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Awards for Engineering Excellence
The Awards for Engineering Excellence demonstrate the value ACEC-BC member firms offer to clients as they celebrate technical excellence and recognize innovation in consulting engineering that is simply a cut above the rest.
The Site C Clean Energy Project is a hydroelectric generating station that began providing power to the BC provincial grid in 2024. Site C provides a reliable, long-term source of sustainable generation to power the equivalent of 450,000 homes.
The Centre for Plant Health consolidates labs, greenhouses and offices into a high-performing, modern building – providing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency with state-of-the-art amenities and tools to advance plant science.
CPKC’s Water Hazard Detection Program is revolutionizing railway safety and risk management. Using AI and satellite remote sensing data, the system monitors water hazards across 12,600 miles of track, delivering near real-time alerts that improve response times, minimize disruptions, and enable proactive maintenance.
Capstan Station, located at the intersection of Capstan Way and No. 3 Road in Richmond, between the existing Bridgeport and Aberdeen stations along the Canada Line, is a critical addition to Metro Vancouver’s TransLink transit system.
Recovery from the 2021 Atmospheric River Event in BC provided an opportunity to rethink traditional approaches to mitigating scour and erosion of road embankments adjacent to watercourses, with a focus on integrating environmental benefits into project development life cycles.
The Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project, designed by the Knight Piésold-Kiewit team, revitalized over 4,000 acres of aquatic and terrestrial habitats along the shores of the Salton Sea, a below sea level saltwater lake in California.
Following the 2021 floods, this project restored a vital transportation link with a resilient, seismically robust bridge. Through innovation, environmental stewardship and Indigenous collaboration, it was delivered ahead of schedule and under budget.
The Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel project broke ground in early 2019 and the substantial completion milestone was achieved in January 2025. It replaces three of Metro Vancouver’s critical water mains (the Second Narrows Crossing) that convey drinking water…
The R6 RapidBus project runs along Scott Road and 72 Avenue between Scott Road Exchange and Newton Exchange, serving the cities of Surrey and Delta. Launched in January 2024, the R6 RapidBus addresses critical issues….
The Tall Timber Student Housing project at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Burnaby, British Columbia, is a 12-storey structure comprising of 11 mass timber floors over 1 story of concrete to house 470 single occupancy student resident units.
The largest wastewater treatment plant serving the Vancouver, BC metropolitan area is located on Annacis Island within the Fraser River. The plant provides secondary wastewater treatment to over 1 million residents across 14 municipalities.
The False Creek Energy Centre Low-Carbon Expansion tripled sewage heat recovery capacity, making it North America’s largest sewage heat recovery facility. KWL’s design improved efficiency, maximizing heat pump capacity & reducing reliance on RNG.
The Klamath River Renewal Project is the largest dam removal and river restoration project in US history, involving the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River to restore volitional fish passage to historic spawning grounds.
On August 28, 2023, a significant rockfall event occurred on Highway 97 between Summerland and Peachland, covering three out of the four travel lanes with approximately 3,000 cubic meters of rock.
In August 2022, a transporter carrying a highly flammable liquid crashed at the Sikanni Chief River Bridge. The resulting fire generated intense heat causing extensive structural damage and a full closure of Hwy 97, cutting off the primary link to Northern Canada and Alaska.