ASHRAE is pleased to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of members to the HVAC industry. Honors and awards were presented during the 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Winter Conference, Feb. 9-11.

A list of awards and recipients include the following:

Fellow ASHRAE

Fellow ASHRAE is a membership grade that recognizes members who have attained distinction and made substantial contributions in HVAC&R and the built environment such as education, research, engineering design and consultation, publications, presentations and mentoring. The Society elevated 14 members to the grade of Fellow:

• Cynthia Cogil, P.E., principal, SmithGroup, Chicago.
• Donald C. Herrmann, BEAP, HBDP, vice president, D.C. Herrmann and Associates, Tampa, Florida.
• David Michael Platt, retired, Corning, New York.
• Martin Dieryckx, general manager, Daikin Europe, Oostende, Belgium.
• Tianzhen Hong, Ph.D., P.E., senior scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California.
• Rajan Rawal, professor, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.
• E. Curtis Eichelberger, Jr., P.E., principal consultant, Eichelberger Acoustics LLC, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
• John M. House, Ph.D., principal, John House Consulting Services, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Steven Tredinnick, P.E., CEM, associate senior project manager, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc., Lisle, Illinois.
• Blake E. Ellis, P.E., principal, Burns & McDonnell, Overland Park, Kansas.
• Ronald Judkoff, chief architectural engineer emeritus, Center for Building Technologies and Science, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lakewood, Colorado.
• John O. Varley, P.E., HBDP, mechanical discipline manager, AAA Engineering Ltd., Chicago.
• Donald L. Fenton P.E., Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.
• R. Christopher Mathis, president, MC2 Mathis Consulting Company, Asheville, North Carolina.
• Ibrahim Galal Hassan, P.Eng, Ph.D., professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
• James L. Newman, BEAP, OPMP,  founding member and managing partner, Newman Consulting Group LLC, Farmington, Michigan.

ASHRAE Hall of Fame

William M. Mackay and Hugh J. Barron, founders of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE). The ASHRAE Hall of Fame honors deceased members of the Society who have made milestone contributions to the growth of ASHRAE-related technology or the development of ASHRAE as a society.

F. Paul Anderson Award

Samir R. Traboulsi, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE received the F. Paul Anderson Award. The award, ASHRAE's highest honor, for technical achievement, is named in memory of Presidential Member F. Paul Anderson, who was a pioneer in the study of environmental conditions for comfort. Traboulsi is an engineer, Thermotrade SAL, Beirut, Lebanon.

Louise & Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award

Charles C. Copeland, P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE received the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award. This annual award is given to an ASHRAE Fellow for continuous preeminence in engineering or research work. The honor was initiated in 1979 by Presidential Member Bill Holladay. Copeland is president and CEO, Goldman Copeland Associates P.C., New York, New York.

Andrew T. Boggs Service Award

Bjarne W. Olesen, Ph.D., Presidential Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, received the Andrew T. Boggs Service Award. The award, named after ASHRAE's executive vice president emeritus, recognizes an Exceptional Service Award recipient for continuing unselfish, dedicated and distinguished service. Olesen is director, International Center for Indoor Environment and Energy, and professor, Danish Technical University, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

YEA Inspirational Leader Award 

Vanessa J. Freidberg, P.E. received the YEA Inspirational Leader Award. The award recognizes a Young Engineer in ASHRAE member who has gone above and beyond to make considerable contributions to the industry and community. Freidberg is in business development, Siemens, Austin, Texas.

E.K. Campbell Award of Merit

Chandra Sekhar, Ph.D., Fellow Member ASHRAE, received the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit. The award honors an individual for outstanding service and achievement in teaching and is presented by the Life Members Club. Sekhar is a professor, National University, Singapore.

Lincoln Bouillon Award
Ryan Pinckard, of the Oregon Chapter, received the Lincoln Bouillon Award, which recognizes a member who performs the most outstanding work in increasing membership. The award commemorates Presidential Member Bouillon's efforts in recruiting new members. Pinckard is business development engineer, CHC Hydro, Vancouver, Washington.

William J. Collins, Jr. RP Award

Reed Coggins, P.E., of the Atlanta Chapter, received the William J. Collins Jr. RP Award. The award, named in honor of Presidential Member Collins, recognizes a chapter RP chair who excels in raising funds for ASHRAE's RP campaign. Coggins is application engineer, Lincoln Associates, Marietta, Georgia.

