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2007 Special Awards

January 6, 2007 Idaho Regional Competition Special Awards


Best Residential Zone

Criteria:  City design that includes strategic placement of residential zones that allow maximum return for quality of life issues.
Sponsor:  T-O Engineers

Most Innovative Design Of Infrastructure Systems

Criteria:  Design that accommodates the most innovative systems (e.g., transportation, water and wastewater) for a community.
Sponsor:  American Society of Civil Engineers, Southern Idaho Section

Best Use Of Fuel Cells As A Sustainable Energy Source

Criteria:  Design that utilizes fuel cell systems in an application that is justified by the sustainability principals: People, Planet and Profit.
Sponsor:  Idaho Society of Professional Engineers, State Foundation

Protecting Public Health And Safety Through Competent And Ethical Engineering Practices

Criteria:  Design that includes encouragement and enforcement of engineering practice standards and a code of ethics.
Sponsor:  Idaho Society of Professional Engineers, Southwest Chapter

Best Management of Water Resources

Criteria:  Efficient design of water treatment and distribution for human consumption, agriculture, industry, recreation, and fire protection.
Sponsor:  HDR Engineering, Inc.

Most Environmentally Friendly Design

Criteria:  Creative design for promoting air and water quality standards as well as methods and uses for recycling materials.
Sponsor:  Boise State University, College of Engineering

Materials Exotica

Criteria:  Most creative use of materials and materials science in the design of the city.
Sponsor:  Micron Technology, Inc.

Best Project Team

Criteria:  Team that best utilized the talent of their design, engineering, and construction team members to efficiently design and build their city.
Sponsor:  URS Washington Division

Best Futuristic Personal Transportation System

Criteria:  Team that has the best creative design of innovative modes of personal transportation that are safe, clean, and practical.
Sponsor:  Doherty & Associates

Best Integration In Design

Criteria:  Most efficient integration of infrastructure facilities (transportation, water, sewer, power, etc) considering land use constraints and public impacts such that the separate infrastructure components are designed to create an efficient and holistic system.
Sponsor:  J-U-B Engineers