2012 National Engineers Week  Future City® Competition

Special Award National Sponsors

Award Name

Award Criteria

Sponsor

Award Winner

Best Use of Aerospace Technology in a Future City

Best Use of Aerospace Technology in a Future City.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) National Capital Section (NCS)

 
www.aiaa-ncs.org

Texas (Central)

Most Sustainable Food Production System

Design that provides the best sustainable food production system while conserving soil, water and energy.

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

www.asabe.org

Michigan

Most Innovative Design of Infrastructure Systems

Design that accommodates the most innovative systems (e.g., transportation, water and wastewater) for a community.

American Society of Civil Engineers

www.asce.org

Best Indoor Environment

Indoor environment that encompasses occupant comfort, productivity, energy efficiency or air quality.

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

www.ashrae.org

Arizona

Most Sustainable Buildings

In recognition of energy efficient buildings that minimize their impact on
the outdoor environment and provide indoor environmental quality for building occupants.

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

 www.ashrae.org

Nebraska

Best Futuristic City

Use of futuristic engineering concepts into city's communications, energy, or transportation systems.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

www.asme.org

California (Northern)

Best Use of Innovative Construction Materials and Techniques

• Use of innovative construction materials

• Use of innovative construction techniques

• Overall construction of design

American Society for Quality - Design and Construction Division

www.asq.org

Louisiana

Best Management of Water Resources

• Efficient design of water treatment and distribution for human consumption, agriculture, industry, recreation, and fire protection

• Responsible sewage collection and treatment for environmental protection and community aesthetics

• Innovative stormwater collection, treatment, reuse and/or discharge back into the environment

Bentley Systems, Inc.

www.bentley.com

Ohio

The City of the Future that Best Incorporates Cultural and Historical Resources

The City whose design best incorporates historical & cultural sites, buildings, infrastructure and customs.

Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers, Inc.

www.c-aace.org

North Carolina

Best Residential Zone

Strategic placement of residential zones that allow maximum return for quality of life issues.

Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA

www.cie-usa.org

Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)

Best Futuristic Personal Transportation System

Creative design of innovative modes of personal transportation that is safe, clean and practical.

Ford Motor Company Fund

http://corporate.ford.com/

Florida (South)

Best Communications System

Strategic placement of a communications system that is both efficient and accurate.

IEEE-USA

www.ieeeusa.org

New Jersey

Excellence in Systems Integration

Demonstration of excellence in the design of integrated systems of people, material, information equipment and energy.

Institute of Industrial Engineers

www.iienet.org

Texas (Houston)

Best Land Surveying Practices

The design that employs the best land surveying practices, taking into
consideration the high standards used by surveyors to help protect the public's safety and welfare.

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

www.ncees.org

Michigan

Best Use of Nanotechnology

The best use of nanotechnology could include nanotechnology-enabled energy efficiency of lighting, motors, appliances, or communication devices; nanotechnology-enabled materials to build commercial buildings, schools, and homes or for safer and stronger roads and bridges or for the vehicles that drive on them; or urban environmental cleanup. The overall benefit should be an improved quality of life for the city’s citizens.

National Nanotechnology Initiative

http://www.nano.gov/

Mid-Atlantic

Protecting the Public’s Safety and Welfare through Competent and Ethical Engineering Practices

Community encouragement and enforcement of engineering practice standards and a code of ethics.

National Society of Professional Engineers

www.nspe.org

New York City

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, public rights of way) for a community.

Paralyzed Veterans of America

www.pva.org

Wisconsin

Best Fire Protection Engineering

Society demands that buildings be free of threat from fire. Fire protection features may include structural fire resistance, detection and suppression systems, egress systems, alerting systems, and limitation of combustibles. The fire protection engineer ensures that these features all work together as a system to combat the single phenomenon - fire.

Society of Fire Protection Engineers

 
www.sfpe.org

Arizona

Best Transportation System

Creative design of transportation system that allows both mobility and transport of goods and services.

U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration

 
www.fhwa.dot.gov

Michigan

Innovative Solutions for Water and Wastewater Utilities to Reduce Costly Reinvestment in America's Aging Infrastructure

The award is judged using two main criteria: addressing an important challenge within the water and/or wastewater infrastructure related to pipes, plants, pumps, and/or green/natural systems and proposing improvements of water and wastewater infrastructure through sustainable methods.

Water Environment Federation and Xylem

 
www.wef.org

Xylem

http://www.xyleminc.com

New York (Albany)