KAI Receives Design-Build Institute of America Award for Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being Project
St. Louis, MO - KAI Design & Build proudly announces that its design-build team has received a Design-Build Institute of America – Mid-America Region (DBIA-MAR) 2018 Honor Award in the Commercial-Office Buildings category for the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being in St. Louis, Missouri. For more than 18 years, the DBIA-MAR has recognized excellence in design-build practices and informed the public of the breadth and value of design-build delivery through its annual awards program. An even...
Seeking the Best Copper Architecture Projects in North America
MCLEAN, VA ─ Entries for the 2019 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) Awards program are now being accepted through January 31, 2019. Architects and contractors are encouraged to submit unique and innovative projects that feature a significant amount of architectural copper and show their mastery of the metal. Architectural copper has been used for centuries for its durability and aesthetics. The Copper Development Association (CDA) and the Canadian Copper & Brass Development Assoc...
Stantec Presenting Two Projects at the 2018 World Architecture Festival
University of Lethbridge’s Science and Academic Building The 2018 World Architecture Festival (WAF) kicks off in Amsterdam today with presentations and events occurring through November 30th, during which time more than 500+ shortlisted projects will be presented to 130+ international judges, all vying to win prestigious awards in 43 categories. Two Stantec Architecture projects—Cambridge Memorial Hospital Redevelopment and the University of Lethbridge Science and Academi...
Highview Power Finalist for S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards
NEW YORK – December 3, 2018 – Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, has been named a finalist for the highly prestigious S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards, often described as "the Oscars of the energy industry.” The company’s Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) system at the Viridor Pilsworth site near Manchester, United Kingdom, is nominated in the Grid Edge category. The innovative LAES technology delivers the reliable and cost-effective long-duration e...
Micro Gas Turbine Could Help Take Homes off the Grid
South Australian company ecoJet Engineering has developed a lightweight, portable 20kW micro gas turbine with funds from the Royal Australian Air Force and the South Australian Government. The project aims to replace diesel generators typically used to provide electricity to units in the field. The prototype unit is only about 10 per cent of the weight of a typical internal combustion diesel generator and can be configured to run on a range of liquid and gaseous fuels including propane, natur...
Highview Power Wins Regen Green Energy Award
LONDON – Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, announced today that its Pilsworth plant featuring its proprietary liquid air energy storage (LAES) technology won the Regen Green Energy Award in the Clean Energy Innovation category. “We are thrilled to have won a Regen Green Energy Award and would like to offer our congratulations to our fellow finalists and thanks to the judges that selected us for this honour,” said Javier Cavada, President and CEO of...
Oxford Direct Services recognised with Oxford Preservation Trust Award for sensitive highways project
Oxford Direct Services has been recognised by the Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) for its work improving a high profile city centre road junction in a Grade One listed conservation area in a project jointly funded by the City and County Councils and Oxford University. The OPT awarded the Broad Street/Parks Road/Holywell Street/Catte Street junction improvement an award in the Landscape and Public Realm category. The ODS Highways team installed a raised asphalt table top roundabout and pe...
Vectorworks Named “One to Watch Company” at Construction Computing Awards
Columbia, MD — Global design and BIM software solutions provider Vectorworks, Inc. was named the winner of the “One to Watch Company” category at the Construction Computing Awards. In addition, Vectorworks Architect was runner up for the “Architectural Design Software of 2018” award, while Jonathan Reeves, director of Jonathan Reeves Architects (JRA), was runner up for “Training Software/Provider of the Year” for Vectorworks training. “We are honored to have received these awards from Constru...
Lacombe’s Main Street Program Earns International Award for Sustainable Infrastructure
LACOMBE, AB, TSX, NYSE:STN: The Lacombe Main Street Program has received the Envision® Silver Award for sustainable infrastructure, designated by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). To reach Silver status, a project must demonstrate that it delivers a range of environmental, social, and economic benefits to the local community. The Lacombe Main Street Program is the first project in the Province of Alberta to earn an Envision Award. The City of Lacombe worked in close collaborati...
Profile Products Wins SEAL Award Honoring Dedication to Sustainability Leadership
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile Products is proud to announce it is one of 12 global companies to earn the “SEAL Environmental Initiative Award,” recognizing organizations who have embarked upon environmental and sustainability initiatives and a commitment to sustainable business practices. The awards are given out annually by SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement & Leadership) Awards. Profile earned the award for its commitment to ecofriendly solutions for the environment, educationa...