Three Gannett Fleming Projects Win ACEC New York Awards
The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) honored three Gannett Fleming projects in the 2017 Engineering Excellence Awards. The awards were presented at a black-tie gala on April 1 in New York City. The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn, N.Y., received a Diamond Award in the waste and stormwater category. The Diamond Award is the top award presented by ACEC New York. Gannett Fleming, CB&I, and Michael Baker formed a joint venture team for con...
Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Finalists Announced
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) is pleased to announce the projects that have been selected as finalists in the 2017 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. This illustrious design competition takes place each year to recognize excellence in structural engineering. The projects selected are: - Chicago Riverwalk, Alfred Benesch & Co - Duke University Chapel, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. - Hancher Auditorium Replacement Facility, Univer...
Shanghai Village Shopping Center Wins International Award
Shanghai Village, a pedestrian-friendly shopping center with more than 220 storefronts, was recently awarded the gold award for Development and Design by the International Council of Shopping Centers China. The project was designed by Stantec’s Boulder office, JRDV Urban International, and PLAT Studio Inc. The development, which opened in 2016, captures a unique historic vision of Art Deco-inspired design and features multiple “neighborhoods.” The Village’s eight neighborhoods include four fa...
GWI Announces Winners of the 2017 Global Water Awards
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) today announced the winners of the 2017 Global Water Awards, which were presented on Monday 24 April at the Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid. The winners were announced in a ceremony presented by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Mr Nassim Nicholas Taleb Former Trader, Risk Specialist and Author, delivered an informative speech on the subject of antifragile, stressing the importance of "evolution, adaption and improvement from small mistakes". Drawing from his experience as a t...
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Announces Pacesetter Award Winners for 2016 Navigation Season
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) today announced that six U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System received the agency’s Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for registering increases in international cargo tonnage shipped through their ports during the 2016 navigation season. Established in 1992, the SLSDC Pacesetter Award annually recognizes the economic development achievements of those U.S. Great Lakes Seaway System ports that increas...
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association Launches the 3rd edition of the ITA Tunnelling Awards
As the saying goes, “all good things come in threes” and that is particularly apt knowing the upcoming edition of the ITA Awards will be the 3rd to be launched since the ITA decided to create the event in 2015 and, for this edition, to create 3 new categories! In 2017, the event will take place in Paris, on 15th November, during the AFTES (French Association of Tunnelling and Underground Space) congress. A world-class Tunnelling event: After two successful editions in Switzerland and Singa...
San Diego Water Resilience Project Wins Top Global Civil Engineering Award
A project to increase water system resilience for San Diego County residents has won the prestigious 2017 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Black & Veatch delivered construction project management and design service on two of the four key facilities of the Emergency and Carryover Storage Project (E&CSP), which provides the region with up to six months of emergency water storage. San Diego County Water Au...
Stantec’s Plano Office Named 2016 Firm of the Year by AIA Dallas
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Dallas Chapter honored Stantec’s Plano office as Firm of the Year during their annual Celebrate Architecture event on Thursday, March 23, at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Companies and professionals from around Dallas received formal recognition as Honors Award recipients for their outstanding contributions to the architecture industry in 2016. “We could not be more honored to receive the prestigious Firm of the Year award,” said Marty Sims, office le...
South Carolina DOT’s US 17 Median Highway Improvements Project Receives Engineering Excellence Award from the ACEC South Carolina
The US 17 Median Highway Improvements project received an Engineering Excellence in Transportation Award from the American Council of Engineers (ACEC) South Carolina Chapter. The project was also nominated by ACEC to compete at the national level, and winners will be announced at the ACEC’s 50th Anniversary EEA Dinner and Gala Award Ceremony on April 25, 2017. The US 17 Median Improvements project was led by the South Carolina Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Grand Strand...
HNTB’s Diana Mendes wins 2017 Training Professional of the Year Award from the National Transit Institute
ARLINGTON, VA. – Diana Mendes, AICP, HNTB Corporation transit/rail practice leader and senior vice president, was named 2017 Training Professional of the Year Award by the National Transit Institute. The award was presented at the NTI 2017 Transit Trainer’s Workshop in Nashville, Tennessee. “I am honored to be recognized by the National Transit Institute and support its mission of providing training and educational resources to practicing transit professionals,” Mendes said. “Trainers play a...
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