2019 Ross Newlin Achievement Award Recipient Announced
Paul Smith, wind plant manager at Puget Sound Energy has been awarded the 2019 Ross Newlin Achievement Award, given by the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) for his ongoing contributions in leading advancement efforts of the technical and operations sectors of the renewable energy industry. Named for wind industry pioneer Ross Newlin, the award was presented during ESIG’s annual Fall Operations and Maintenance Users Group meeting recently held in Palm Springs, Calif. “Ross Newlin hel...
Leica Geosystems wins innovation award in 2019 Mondial du Bâtiment
Paris, France - Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon, announced today that its 3D image measurement solution, the Leica BLK3D, has won the 2019 Mondial du Bâtiment Innovation Competition. Selected by a jury of industry professionals, the BLK3D was praised for its innovative and unique way of capturing and documenting reality. The BLK3D was selected from 79 applications and a shortlist of 32 nominees. “Each win for the BLK3D is a testament to the careful research and development we undertook to...
ASLA Announces 2019 Professional & Student Award Winners
ASLA 2019 Award of Excellence in General Design, Heritage Flume / STIMSON / Photo by Ngoc Doan WASHINGTON - Today, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the 2019 Professional and Student Award winners. Chosen from 544 submissions, this year's 36 Professional Award winners represent the best of landscape architecture in the General Design, Residential Design, Analysis & Planning, Communications, and Research categories. In addition, a single Landmark Awar...
NOCoE Opens Entry Period for TSMO Award Competition
The National Operations Center of Excellence’s second annual Transportation Systems Management and Operations or TSMO awards competition is now open for entries, with October 11 at midnight the deadline for submissions. For more information on the awards and how to submit an entry, visit https://transportationops.org/tsmoaward. [Above photo left to right: NOCoE’s Patrick Son; Brent Cain, accepting a 2019 TSMO award for the Arizona DOT; and AASHTO’s Jim Tymon.] The NOCoE TSMO awards are ope...
Contractors from Florida, Louisiana and Nebraska Receive 2019 National Safety Awards
WASHINGTON - Transportation construction companies from three states were recognized for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) National Convention in Savannah, Ga. The awards were presented during a Sept. 23 luncheon hosted by ARTBA’s Foundation. The annual “Contractor Safety Awards” were created to promote worker safety and health as core values of the transportation design and construction industry. Finalists we...
ARTBA Announces 2019 Division Award Winners
WASHINGTON) - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) September 23 recognized transportation design and construction industry leaders with division awards at the association’s National Convention in Savannah, Ga. The association announced the following honorees: Nello L. Teer, Jr.: Denise M. Richardson, former executive director, General Contractors Association of New York Created in 1988 as a tribute to contractor and Past ARTBA Chairman (1959-61) Nello L. Teer,...
MVE + Partners Recognized With Prestigious AIAOC 25-Year Design Award
IRVINE, Calif. - Leading architecture, design and planning firm MVE + Partners proudly announces that its Newport Beach Bayview Mixed-Use Center project was awarded the prestigious 25-Year Award by the American Institute of Architects, Orange County Chapter (AIAOC). Selected from a pool of five competitive entries, the 25-Year Award is an honor bestowed by the AIAOC Past Presidents and College of Fellows Committee to recognize Orange County architecture that has stood the test of time and change...
ARTBA Honors WSP USA Diversity with Glass Hammer Award
Prestigious award honors WSP’s successful initiatives to increase female leadership across all business segments over the past year. SAVANNAH, GA — In recognition of its commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workforce, WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, was selected as the 2019 winner of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation Women Leaders Glass Hammer Award. The award was presented Monday at the Found...
Gannett Fleming Executive, Former California Department of Transportation Director, WSP USA & Two College Students Honored with ARTBA’s Women Leaders Awards
WASHINGTON - Two senior transportation industry executives, two Ph.D. candidates, and a global engineering professional services firm are the 2019 recipients of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. The awards were presented in three categories at a Sept. 23 luncheon held during ARTBA’s National Convention in Savannah, Ga. Ethel A. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award ...
Gannett Fleming Secures Multiple ENR Regional Awards
Gannett Fleming recently landed three projects on the regional Engineering-News Record (ENR) 2019 Best Projects winners list. Sept. 23, 2019 (Harrisburg, Pa.) Global infrastructure and engineering firm Gannett Fleming recently landed three projects on the regional Engineering-News Record (ENR) 2019 Best Projects winners list. The 2019 ENR MidAtlantic Best Projects winners include Gannett Fleming’s Route 30 Landslide Remediation project, which won Best Small Project, and Mt. Soma Rese...