Pittsburgh Penguins Team Owner Mario Lemieux adds his signature alongside the names of those members of Ironworkers Local 3 who helped install the last steel beam on the roof of the CONSOL Energy Center. The names of these workers and their role in the construction of the center will forever be a part of the Penguins current home.

Everyone wants to be remembered for something — something that they accomplished, some good deed that they performed, something that they can proudly tell their children and grandchildren about, something that will last over time. For the men and women in construction, their legacy is the results of their craft which can be seen for years, and in many cases, for generations to come.

Whether it’s a single story home or a 100-story skyscraper, the men and women who work in construction have the opportunity to quickly see the results of their work. The pride in knowing that they helped build something for others to enjoy and use is one of the reasons so many people pursue rewarding careers in construction.

No place is that more evident than in the men and women of the union building trades who helped construct the new CONSOL Energy Center in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Over 1,000 men and women have been employed over the past two years to construct this magnificent new entertainment venue and hockey home for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Some spent only days or a few weeks at the facility, perhaps installing some special piece of equipment. Others were on the eight-acre site for months or well over a year erecting the 720,000 square foot arena. In either case, the men and women who helped build the CONSOL Energy Center have made their mark on Pittsburgh’s sports and entertainment scene for many years to come. “I am proud to have partaken in such a grand undertaking,” said William Carmack, an employee of P.J. Dick, Inc., and a 38-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66. “How many tradesmen can say they helped build