Regional Coordinator: Diane Bertok & Greg Skiba
And the winner is.....

Congratulations to New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School for winning the 2015-2016 Capital District Future City Competition! Their city, "Marhielo" took first place overall in the competition on January 9. A list of the top five winners is as follows:
First Place
New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School
"Marielo"
Sponsored by Capital District Engineers Week
Second Place
Richard H. O'Rourke Middle School
"Spartopia"
Sponsored by American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE)
Third Place
Niskayuna School District
"Yunavair"
Sponsored by AECOM
Fourth Place
Farnsworth Middle School
"Mirai"
Sponsored by Siemens Industry, Inc.
Fifth Place
Flood Brook School
"Matakite"
Sponsored by Albany Society of Engineering Foundation (ASEF)
Other speciality awards included:
Best Computer Design City
New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School
Sponsored by CSRA, Inc.
Best Essay
New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School
Sponsored by CHA
Best Model Design
New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School
Sponsored by CDM Smith
Best Future City Presentation
Flood Brook School
Sponsored by Proctors
Most Innovative Moving Part
New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School
Sponsored by Stantec Consulting Services Inc
Excellence in the Design of a City
New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School
Sponsored by architecture+
2016 Rookie of the Year
Hackett Middle SChool
Sponsored by the Laberge Group
Student Vote "Best City of Live In"
Koda Middle School
Sponsored by the American Public Works Association (APWA)
ABCD Best Design and Construction of a Bridge
Niskayuna School District
Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD), Eastern NY Chapter
Best Utilization of a Transportation System
Academy of the Holy Names
Sponsored by Foit-Albert Associates
Best Green Roadway Design
RPI STEP
Sponsored by the Gorman Group
Most Innovative Transportation Infrastructure
LaSalle Institute
Sponsored by Barton & Loguidice, DPC
Best Public Transportation System
Acadia Middle School
Sponsored by Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)
Most Sustainable Transportation System
Koda Middle School
Sponsored by HDR, Inc.
Best Futuristic Transportation System
Niskayuna School District
Sponsored by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), New York Upstate Section
Best Air Transportation Design
Flood Brook School
Sponsored by the Albany County Airport Authority
Excellence in Environmental Stewardship
Gowana Middle School
Sponsored by C.T. Male Associates
Best Use of Recycling in a City
LaSalle School
Sponsored by County Waste and Recycling
Best Green Design Model
St. Thomas the Apostle School
Sponsored by the Chazen Companies
Most Sustainable Food Production System
Farnsworth Middle School - Kitar Semula
Sponsored by the American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Most Innovative Design/Construction Approach to Achieving Environmental Sustainability
Acadia Middle School
Sponsored by Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI)
Best Indoor Environment
Mont Pleasant Middle School
Sponsored by Erdman Anthony
Best Green Architecture
Schalmont Middle School
Sponsored by CSArch
Best Management of Water Resources
Mater Christi School
Sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York, Eastern Region
Best Organics Management Plan
LaSalle Institute
Sponsored by ARCADIS
Most Innovative Use of Renewable Energy
Coxsackie-Althens Middle School
Sponsored by energy and resource solutions (ERS)
Best Complete Streets Design
Mater Christi School
Sponsored by Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP
Best Land Surveying Practices
Broadalbin-Perth Middle School
Sponsored by NCEES
Best Planned Future City Award
Koda Middle School
Sponsored by Capital District Planners Association (CDPA)
Most Innovative Use of a Green Space for a Community
Farnsworth Middle School - Mirai
Sponsored by M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C.
Most Neighborly City
Broadalbin-Perth Middle School
Sponsored by Stewart's Shops
Most Innovative Design of a 4-R System
New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School
Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Mohawk-Hudson Section
Most Creative Use of Recycled Materials in the Construction of the Model
Richard H. O'Rourke Middle School
Sponsored by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Eastern New York Chapter
Best Use of Construction Materials
Hackett Middle School
Sponsored by the DA Collins Companies