Honoring the Best of Consulting Engineering since 1989.
2024 Awards for
Engineering Excellence
The results are in!!
Individual & Organization Award Winners
Meritorious Achievement Award: Darryl Matson
Darryl Matson, P.Eng., PE, a Senior Vice President and Senior Project Director with COWI, is a recognized leader in heavy civil design and construction.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award: Lianna Mah
Client of the Year Award Winner: BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure
In 2016, ACEC-BC introduced the Client of the Year award to recognize clients whose people and practices support strong partnership between client and consultant. Clients selected for this award encourage positive collaboration with consulting engineering companies through effective communication, fair and transparent processes, and respectful working conditions.
Young Professional Award: Negin Tousi
Young Professional Award: Aleem Nawla
Project Award Winners
Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4
The Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4 project improved 4.8 km of Trans-Canada Highway 1 to a high speed four-lane divided standard in steep mountainous terrain in an environment subject to significant rockfall, avalanche, and debris flow hazards.
Limberlost Place
The 10-storey Limberlost Place holds the distinction of being Ontario’s first tall timber institutional building, showcasing a harmonious blend of sustainable design, structural innovation, and an advanced refabricated envelope system.
Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Collaboration was the guiding principle for BGC, Stantec, Thurber and WSP to work side-by-side to help design and construct one of Canada’s largest pipeline projects, the Trans Mountain Expansion Project resulting in efficiency and innovation.
Penticton Creek Restoration Phase 3A Upper and 3B
Stantec designed the restoration of 320-metres of Penticton Creek to create a quality fish habitat while providing flood resiliency. The restoration also supports vital ecosystem functions and provides the community with an attractive outdoor space.
Galloping Goose Regional Trail Bridge Improvements
The Galloping Goose Regional Trail Bridge Improvement project includes replacement and repair of 4 existing bridges to provide safe, resilient, and accessible new infrastructure for the community with the ability to meet anticipated future demands.
Planning & Managing for Resilient Infrastructure in a Changing Climate: McElhanney’s Culvert Vulnerability Asset Management System
McElhanney’s Culvert Vulnerability tool allowed MoTI to determine the vulnerability to climate change of their culverts, tracking assets that have been upgraded or replaced, with the new asset resilient to predicted effects of climate change.
New Westminster Interceptor Columbia Section Rehabilitation
Jacobs’ New Westminster Interceptor Columbia Section Rehabilitation project is the longest and largest-diameter instance of live sliplining completed in the Lower Mainland and for Metro Vancouver.
University of Victoria New Student Housing & Dining
UVic’s New Student Housing complex is one of Canada’s largest projects designed to meet International Passive House standards. WSP’s Electrical team balanced energy reduction strategies with practical functionality to support this impressive feat.
LNG Canada Material Offloading Facility
The $96M, 550m long LNG Canada Material Offloading Facility wharf enables Canada’s largest private capital investment project and largest LNG export facility by receiving construction materials and 8,000 tonne plant modules.
Pilot Testing a Living Dike
This Project is a pioneering approach to flood protection by restoring & enhancing salt marsh. It experiments with nature-based flood protection in a phased approach, advancing collective knowledge in the field. A first of its kind in Canada.
Big White Road Embankment Failure Short-Term Remediation
Ecora was engaged by BC MoTI for an emergency response to and develop short-term repairs for an embankment slope failure on Big White Rd which comprised a hybrid soil nail and mechanically stabilized ear.
AI LiDAR, City of Vancouver
Leveraging the innovative use of artificial intelligence, through an in-house developed AI tool, the AI LiDAR project for the City of Vancouver was able to provide an increased level accuracy, efficiency, and detail in its final deliverable.
Golden Ears Pump Station and Sanitary Sewer Overflow Tank
Adorned with vertical façade panels, Indigenous artwork, advanced exterior LED lighting system, and a green roof, the Golden Ears Pump Station and SSO tank meets its functional objectives of mitigating wet weather impacts to the sewer system.
BC Highway Reinstatement Program – Highway 5
The Highway 5 (3 bridges) project was executed via an Alliance contract and included the design and construction of six new permanent bridge structures, two temporary bridges and associated 4.5 km of highway reconstruction of the Coquihalla Highway.
On May 16 we proudly hosted the 34th Awards for Engineering Excellence Gala!
Joined by 480+ people from across British Columbia, the Awards Gala celebrated ACEC-BC members and their project partners for their innovation and technical excellence! Thank you to all ACEC-BC members for making the 2024 Awards a success and we look forward to hosting you in 2025!
The gala is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors:
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