Homer Addams Award

Gabrielle McMorrow, of the National Capital Chapter, received the Homer Addams Award, which recognizes a graduate student who has been engaged in an ASHRAE research project at a university that has graduate programs in the areas of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and has achieved a high standard of performance in this work. McMorrow is a mechanical engineer (Energy), Architect of the Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Ralph G. Nevins Physiology & Human Environment Award

Shichao Liu, Ph.D., of the Boston Chapter, received the Ralph G. Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award, which is given to a researcher under the age of 40 for significant accomplishments in the study of bioenvironmental engineering and its effect on human comfort and health. Liu is assistant professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts.

John F. James International Award

Peter Simmonds, Ph.D., received the John F. James International Award. The award recognizes a member who has done the most to enhance the Society's international presence. Simmonds works for Building and Systems Analytics, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong, China.

Standards Achievement Award

Paul A Lindahl, Jr., Life Member ASHRAE, of the Kansas City Chapter, received the Standards Achievement Award, which recognizes exceptional service in the area of standards leadership and technical contribution. Lindahl is a consultant, SPX Cooling Technologies, Overland Park, Kansas.

Dan Mills Chapter Programs Award

Beatriz Salazar, of the Toronto Chapter, received the Dan Mills Chapter Programs Award, which recognizes excellence in chapter program endeavors. Salazar is designer – electrical, Smith and Andersen, Toronto, Ontario.

Student Activities Achievement Award

N. Kapilan, Ph.D., of the ASHRAE Bangalore Chapter, received the Student Activities Achievement Award, which recognizes a chapter student activities chair for growth of student activities. Kapilan is professor and head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore, India.

Lou Flagg Historical Award

Bruce Flaniken, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, of the Houston Chapter, received the Lou Flagg Historical Award, which recognizes an individual for preparing the most outstanding historical presentation related to HVAC&R. The award is named in recognition of Presidential Member Lou Flagg, who promoted an interest in history. Flaniken is manager of facility system design and construction engineering, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston.

Donald Bahnfleth Environmental Health Award

Paul W. Francisco, Fellow Member ASHRAE, of the Central Illinois Chapter, received the Donald Bahnfleth Environmental Health Award, which recognizes excellence in volunteer service focused on environmental health issues. Francisco is associate director for building science, Applied Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois.

Youth Outreach Award

Elise Kiland, P.E., of the San Jose Chapter, received the Youth Outreach Award, which recognizes the outstanding effort of a member who actively engages a youth audience in their country, region, or local community through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities. Kiland is a project manager, Critchfield Mechanical Inc., San Jose, California.

Government Affairs Award

Elizabeth Tomlinson, P.E., of the Minnesota Chapter, received the Government Affairs Award. The award recognizes individuals for outstanding effort and achievement in state, provincial and local government activities in connection with technical issues related to the Society. Tomlinson is senior mechanical engineer, Facilities Sustainability and Resilience Leader, TKDA, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Exceptional Service Award

The Exceptional Service Award recognizes Distinguished Service Award recipients who have continued to serve faithfully and with exemplary effort. Ten members were recognized:

• George W. (Billy) Austin, BCxP, BEAP, BEMP, CHD, HBDP, HFDP, OPMP, principal, Shultz Engineering Group, PC, Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Wade H. Conlan, P.E., BCxP, commissioning discipline manager, Hanson Professional Services, Inc., Maitland, Florida.
• Mark W. Fly, P.E., Fellow Member ASHRAE, executive director, Norman Asbjornson Innovation Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• Jeff Gatlin, P.E., central energy plant manager, Aramark Healthcare/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Carl C. Hiller, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, is president, Applied Energy Technology, Davis, California.
• M. Dennis Knight, P.E., Fellow Member ASHRAE, owner, Whole Building Systems LLC, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Nicolas Lemire, P.Eng., HFDP, Fellow Member ASHRAE, president and CEO, Pageau Morel & Associates, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Kevin L. Marple, president, Benz Air Engineering Co. Inc., Beaverton, Oregon.
• Tim McGinn, P.Eng., HBDP, retired, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• R. Lee Millies, Jr., P.E., Fellow Member ASHRAE, president, Millies Engineering Group, Munster, Indiana.

Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award salutes members of any grade who have served the Society faithfully and with distinction and who have given freely of their time and talent in chapter, regional and Society activities. The following 43 members were recognized:

• Jason Alphonso, BEAP, OPMP, branch manager, Wood plc, Orlando, Florida.
• Kevin Amende, P.E., associate professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.
• John S. Andrepont, Life Member ASHRAE, president, The Cool Solutions Co., Lisle, Illinois.
• Nathaniel Boyd, associate director, Utilities and Energy Services, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
• Robin Bryant, project manager, B&I Contractors Inc., Fort Myers, Florida.
• Andrew Cochrane, P.E., vice president, Industrial Air, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina.
• Michael Collarin, BEMP, senior engineer - Mechanical, Gresham Smith, Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Wade H. Conlan, P.E., BCxP, commissioning discipline manager, Hanson Professional Services Inc., Maitland, Florida.
• John M. Constantinide, P.E., energy manager, U.S. Air Force, Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida.
• Michael P. Cooper, P.E., executive vice president, Bernhard, Metairie, Louisiana.
• Derek A. Crowe, P.E., senior associate/mechanical team leader, Stantec, Berkley, Michigan.
• Keith I. Emerson, Life Member ASHRAE, retired, Denver.
• Vanessa J. Freidberg, P.E., business development manager, Siemens, Austin.
• Joseph L. Furman, senior sales engineer, Automated Logic, Wallingford, Connecticut.
• James T. Hanley, retired, Cary, North Carolina.
• Nathan P. Hart, P.E., managing principal, RWB Consulting Engineers, Dallas.
• Kristin Heinemeier, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Member ASHRAE, principal development engineer, Frontier Energy Inc., Davis, California.
• Carl C. Hiller, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, president, Applied Energy Technology, Davis, California.
• Trenton S. Hunt, vice president, Mechanical Products NSW, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Mark Jackson, Ph.D., senior product manager, Indoor Environmental Quality, Daikin North America LLC, Waller, Texas.
• Thomas Allen Justice, Life Member ASHRAE, principal, Zene, LLC, Williamsburg, Virginia.
• Ganeson Kandasamy, product engineer, Trane Technologies, Lexington, Kentucky.
• Firouz Keikavousi, Life Member ASHRAE, retired, Orlando.
• Hyojin Kim, Ph.D., associate professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey.
• Lindsey King, energy model analyst, Oglethorpe Power Co, Tucker, Georgia.
• M. Dennis Knight, P.E., Fellow Member ASHRAE, owner, Whole Building Systems, LLC, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Stephanie Kunkel, P.E., associate, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson Inc. (JMT), Hunt Valley, Maryland.
• Wichai Laksanakorn, P.E., Fellow Life Member, founder and chairman, W. and Associates Consultants, Co. Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand.
• Nicolas Lemire, P.Eng., HFDP, Fellow Member ASHRAE, president and CEO, Pageau Morel & Associates, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Xiaobing Liu, Ph.D., r&d staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
• Brian Lynch, HBDP, owner, Western Mechanical Solutions, Denver.
• Steven A. Marek, P.E., mechanical engineer, self-employed, Hanahan, South Carolina.
• Farhan Mehboob, consultant/director, S. Mehboob & Company, Karachi, Pakistan.
• Tim Merrigan, Life Member ASHRAE, consultant, Energy Information Services, Parker, Colorado.
• Corey B. Metzger, P.E., principal, Resource Consulting Engineers LLC, Ames, Iowa.
• Ahmed Alaa Eldin Mohamed, Ph.D., chairman, Middle East Gate Holding Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• Carrie Anne Monplaisir, mechanical EIT, Clark Nexsen, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
• Michael P. Sheerin, P.E., chairman and CEO, TLC Engineering Solutions Inc., Orlando.
• Michelle Swanson, mechanical project manager, The RMH Group, Lakewood/Denver.
• Michael L. Watz, Jr., P.E., engineering manager – Commercial Dampers, Greenheck Fan Corporation, Schofield, Wisconsin.
• Ronald L. Westbrook, P.E., Life Member ASHRAE, retired associate director of Physical Plant Utilities, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
• Robert W. Yost, technical director, National Refrigerants Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Chariti Young, software product manager, Automated Logic, Kennesaw, Georgia.

