According to AKF, three of the firm's projects have received 2013 ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), New York Chapter:
Gold Award: for Princeton University's High Performance Computing Research Center
* This 47,000 s/f data center project on Princeton's Forrestal campus, also achieved LEED Gold certification, AND it received the "Designed to Earn Energy Star Certificate" with a rating of 98.
Platinum Award: for Capital Health, Replacement Hospital, Hopewell Township, NJ
* Capital Health's new, 1 million s/f, acute care replacement hospital and medical office building, including ambulatory and cancer care services, embraces environmental stewardship and community responsibility. It is one of the first and largest healthcare facility to obtain LEED Gold certification in New Jersey and one of only 28 in the country.
Diamond Award: for
Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at Building 92 (in the category of Building/Technology
Systems)
* This project includes the adaptive reuse of a 9,000 s/f building to house a museum highlighting the shipyard's history, and a new, 16,000 s/f addition, providing administrative space for not-for-profit organizations and public amenities. The building was designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification with many sustainable features including rainwater harvesting, geothermal heat pump, solar hot water, and highly efficient HVAC and lighting systems. This project also received a National Recognition Award from ACEC National. Tags: