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SPECIAL AWARDS

UPDATED January 16th, 2008

We are looking for special award sponsors for the 2008 Idaho Regional Competition.  Teachers and parents express how much they appreciate the special awards at the competition since they give students additional opportunities to win recognition even if they are not one of the top 5 teams at the regional competition.

Here is how the Special Awards work:
If a firm, professional society, or other organization makes a donation to the Idaho Future City Competition at the $300 or higher level, they get to sponsor a special award.  The sponsors let us know the name and the criteria for the award as well as provide judges to evaluate the models and interview the students.  A representative from the sponsor will present the award at the awards ceremony. 

Contact Bill Holder (sponsors@futurecityidaho.org) if you are interested in sponsoring a special award.  Additional examples can be viewed at http://www.futurecity.org/ where you can check out the special awards for the national competition.

The following firms/organizations have agreed to sponsor special awards at the 4th Idaho Regional Competition:

January 12, 2008 Idaho Regional Competition Special Awards

Award Criteria Sponsor
BEST PROJECT TEAM Team that best utilized the talent of their design, engineering, and construction team members to efficiently design and build their city. URS Washington Division
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY THROUGH COMPETENT AND ETHICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICES Design that includes encouragement and enforcement of engineering practice standards and a code of ethics. Idaho Society of Professional Engineers,
State Foundation and Southwest Chapter
BEST USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY Most creative use of nanotechnology in the design of the city. Boise State University
College of Engineering
ACCESSIBLE CITY AWARD Most accessible design for people with disabilities, the elderly and others with mobility impairments. Design that accommodates the most innovative systems. ( e.g. transportation, water, and wastewater) for a community. American Society of Civil Engineers,
Southern Idaho Section
MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DESIGN Creative design for promoting air and water quality standards as well as methods and uses for recycling materials. University of Idaho
College of Engineering
MATERIALS EXOTICA Most creative use of materials and materials science in the design of the city. Micron Technology, Inc.
MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AWARD City design that includes energy efficient buildings that minimize their impact on the outdoor environment and provide indoor environmental quality for building occupants. HDR Engineering
BEST INTEGRATION IN DESIGN 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. J-U-B Engineers
BEST FUTURISTIC PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Team that has the best creative design of innovative modes of personal transportation that are safe, clean, and practical. Doherty & Associates, Inc.
BEST RESIDENTIAL ZONE City design that includes strategic placement of residential zones that allow maximum return for quality of life issues. Toothman-Orton Engineering
BEST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Creative design of transportation system that allows both mobility and transport of goods and services. Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd.
BEST MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Water supply conflicts, such as the groundwater vs. surface water users and junior vs. senior water rights holders, that are happening in Idaho today will only get more complicated and difficult to solve as development places increased demand on limited water supplies.
This award is for efficient design of water treatment and distribution for human consumption, agriculture, industry, recreation, and fire protection.
STRATA, Inc.
BEST USE OF INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES City design that includes the use of innovative construction materials & techniques and also the overall construction of the model. Kleinfelder
CREATE A NEW AWARD If you have an award in mind that is not yet listed, we would be happy to include it.
Additional examples can be viewed at http://www.futurecity.org/ where you can check out the special awards for the national competition.
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