Distinguished 50-Year Member Award

The Distinguished 50-Year Member Award is given to individuals who have been a member for a minimum of 50 years, and are a past Society president, Fellow ASHRAE or Distinguished Service Award recipient or who have performed outstanding service to ASHRAE or its predecessor societies – the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE), the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers (ASRE), and the American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE). Twenty-three members were recognized:

• Stephen A. Becker, P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, senior mechanical engineer, Fellow, Lawrence Engineering Group, Fresno, California.
• John B. Bisset, P.Eng., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, founder, Chorley + Bisset Ltd., London, Ontario, Canada.
• Richard Burr, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, Spring, Texas.
• Charles D. Callahan, Life Member ASHRAE, retired general manager of commercial market, Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., Placitas, New Mexico.
• Richard E. Cawley, P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, retired, Tyler, Texas.
• Douglas Dewerth, Life Member ASHRAE, Cleveland, Ohio.
• Francis Ferreira, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
• Robert H. Fuller, P.E., Life Member ASHRAE, mechanical engineer, Gutridge Mechanical, Dublin, Ohio.
• David F. Geary, Life Member ASHRAE, retired, Annapolis, Maryland.
• Ralph Goldman, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, Dedham, Massachusetts.
• Mark P. Hershman, P.E., Life Member ASHRAE, consulting engineer, Mark P. Hershman, PE, Richboro, Pennsylvania.
• Ronald H. Howell, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, retired, Meridian, Indiana.
• H. Gerhard Kerschbaumer, Ph.D., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, retired, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
• John H. Klote, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, owner, SmokeControlExpert.com, Leesburg, Virginia.
• Wichai Laksanakorn, P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, founder and chairman, W. and Associates Consultants Co. Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand.
• Valentine Lehr, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, Kings Park, New York.
• Franklin Y.S. Lum, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, San Antonio, Texas.
• Stanley A. Mumma, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, professor emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
• Ramesh Paranjpey, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, Kothrud, Pune, India.
• Mirza Mohammed Shah, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, director, Engineering Research Associates, Redding, Connecticut.
• Charles Simpson, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, Monroe, North Carolina.
• Stanley Slabinski, Life Member ASHRAE, Monroe Township, New Jersey.
• Frantisek Vaculik, Life Member ASHRAE, Nepean, Ontario, Canada.

Crosby Field Award

Charles S. Barnaby, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE and Peter Simmonds, Ph.D., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, are recipients of the Crosby Field Award for "Development of a Unified Tool for Analysis of Room Loads and Conditions," which was judged to be the best paper presented before the Society. The Crosby Field Award is named for a former Presidential Member.

Barnaby is an independent consultant, Moultonborough, New Hampshire. Simmonds is president, Building Systems and Analytics, Los Angeles, California.

Willis H. Carrier Award

Emily Ann Oldham received the Willis H. Carrier Award given to a member 32 years of age or younger for presenting an outstanding paper at a Society conference. The award is presented for "Energy Performance of an Occupancy-Based Climate Control Technology in Guest Rooms." Oldham is designer, DLR Group, Washington, D.C.

ASHRAE Technical Paper Award

The following papers received a Technical Paper Award, which recognizes the authors of the best papers presented at Society conferences.

• Di Lu, Dennis L. O'Neal, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, and Peng Yin, Ph.D., receive an award for "A Comparison of the Annual Energy Use of Fixed and Variable Airflow Parallel Fan-Powered Terminal Units in a Small Office Building." Lu is a graduate research assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. O'Neal is Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Yin is assistant professor of mechanical engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Lousianna.
   
• Lisa Meline, P.E., and Stephen Kavanaugh, Ph.D., Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, receive an award for "Geothermal Heat Pumps: Simply Efficient." Meline is owner and principal engineer, Meline Engineering Corporation, Sacramento, California. Kavanaugh is professor emeritus, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
   
• Douglas Reynolds, Life Member ASHRAE, and Michael A. Schwob, P.E., receive an award for "The Effect of Length on the Insertion Loss of Fiberglass Lined Sheet Metal Ducts, Part I: Rectangular Duct." Reynolds is director, Center for Mechanical and Environmental Systems Technology, Las Vegas, Nevada. Schwob is president, Schwob Acoustics, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada.
   
• Ngoc Dung (Rosine) Rohatgi, Ph.D., receives an award for "Effects of System Materials towards the Breakdown of Lubricants and Low GWP Refrigerants." Rohatgi is president, Spauschus Associates, Inc., Bethlehem, Georgia.

