Hybrid construction would enable a lighter and more sustainable skyscrape
Hybrid City Challenge, organised by Metsä Wood in 2020, called for hybrid solutions to make construction more sustainable while maintaining efficiency using current building methods. The first prize was won by a design called “WHAT IF… New York’s SEAGRAM Building was a HYBRID building” by architect Jose Gustavo Garzon. Combining Metsä Wood’s Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) with steel and concrete structures resulted a lighter and more sustainable skyscraper. The Seagram Building located...
AISC Names 2020 Safety Award Winners
CHICAGO – The American Institute of Steel Construction is pleased to recognize more than 135 steel fabricators and erectors for their outstanding safety records in 2020. Most of this year's winners have earned the Institute's top safety award, the Safety Award of Honor, which is presented for a perfect record of no disabling injuries (DART=0--see below for more info about DART data). "2020 really underscored the importance of safety. These awards are a powerful reminder of what truly makes...
IMAGINiT Technologies Earns Autodesk Platinum Club Award
For Eight Consecutive Years IMAGINiT has Earned an Autodesk Platinum Club Award BALTIMORE, MD — Recognized once again for successfully translating product and industry expertise into innovative customer solutions, IMAGINiT Technologies has earned an Autodesk Platinum Award which was accepted virtually on March 24, 2021 at Autodesk’s One Team Conference. “Once again, IMAGINiT has been awarded one of our coveted Platinum Awards,” says Pete Baxter, vice president Americas Sales, Autodesk...
Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Announces 2021 Excellence Awards
March 25, 2020 – Today, the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, announced the recipients of its 2021 Excellence Awards. These awards recognize energy professionals from around the world for their contributions and accomplishments toward the planning and operation of energy systems across multiple pathways and geographical scales in ways that are reliable, economic and sustainable. More than 30 indivi...
Vectorworks, Inc. and AIAS Announce Winners of Parklet Design Competition
First partnership competition awarded members cash prizes based on best design and renderings Columbia, MD —Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. along with the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) announce the winners of the 2021 Parklet Design Competition. As the first partnership competition with AIAS, members were invited to share their designs and renderings to provide a creative solution to the parklet challenge. For the competition, students ha...
Tune in for the Forge Prize decision--live on YouTube
CHICAGO - The Forge Prize finalists may soon find themselves $10,000 richer--and the judging will take place live on YouTube next Wednesday from 11:00 am - 12:30 p.m. CST at youtube.com/AISCsteelTV! For the second year in a row, the American Institute of Steel Construction will share their inspiring visions with the whole AEC community by streaming their final jury presentations live on YouTube. "Last year's judging was a fascinating look at a conversation between young designers and our e...
VDOT Receives International Award for Public-Private Partnerships
Office of Public-Private Partnerships recognized for leadership in innovative project delivery RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Office of Public-Private Partnerships have been named a Public Sector Procurer of the Year by industry publication P3 Bulletin. The 2020 P3 Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in public-private partnerships throughout the Americas. “The Virginia program has developed P3s involving more than $12.6 billion of val...
IECA Awards: Three Under 30
Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviewed the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) 2021 annual award winners of the individual categories as well as the finalists for the Environmental Excellence Award. This year’s winners in the Three Under 30 category are Dakota Basham, CPESC; Jacob Bucher; and Dr. Lan Liu.
IECA Awards: Four Under 40
Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviewed the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) 2021 annual award winners of the individual categories as well as the finalists for the Environmental Excellence Award. Winners in the Four Under 40 category are Jacob Burkey, P.E.; Stefano Rignanese; Matt Welch, CPESC, CESSWI; and Blake Whitman, Ph.D., P.E., CPESC.
IECA Awards: Sustained Contributor Award
Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviewed the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) 2021 annual award winners of the individual categories as well as the finalists for the Environmental Excellence Award. The sustained contributor award recognizes a company or person who has provided support to IECA and has made outstanding contributions to improve the erosion and sediment control industry for a sustained number of years. Winners of this award ha...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
