91ÊÓÆµ names 2014 TopProjects award winners
An upgrade of the mechanical and HVAC systems in a patient tower at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center was named the Project of the Year during the Daily Journal of Commerce's 2014 TopProjects event, held Thursday at the Oregon Convention Center.
Lincoln City engineer receives national honor
Lincoln City engineer Stephanie Reid recently was selected by the American Public Works Association as one of its 2014 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year.
UO student wins national design competition
Cameron Huber, a third-year undergraduate in the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts, recently won the $2,000 top prize in a national sustainable design competition.
Portland design competition culminating with reception
Results of a design competition held by the American Institute of Architects' Portland chapter will be announced next week.
Sellwood Bridge move honored nationally
A Hillsboro-based rigging company's effort to move a 3,400-ton Sellwood Bridge truss span without a hitch in January 2013 has earned national recognition.
Engineering becomes a lifelong passion
KPFF Consulting Engineers principal Art Johnson in October will be feted by the Architecture Foundation of Oregon as its 2014 Honored Citizen.
Portland projects’ sustainable designs receive national recognition
Bud Clark Commons and the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building modernization recently were selected for this year's American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment Top Ten Awards.
Energy is focus of academic prize program
A new academic prize program is intended to encourage Northwest university students to consider pursuing careers in the utility industry.
HDR honored for assembling diverse workforce
WTS International, a trade organization that seeks to advance the role of women in transportation, recently named HDR Inc. its employer of the year. The Portland chapter of WTS selected HDR's local office as its employer of the year, while the international organization selected the global engineering company for the overall honor.
Pacific Northwest firms awarded for HVAC technology
Northwest firms will have a big showing at this year’s American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Technology Awards.
2 Portland architecture firms win awards for health care projects
Two Portland architecture firms have won awards as part of Contract Magazine’s Healthcare Environment Awards Competition. The competition, put on in conjunction with the Center for Health and Design and the Vendome Group, recognizes innovative design in the realm of health care delivery.
Yost Grube Hall awarded for McAlexander Field House design
Yost Grube Hall Architecture has won an Outstanding Sports Facility award from the National-Recreational Sports Association for its design of Oregon State University’s McAlexander Field House recreation center.
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