious recognition is awarded to contractors who demonstrate outstanding craftsmanship, innovation, and safety while successfully delivering complex projects. Winning an Eagle Award signifies exceptional industry leadership and a commitment to raising construction standards.
For Starr Electric Company, this recognition is more than just an accolade, it reflects their dedication to excellence and their role in shaping safer, more efficient, and more sustainable communities. By delivering high-quality electrical solutions, SEC enhances the infrastructure of vital projects like the CaroMont Regional Medical Center, ensuring that buildings are not only functional but also built to the highest industry standards. Their achievement sets a benchmark for safety, innovation, and craftsmanship, inspiring the next generation of skilled tradespeople and reinforcing the value of exceptional construction in community development.
The CaroMont Regional Medical Center Project
Starr Electric Company’s award-winning contributions played a pivotal role in the $350 million expansion of the CaroMont Regional Medical Center. This transformative project was designed to redefine, enhance, and reimagine the level of care available to patients and their families. SEC focused on two critical electrical components, ensuring that the facility's infrastructure, safety, and efficiency met the highest industry standards. Their expertise helped create a state-of-the-art medical environment, reinforcing CaroMont’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge healthcare services to the community.
Family Care Center
The CaroMont Family Care Center project was a transformative effort to reimagine and optimize 6,084 square feet of hospital space, enhancing both patient experience and operational efficiency. Over eight months, Starr Electric Company (SEC) played a pivotal role in modernizing the facility’s mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, ensuring seamless integration of advanced technology and infrastructure.
This comprehensive renovation included strategic demolition, cutting-edge electrical enhancements, and modernization of interior finishes, creating a more functional, patient-centered environment. SEC’s precision and expertise helped elevate the space into a future-ready care center, fully aligned with CaroMont’s mission to deliver top-quality healthcare services.
Critical Care Tower
The CaroMont Regional Medical Center Critical Care Tower is a four-story, 176,811-square-foot expansion designed to enhance the hospital’s capacity to deliver state-of-the-art medical care. As a key contributor to this major development, Starr Electric Company played an essential role in the construction of vertical space, circulation towers, and subbasement infrastructure, ensuring the facility’s electrical systems were seamlessly integrated and future proofed.
To meet high-rise safety regulations, SEC also upgraded and installed advanced fire alarm systems, reinforcing CaroMont’s unwavering commitment to safety, compliance, and patient well-being. This expansion added 78 new patient rooms and modernized support spaces, significantly improving the hospital’s capabilities, efficiency, and patient care environment.
Powering the Future of Healthcare
Both of these landmark projects required sophisticated electrical solutions to support a state-of-the-art healthcare facility, ensuring power reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency in critical environments such as operating rooms, emergency care units, and patient monitoring systems. Through cutting-edge innovation and expert execution, Starr Electric Company played a fundamental role in powering a safer, more efficient, and technologically advanced medical environment designed to meet the evolving needs of patients, staff, and the community.
Project Complexity: Innovation Meets Precision
Bringing a medical facility to life demands a level of expertise beyond standard electrical installations. Starr Electric’s team played a crucial role in:
· Integrating cutting-edge technology to support life-saving medical equipment.
· Ensuring full compliance with stringent healthcare regulations and safety standards.
· Delivering complex electrical solutions for operating rooms, intensive care units, and emergency facilities.
By navigating the intricate challenges of healthcare construction, SEC ensured seamless power distribution, backup systems, and energy efficiency, critical factors for a hospital serving thousands of patients.
Enhancing the Community
Beyond the technical achievements, the CaroMont project brings lasting benefits to the North Carolina community. This expansion enhances access to specialized healthcare services, improves patient outcomes, and strengthens regional medical infrastructure. The facility’s cutting-edge design and electrical systems ensure long-term reliability for generations to come.
Winning these two ABC Carolinas EIC Awards reflects Starr Electric Company’s unwavering commitment to excellence in electrical construction. By powering healthcare advancements, SEC is not only shaping the built environment but also empowering communities with access to better care.