Start-up Energy Transition Award 2019 Winners
Winners come from Australia, Germany, Sweden and Uganda / Innovations from hydrogen electrolysis to bamboo briquette / Over 450 applications received from 80 countries The winners of the international SET Award 2019 for the most innovative and effective business models in the areas of energy transition and climate protection have been selected: Enapter (Germany) in the category Low-Carbon Energy Production; Planet Ark Power (Australia) in the category Intelligent Grids, Platforms & Cyber Secu...
Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center Earns Design Award from Planning Commission
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 11, 2019) — On Wednesday, the Virginia Beach Planning Commission honored Waller, Todd & Sadler, a Woolpert Company, with a 2019 Planning Commission Design Award for its Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center. The firm earned a Merit Award in the Public Facilities category. The $27 million, 63,000-square-foot Housing Resource Center is a three-story facility that includes dormitories with 49 beds for singles needing emergency shelter, 40 beds in short-term motel-styl...
Kevin Edwards to be Honored for Advancing Bechtel's Diversity and Inclusion Program
National Society of Black Engineers will recognize Edwards with prestigious Golden Torch Award at its annual convention on March 30 Kevin Edwards, global manager of the diversity and inclusion program at Bechtel, has been named a recipient of the National Society of Black Engineers' (NSBE) Golden Torch Award. Edwards is being recognized for his leadership of the company's efforts to strengthen its hiring, retention, and advancement of minorities and women. He will be presented the Golden Torch...
Stantec Receives Alaska Governor’s Safety Award of Excellence
Anchorage, AK, NYSE, TSX:STN: Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and design firm with three offices in Alaska—received the Governor’s Safety Award of Excellence on April 3, 2019. The award is presented to Alaska organizations—including companies, government entities, and non-profits—that demonstrate distinction in the safety and health of their personnel, the environment, assets, and reputation that promotes superior corporate citizenship. The award criteria include the organization’...
IECA Announces Poster Contest Winners at the 2019 Annual Conference
Denver, CO – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) announced winners for its poster contest at the 2019 IECA Annual Conference and Expo held in Denver, CO February 19 – 22, 2019. The first-place winner was Patrick McGunagle who presented “The Ecological Context of Erosion Control Features, Natural Disturbance Response and Implications for the Built Environment in Forest Lands after Severe Wildfire” poster. Second place winner, Kyler Stevenson presented the “Modeling Ur...
IMAGINiT Technologies Earns Sixth Consecutive Autodesk Platinum Club Award
BALTIMORE, MD — IMAGINiT Technologies earned an Autodesk Platinum Club Award for the sixth straight year due to their efforts helping customers select the right Autodesk product collections to achieve their business goals. The team accepted the prestigious Autodesk Platinum Club Award at the Autodesk One Team Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. “As an Autodesk Platinum Club Award winner, IMAGINiT is in an exclusive group of partners that deliver unrivalled results and customer service,” said Pet...
Fluor Instructor Clemon Prevost Named Nation’s Top Craft Instructor by Associated Builders and Contractors
IRVING, Texas (April 1, 2019) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Clemon Prevost was named the 2019 Craft Instructor of the Year by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Prevost is the electrical trade instructor at Fluor’s U.S. Gulf Coast Craft Training Center in Pasadena, Texas. He was recognized during the Careers in Construction ceremony at the ABC Convention in Long Beach, California last week. “Clemon has a passion for developing tomorrow’s workforce, and the heart...
IECA Announces Volunteer Awards at the 2019 Annual Conference
Denver, CO – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) announced winners for its environmental excellence awards at the 2019 IECA Annual Conference and Expo. The environmental excellence, outstanding professional of the year and sustained contributor awards recognize outstanding achievements in the erosion and sediment control and stormwater management industry. Wes Zech, Ph.D. and his previous work with the Auburn University Erosion and Sediment Control Testing Faci...
Michael Baker International's Frank Russo Recognized by the American Institute of Steel Construction with Special Achievement Award
Philadelphia – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Francesco (Frank) M. Russo, Ph.D., P.E.., Vice President and Technical Director, Bridge Engineering for Michael Baker, was recognized by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) with its Special Achievement Award. He will receive the award April 3 during NASCC: The Steel Conference, in St. Louis. The Special Achievement Award recognizes individuals who...
Greenhouse Gas Management Achievement Earns Climate Leadership Award
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and The Climate Registry, in partnership with headline sponsor Bloomberg Philanthropies, recognized Jacobs with a Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Achievement Award) at the eighth annual Climate Leadership Awards on March 21, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland. Awardees were honored for exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in reducing carbon pollution and addressing climate change in their o...