Architectural Record’s Matthew Marani Joins Forge Prize Jury
CHICAGO - Journalists have a keen eye for innovation--and Architectural Record Special Sections Editor Matthew Marani has a bird’s-eye perspective of architecture trends. Those insights will prove invaluable when he serves as one of three jurors who will decide which Forge Prize design concept wins $15,000! “Matthew Marani has spent years examining the cutting edge of architecture,” said AISC Director of Architecture Nima Balasubramanian, AIA, NOMA. “We are all looking forward to his exper...
GOLDMAN COPELAND ENGINEER WINS US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S BLAZING THE TRAIL GRAND AWARD FOR HIS LEED PLATINUM “PASSIVE HOUSE” IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Westchester Home Offers a Model for Sustainable, Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Residences New York, NY – October 29, 2024 – Daniel Colombini, a Principal at Goldman Copeland, the New York City-based consulting engineering firm, has won the US Department of Energy’s Blazing the Trail Grand Award for his LEED Platinum “Passive House” in Westchester County, NY. The national award recognizes “the builder with the most innovative use of technologies, materials, sensors, automation, and adv...
Tristan Schwartzman Honored by the Association of Energy Engineers as “International Energy Engineer of the Year”
New York, NY – Tristan Schwartzman, a Principal and Director of Energy Services at Goldman Copeland, the New York City-based consulting engineering firm, has been honored by the Association of Energy Engineers as its “International Energy Engineer of the Year.” In announcing the award, the AEE stated that “Tristan Schwartzman is a leading designer and champion of energy-efficiency innovations in Greater New York City, where he is setting a global pace and creating models of innovation for the wo...
SWEEP announces 2024 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards
Geller, Schaffhauser, and Jones at the Workshop [BOULDER, CO] – The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) announced its 2024 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards yesterday, recognizing a distinguished and diverse group of awardees. The honorees include the outgoing President of the Colorado State Senate, a former research director at two Department of Energy laboratories, a state environmental agency, and a city sustainability office. The announcement was made at SWEEP’s annua...
Renown Bridge Expert Presents Innovative Steel Bridge Research to AISI-Led Task Force, Receives Industry Recognition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gary Prinz, Ph.D., P.E., professor and director of the Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center at the University of Arkansas, was recently selected as the recipient of the 2024 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture by the Steel Bridge Task Force of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and presented his research —which is focused on fracture, fatigue and the service life of steel bridge structures —at a recent Task Force meeting in Charlotte,...
Danfoss Announces the 2024 EnVisioneer of the Year Winners
ThermalWorks’ leadership is presented with the EnVisioneer of the Year award in the System Integrator category. L-R: Patrick Black, quality engineer, ThermalWorks; John Costakis, CEO, ThermalWorks; Ming Zhang, director of research and development, ThermalWorks; Ricardo Schneider, president, Danfoss Turbocor; Kristian Strand, president, Danfoss Commercial Compressors; Rogerio Federici, head of sales and marketing, Danfoss Turbocor Winners represent wide range of engineering innovation...
Thornton Tomasetti’s Aditya Bhagath Wins National Floodproofing Award
Thornton Tomasetti Associate Principal Aditya Bhagath was recently presented with the 2024 John R. Sheaffer Award for Excellence in Floodproofing by the Association of State Floodplain Managers for his innovative work in protecting buildings from floods. The award highlights Bhagath’s contributions to flood resilience, including work on projects like NYU Langone Medical Center’s campus-wide flood mitigation after Hurricane Sandy, and the New York Hall of Science after post-tropical cyclone Ida....
American Concrete Institute Honors Outstanding Contributions to the Industry
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich (Oct. 22, 2024) The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several individuals for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The Fall 2024 awardees consist of personal and paper award winners who will be recognized at the ACI Concrete Convention, November 3-6, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Please join us by registering at aciconvention.org....
CVC’s Smart Blue Roof Project Wins 2025 Clean50 Top Project Award
Credit Valley Conservation’s (CVC) smart blue roof has been awarded a 2025 Clean50 Top Project Award, in partnership with the smart blue roof design consultant Enviro-Stewards Inc. The Clean50 Top Project Award is amongst the awards announced annually by Delta Management Group and Canada’s Clean50 organization. The purpose of the award is to recognize the best sustainability-oriented projects completed in Canada over the prior two years. Project winners are chosen based on five criteria inclu...
ASCE Honors KAI Project MSD Deer Creek Sanitary Tunnel and Pump Station as Project of the Year
Photo Credit - Tom Paule ST. LOUIS: KAI 360 Construction Services (KAI 360 CS) is proud to announce that the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) St. Louis Section has named the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's (MSD) Deer Creek Sanitary Tunnel and Pump Station as its 2024 Project of the Year. This $150 million, 3.9-mile tunnel and associated dewatering pump station is designed to prevent sanitary sewer overflows, protecting local residents and businesses from potential envir...