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2010 Competition

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2009 Special Awards

January 10, 2009 Idaho Regional Competition Special Awards


Most Sustainable Food Production System Design

Criteria:  City design that provides the best sustainable food production system while conserving soil, water, and energy.
Sponsor:  Boise State University, College of Engineering

Most Sustainable Buildings

Criteria:  City design that includes energy efficient buildings that minimize their impact on the outdoor environment and provide indoor environmental quality for building occupants.
Sponsor:  HDR Engineering

Protecting Public Health And Safety Through Competent And Ethical Engineering Practices

Criteria:  Community that encourages and enforces engineering practice standards and a code of ethics.
Sponsor:  Idaho Society of Professional Engineers, State Foundation and Southwest Chapter

Green Building Award

Criteria:  City Design that reduces building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's life cycle, through better layout, design, construction, operation, maintenance and removal.
Sponsor:  Idaho State University, College of Engineering

Most Innovative Design Of Infrastructure Systems

Criteria:  City design that accommodates the most innovative systems (i.e. transportation, water, wastewater) for a community.
Sponsor:  J-U-B Engineers

Best Creative Transportation Design To Reduce Emissions

Criteria:  City design with the most creative transportation that reduces emissions.
Sponsor:  Kittleson & Associates, Inc.

Most Innovative Uses Of Aggregates In Design

Criteria:  City design with the most innovative and effective uses of crushed stone, sand, and/or gravel.
Sponsor:  Kleinfelder

Most Creative Alternative Energy Design

Criteria:  City design that incorporates the most creative use of alternative energy.
Sponsor:  McMillen Engineering

Materials Exotica

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

Best Management Of Water Resources

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

Best Holistic Approach Demonstrating Environmental Management

Criteria:  City design demonstrating the best understanding of urban environmental effects between air, water, and land resources.
Sponsor:  TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering, Inc.

Best Transportation System

Criteria:  Creative design of transportation system that allows both mobility and transport of goods and services.
Sponsor:  T-O Engineers

Multidisciplinary Solutions Award

Criteria:  Most Creative integration of multiple disciplines to solve design challenges.
Sponsor:  University of Idaho, College of Engineering

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