ACI Foundation Announces 2020 Award Recipients
Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2020 awardees. Frank J. Vecchio (University of Toronto) receives the Arthur J. Boase Award for outstanding contributions made in the field of structural concrete and in recognition of work leading to the advancement of concrete modeling procedures and their application within nonlinear analysis software. John W. Wallace (University of California Los Angeles) receives the Arthur J. Boase Award for outstanding contributi...
Contech® Wins National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association Project of the Year Awards
West Chester, OH – Contech® Engineered Solutions recently earned three National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA) Project of the Year Awards. The prestigious industry recognition is awarded annually in eight categories including Corrugated Steel Pipe/Pipe Arch Projects, Structural Plate Projects, Rehabilitation Projects, Retention/Detention Projects, DOT Projects, Special Applications, Going Green, and Coatings. Contech NCSPA Projects of the Year Corrugated Steel Pipe/Pipe Arch Pro...
The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 2 Recognized For Structural Excellence
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 2 was recognized with a Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) Project Award for its exemplary use of post-tensioned concrete to overcome challenging aspects of the project, such as its rotation at the 27th floor to face Hawaii’s famous landmark Diamond Head. The project was designed by the Chicago and Honolulu offices of the structural engineering firm BASE and Guerin Glass Architects was the architect of record. The Phase 2 towe...
Thornton Tomasetti Team Receives American Concrete Institute Design Award
1900 Reston Metro Plaza in Reston, Virginia.(Picture Credit: Thornton Tomasetti) ACI Honors Co-Authors of Technical Paper on the Unique Structural Design of 1900 Reston Metro Plaza (New York, N.Y. – April 27, 2020) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Managing Principal Mark J. Tamaro, P.E., LEED AP, and Senior Engineer Jennifer Greenawalt, P.E., S.E., of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and Principal Zachary D. Kates, P.E., LEED AP BD+C of...
Gannett Fleming Receives ACEC National Recognition
Known as the “Academy Awards of the Engineering Industry,” the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) recently awarded five 2020 ACEC National Recognition Awards to Gannett Fleming project teams. Five Project Teams Presented with 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards (Harrisburg, Pa.) Known as the “Academy Awards of the Engineering Industry,” the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) recently awarded five 2020 ACEC National Recognition Awards to Gannett Fleming proje...
Replacement of the Beaux-Arts Skylight at Historic Manhattan Surrogate’s Courthouse by Urbahn Architects, NYC Department of Design and Construction, and Jablonski Building Conservation Receives Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy
The replacement and restoration of the historic skylight within the landmark Manhattan Surrogate’s Courthouse by Urbahn Architects, the NYC Department of Design and Construction, and Jablonski Building Conservation has received a 2020 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Due to the grandeur of the atrium, the interior is often used as the backdrop for the filming of movies and commercials, and it is frequently rented out as an event space. The television show...
University of Arizona Biological Sciences Research Laboratory is Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes Project of the Year
GBI Announces 2019 Green Globes Project of the Year Award on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Portland, Ore., April 22, 2020 - The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the University of Arizona Biological Sciences Research Laboratory as the winner of the 2019 Green Globes® Project of the Year today, on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The laboratory on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson received a Three Green Globes rating under the Green Globes for New Const...
Vectorworks, Inc. Wins Howard County’s Business Recycling and Waste Reduction Award
“Greenworks” award submission focused on sustainability and waste reduction at the global design and BIM software provider’s headquarters Columbia, MD (April 22, 2020)—In conjunction with Earth Day 2020, global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc. celebrates their latest award. The Howard County Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Environmental Services, Recycling Division selected Vectorworks as the winner of the 2020 Business Recycling and Waste Reduction Award. This a...
2020-2021 ACI Foundation Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients Announced
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.– The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce it’s 2020-2021 fellowship and scholarship recipients. The ACI Foundation is a non-profit subsidiary of ACI that promotes progress, innovation, and collaboration in the concrete industry through strategic investments in research, scholarship, and ideas. All Fellowship recipients receive a $10,000 - $15,000 US educational stipend; paid travel expenses and attendance fees to two ACI conventions; and assistance in finding an indus...
8th Annual NCSPA Project Of The Year Winners Announced
The 8th Annual NCSPA Project of the Year Awards were held virtually on Tuesday, April 7th, 2020. Over 20 amazing projects were submitted from 8 different companies. Winners were crowned in 8 different categories ranging from Rehabilitation to Special Applications. Let's give a round of applause to our winners! Click here for details