ASHRAE Journal Paper Award

Gwelen Paliaga, P.E.; Hui Zhang, Ph.D.; Tyler Hoyt; and Edward Arens, Ph.D., Life Member ASHRAE; receive the Journal Paper Award for the article, "Eliminating Overcooling Discomfort While Saving Energy," judged to be the best article published in ASHRAE Journal. The article was published April 2019.

Paliaga is technical director, TRC, Oakland, CA. Zhang is professional researcher, Center for the Built Environment, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. Hoyt is Staff Engineer, Comfy, Oakland, California. Arens is director, Center for the Built Environment, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California.

Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award

Mehdi Mehrabi, Ph.D., P.E. and David Yuill, Ph.D., P.E. are recipients of the Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award for "Fouling and its Effects on Air-cooled Condensers in Split System Air Conditioners (RP-1705)." The article was published July 2019. The award is for the best paper published in the volume year of the Science and Technology for the Built Environment, the ASHRAE research journal.

Mehrabi is mechanical engineer, Paradigm Consulting Engineers, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Yuill is Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, Nebraska.

Student Design Competition

The 2020 Student Design Project Competition focused on building a new 17,500-square-foot document storage and archive center in Mumbai, India. The new facility's purpose was to store rare documents, books, manuscripts, photos, and audio recordings in a manner that will ensure the preservation of historical items for future generations.

First place in the HVAC System Selection category was awarded to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. Team members are Ashley Everitt, John Kramer, Jessica Lee and Mitchael Sieh.

First place in the HVAC Design Calculations category was awarded to Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Team members are Eslam Mohamed Ali, Ahmed Mohamed Soltan, Amr Gamal Fawzy, Moustafa Ahmed El-Saeid and Mark Magdy Fouad.

First place in the Integrated Sustainable Building Design category was awarded to Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom. Team members are Alekhya Yalamanchili, Amr Suliman, Jacob George and Mohamad Abdul Gaffoor Seyad.

Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge

The 2020 Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge required students to design a system to be used by building occupants to report operational issues to building operators. 

First place was awarded to Bandung Institute of Technology – Wetonia, Bandung, Indonesia. Team members are R Muhammad Nadhir Nasrudin Tanujiwa, Alpinus Raditya Dewangga, Kamilita Hening Musono, Reza Dzikri Khusaini, Hilman Prakoso and Selvia Diwanty.

The ASHRAE Technology Awards

The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognize outstanding achievements by ASHRAE members who have successfully applied innovative building designs. Their designs incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality and serve to communicate innovative systems design. Winning projects are selected from entries earning regional awards.

First place recipients for the ASHRAE Technology Awards include the following:

• Kwai Ping Lau and Raymond M. H. Yau, Ph.D., commercial buildings – existing buildings commissioning, Two Pacific Place, Hong Kong, China. The building is owned by Swire Properties Limited.
• Tomoaki Ushio, PE, P.Eng, Harunori Yoshida, Ph.D., and Shigemi Mori, existing commercial buildings category, Kyoto Station in Kyoto, Japan. The building is owned by Kyoto Station Building Development Company Limited.
• Shana Scheiber, PE and Roger W. Lautz, PE new commercial buildings category, American Family Insurance "The Spark,' Madison, Wisconsin. The building is owned by American Family Insurance.
• Brian K. Rose, PE, existing educational facilities category, Historic Mercy High School Renovation/Cincinnati Public Schools Gamble Montessori project, Cincinnati, Ohio. The building is owned by Cincinnati Public Schools.
• Aaron Smith, P.Eng, BEAP, BEMP, Denis A. Morris and Andrew Bartlett, new educational facilities, the Dalhousie IDEA and Design Buildings project, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is owned by Dalhousie University.
• Reece Kiriu, PE and Jeff Stein, existing healthcare facilities category, Kaiser Vallejo Medical Offices, Vallejo, California. The building is owned by Kaiser Permanente.

First Place and Award of Engineering Excellence

The Award of Engineering Excellence was created in 1989 to recognize a first-place winner of the Society-level Technology Award competition for an outstanding application of innovative design and effective energy utilization. The recipient of the Award of Engineering Excellence will have demonstrated the best overall compliance with the judging criteria.

First place and recipient of the Award of Engineering Excellence is Ned Greene, P.E., new health care facilities category, OHSU Knight Cancer Research Building, Portland, Oregon. The building is owned by OHSU.