| 2008 SPECIAL AWARDS | ||
| Chicago Region - January 26, 2008 | ||
| AWARD NAME | AWARD CRITERIA | SPONSOR |
| Livable Community Award | The future city that reflects one or more of AIA's 10 Principles for Livable Communities. | American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chicago |
| Most Innovative Design for Delivery of Municipal Services | Select one municipal service (i.e. snow and ice control, refuse and recycling collection, etc.) and demonstrate that your design is efficient and innovative with respect to the provision of this service to the community. | American Public Works Association (APWA) Chicago Metropolitan Section |
| Best Residential Zone | Strategic placement of residential zones that allow maximum return for quality of life issues. | American Public Works Association (APWA) |
| Best Design for a Sustainable Community | Effective overall infrastructure design (water delivery systems, transportation and wastewater treatment) that meets the community’s current needs while preserving the environment and takes future population growth into consideration. | Illinois Section ASCE |
| Best Futuristic City | Use of futuristic engineering concepts into city’s communications, energy or transportation systems. | Illinois Section ASCE |
| Best Name for a Community | Creative name that captures the community’s spirit. | Illinois Section ASCE |
| Environmental Award | City that best incorporates recycling into the everyday life of its citizens. | Illinois Section ASCE-Environmental Engineering & Water Resources Group |
| Water Resources Award | Unique design of open waterways that incorporates natural habitat, water conservation, and community needs. | Illinois Section ASCE-Environmental Engineering & Water Resources Group |
| Best Consideration of Ground Conditions | Best consideration of the available land, the land's "best and highest" use, and adapting development of the city to accommodate these considerations. | Illinois Section ASCE - Geotechnical Group |
| Best Structural Landmark | Most Creative Application of Engineering in City's Structural Landmark, e.g. bridge, building, museum, etc. | Illinois Section ASCE - Structural Group |
| Best Transportation System | Creative design of a transportation system that allows both mobility and transport of goods and services. | Illinois Section ASCE - Transportation Group |
| Best Planned Zoning | Best use of zoning to transition between uses. | Illinois Section ASCE - Urban Planning & Development Group |
| Most Useful Futuristic Engineering Idea | Illinois Section ASCE - Younger Member Group | |
| Excellence in Transportation Safety and Operations | Most Innovative future city design that demonstrates a safe and efficient surface transportation system, considering growth and preserving the environment. | Institute of Transportation Engineers Illinois Section (IL-ITE) |
| High Rise Award | The future city solution that demonstrates how residential, commercial and mixed-use high rise buildings will be accommodated and integrated into the new urban environment. | Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings (CCHRB) |
| Integrated Highway Design | Incorporating local roadway designs in concert with land use requirements, mobility needs and livable community considerations. | Illinois Association of County Engineers (IACE) |
| Best Emergency Response System | Best design of a system that can investigate and respond to an unexpected emergency situation that developes to endanger a city and disrupt the safety and well-being of a community. | Illinois Engineering Council (IEC) |
| Best Use of Concrete in Building Construction | Portland Cement Association | |
| Excellence in Mobility Technology | Presented to the project which is distinguished in its design which advances mobility technology to better serve humanity. This may include all forms of self-propelled vehicles including automobiles, trucks and buses, off-highway equipment, aircraft, aerospace vehicles, marine, rail, and transit systems. | Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Chicago Section |
| Best Future City Promotion | Best package promoting a Future City. The Future City that best combines an artistic display with an effective plan and presentation to attract business, industry, residential growth and tourism. | Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) |
| Best Nanotechnology Application | The most innovative and realistic application of nanotechnology in the city of the future. | Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Chicago Chapter |
| 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 Chicago Chapter (SFPE) |
| Most Innovative Structures | Best use of creative materials, concepts, and construction of buildings, bridges and other structures within the community. | Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) |
| Excellence in Mechanical Systems | Best use of a mechanical system - elevator, escalator, pump system, compressor system, heating system, ect. | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
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| where you can see the special awards for the national competition. | ||