SWA’s Buffalo Bayou Park Weathers Hurricane Harvey, Wins 2017-2018 ULI Global Award for Excellence
Houston’s beloved,160-acre “Central Park” is celebrated this week with an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Award for Excellence. The prestigious award recognizes the full development impact of a project, including leadership, contribution to the community, innovations, public/private partnerships, environmental protection and enhancement, response to societal needs, and financial viability. Buffalo Bayou Park stretches over 2.3 miles and offers Houston residents access to one of the region...
AEC Excellence Awards Winners Announced!
The 2017 AEC Excellence Awards winners were revealed today at Autodesk University 2017 in Las Vegas. The 2017 AEC Excellence Awards competition recognizes global projects that embrace connected BIM (Building Information Modeling) technologies and sustainable design in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry. This year’s competition received 145 submissions representing more than 30 countries, indicating that around the world, innovation in building design and construction...
HDR’s Princeton Office is AIA New Jersey's 2017 Firm of the Year
For the first time in its 50-year history, HDR’s Princeton architecture studio has received the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New Jersey 2017 Firm of the Year award. “This is a significant honor, and I want to congratulate and thank everyone who has made it possible for us to be recognized in this way,” said Managing Principal Eric Jaffe. “All of us are very proud of this accomplishment.” With around 200 employees, the Princeton architecture studio represents diverse multidiscipli...
Power UP Receives 2017 AGCMO Project of the Year Keystone Award for St. Louis Kiener Plaza Renovation Project
(St. Louis, MO) The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) honored Power UP electrical contractors on Nov. 9 with the prestigious "Project of the Year" Keystone Award for electrical and lighting installation work on the $24 million Kiener Plaza renovation in Downtown St. Louis. Dedicated in 1962, Kiener Plaza was named after Harry J. Kiener, an amateur boxer, wrestler and swimmer who is most noted for his position on the U.S. track team at the Olympics held in St. Louis during the...
BP Wins Advancements in Asset Performance Category for Khazzan Gas Production Project
Exton, PA – BP Oman has won the prestigious BIM Advancements in Asset Performance of Utilities and Industrial Facilities category in Bentley’s Be Inspired Awards program. The announcement was made during Bentley’s annual Year in Infrastructure Conference, held in Singapore last month. The Khazzan Project in Oman is one of BP’s seven major projects in 2017, and started its production in September 2017. BP Oman was selected as a finalist from more than 400 nominations of projects around th...
HDR Receives Honors for Open-Technology Database Created for Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
OMAHA, Neb. — buildingSMART International has named HDR the winner in its “Operation and Maintenance Using Open Technology” category for the database HDR created for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York. Connor Christian, HDR’s director of digital implementation services, accepted the award at the awards ceremony in London, United Kingdom. The 3.1-mile-long twin-span Mario Cuomo Bridge is replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge crossing over the Hudson River, located less than 20 miles nort...
Stantec’s Adam Leggett Among Top Young Native American Leaders
Anchorage, AK (November 8, 2017) NYSE, TSX:STN: Adam Leggett, Stantec’s Alaska Native Program Manager in Anchorage, was recently selected one of the top young Native American leaders by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED). Leggett was named a 2017 Native American 40 Under 40 award recipient by the non-profit organization. The award recognizes those in the Native American communities who demonstrate leadership, initiative, and dedication, making signifi...
Guy’s Cancer Centre Sweeps the Board at Building Better Healthcare Awards 2017
The new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital was recognised at this year’s Building Better Healthcare Awards ceremony held on 1 November at The Brewery in central London. The Cancer Centre picked up an impressive five awards for Grand Prix Design, Acute Hospital, Internal Environment, Clinicians’ Choice and Sustainable Development. The judges said: “To have achieved a building of this scale and complexity on such a restricted site is an exercise in sustainability.” Guy’s Cancer Centre was desig...
Oro Loma Sanitary District Receives Award for Outstanding Environmental Project From Friends of the San Francisco Estuary
SAN LORENZO, Calif. - Oro Loma Sanitary District was recently honored by Friends of the San Francisco Estuary for its work with the innovative experimental horizontal levee project. The award for Outstanding Environmental Project was presented at the 13th biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference held earlier this month. Oro Loma's Horizontal Levee project was also recognized earlier this year by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) for Outstanding Capit...
National Association Honors Interstate 15 Bridge Project
PHOENIX – A national industry group has honored the Arizona Department of Transportation’s $30 million rehabilitation of an Interstate 15 bridge through the rugged Virgin River Gorge in far northwestern Arizona. The American Public Works Association selected the Virgin Bridge No. 6 improvement, completed last year, as Project of the Year among transportation projects worth between $25 million and $75 million, with ADOT as the managing agency, Pulice-Wadsworth Brothers Joint Venture as primary...