It may look like just a big box to most people, but the new self-storage building on the corner of Kapi'olani Boulevard and McCully Street is an award winner in the eyes of the experts.

SS-20 Building Systems Inc. of Bradenton, Fla., was recently awarded an American Buildings Company Excellence in Design Award in the self-storage facilities category for Lock Up Self Storage on Kapi'olani. The award recognizes builders and roofers for their innovation and distinction in design.

CALIF. FIRM TO PLAN FORT SHAFTER FACILITY

A Los Angeles-based company has announced it has been awarded a $21.5 million design and planning contract for a 330,000-square-foot command and control facility at Fort Shafter.

AECOM Technology Corp. said the U.S. Army Pacific complex will include five distinct functional areas, ranging from administration to information facilities, and will also include a 1,100-car parking structure.

AECOM said the command and control facility is scheduled for completion in 2018. Design is expected to be completed at the end of 2011.

KIEWIT RECEIVES 2010 SAFETY AWARD

Kiewit Building Group, a general construction and engineering firm, has won the 2010 Excellence in Safety Award. The award is sponsored by the Hawai'i chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Hawai'i Occupational Safety and Health division of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.