Best Use of Renewable Energy |
Warwick Middle School, Pennsylvania (Central) |
Innovative and efficient use of renewable resources in energy systems. |
Best Use of Aerospace Technology in a Future City |
Mill Middle School, New York (Western) |
Teams should develop a clear statement of the use and benefits of aviation and/or space technology in their projects. Projects can be on, in, or above the earth, in space or on other celestial bodies. Special consideration will be given to aviation and/or space technologies used in the displays. |
Best Age-Friendly City |
Columbia Secondary School, New York (City) |
City that best exemplifies a great place to grow up and grow old. Incorporates age-friendly planning and design throughout city, such as walkable streets, housing and transportation options accessible to people of all ages, and opportunities to participate in community life. |
Most Sustainable Food Production System |
Lionville Middle School, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) |
Design that provides the best sustainable food production system while conserving soil, water and energy. |
Most Innovative Design of Infrastructure Systems |
The Ellis School, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) |
Design that accommodates the most innovative systems (e.g., transportation, water and wastewater) for a community. |
Best Integration of Equity in Designing the Built Environment using Nature-Powered Solutions |
Warwick Middle School, Pennsylvania (Central) |
This award recognizes the power of nature, the power of design, and the thoughtful work of landscape architecture. Recipients will show how landscape architects apply design thinking to harness the power of natural resources to solve complex sustainable development challenges. Use your creativity to apply nature-based solutions to address real-world problems such as climate change, air and water pollution, and threats to biodiversity while using fewer resources. |
#AQOLFA Award: Advancing Quality of Life for All |
Batavia Middle School, Ohio |
Design that best demonstrates advancing quality of life for all. Public works is advancing the quality of life for all every day through public services. |
Best Futuristic City |
Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning, Texas (Houston) |
Use of futuristic engineering concepts into city's communications, energy, or transportation systems |
Best Management of Water Resources |
Batavia Middle School, Ohio |
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. |
Best Residential Zone |
Langtree Charter Academy, North Carolina |
Strategic placement of residential zones that allow maximum return for quality of life issues. |
The City of the Future that Best Incorporates Cultural and Historical Resources |
Richard H. O’Rourke Middle School, New York (Albany) |
The City whose design best incorporates historical & cultural sites, buildings, infrastructure and customs. |
Most Advanced Smart Grid |
St. Hugh Catholic School, Florida (South) |
Best incorporation of Smart Grid technologies for the safe, efficient, and reliable delivery of electricity throughout the city. A Smart Grid is the modernization of the electric power system by applying advanced software tools, computer controls, automation and two-way communications. Benefits include improved reliability, lower energy bills, more energy choices (including renewables such as wind, hydro, and solar), and fewer and shorter power outages. |
Excellence in Systems Integration |
Gratton School, California (Northern) |
Demonstration of excellence in the design of integrated systems of people, material, information equipment, and energy. |
Best Transportation System for the Community |
Maricopa Wells Middle School, Arizona |
Design that best incorporates advanced and futuristic technology in the city’s transportation modes. Incorporates strong connectivity among all networks of transportation, even in situations of disruption or emergency. Accounts for safety and coordination among multiple city agencies. |
Professional Engineering Award |
Academy for Science and Foreign Language, Alabama |
In planning, design, building, and maintaining your city, please explain/give examples of steps you will undertake to:
- Ensure your city’s engineers are competent professionals;
- Comply with engineering safety codes and technical standards; and
- Reject behavior that misleads or deceives the public.
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Mission Possible: Positively Impacting the Community |
St. Hugh Catholic School, Florida (South) |
This award is given to the team whose Future City design promotes the best overall quality of life and demonstrates the greatest potential to positively impact the community for a sustainable future. |
Best Land Surveying Practices |
Sequoyah Middle School, Oklahoma |
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. |
Most Sustainable Environmental Practices |
Justice Page Middle School, Minnesota |
Citizens are educated about sustainability and citizens actively engage in and promote sustainable environmental practices. |
Best Project Plan |
Harding Middle School, Iowa |
Teams should be able to explain how they followed the project cycle when designing their future city. They should be able to clearly communicate their activities in each stage of the project cycle, including how they created their project schedule, assigned responsibilities, and monitored and controlled their work. Finally, teams should be able to explain what they learned during their project by answering the kinds of questions that they ask themselves during their team reflection. |
Best Use of Fire Protection Engineering, Science & Technology |
Edlin School, Mid-Atlantic |
Fire protection engineers use science and technology to make our communities safe from fire. Fire protection engineering features may include structural fire resistance, detection and notification systems, suppression systems, egress systems, and smoke management systems. The fire protection engineer ensures that these features all work together to protect people, property, and the environment from fire. |
Best Use of Innovative Construction Materials and Techniques |
DiscoverSTEM, Texas (North) |
Use of innovative construction materials. Use of innovative construction techniques. Overall construction of design. |
Excellence in Resilience Engineering |
Southwest Middle School, Great Plains |
Demonstration of excellence in the city design of resilient systems that withstand and quickly adapt to adverse circumstances and events like natural disasters. |
Best Virtual City Design |
Norwell Middle School, Indiana |
This award is given to the team with the highest overall score as judged by the National Virtual City Judges. |
Best City Essay |
Southwest Middle School, Great Plains |
This award is given to the team with the overall highest City Essay score as judged by the Finals Judges. |
Best City Model |
Light of Learning, Idaho |
This award is given to the team with the overall highest score as judged during the National Preliminary Judging of the Model. |
People's Choice Award |
Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning, Texas (Houston) |
This award is given to the team that is voted by their peers to have the best model. Voting is done by ballot during the Special Awards Judging. |