The 2012 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards honoured several B.C. and Alberta firms.
The Tree for Life Award for outstanding environmental stewardship went to The Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation, Okanagan College in Penticton, B.C., by the AME Consulting Group Ltd.
Awards of Excellence in the buildings category:
- The Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation, Okanagan College in Penticton, B.C., AME Consulting Group Ltd.
- VanDusen Botanical Gardens Visitor Centre in Vancouver, Fast + Epp
- BC Place Revitalization in Vancouver, Genivar and Geiger Engineers
Awards of Excellence in the environmental remediation category:
- Burnaby Lake Rejuvenation in Burnaby, B.C., Associated Engineering
Awards of Excellence in the natural resources, mining, industry and power category:
- Vancouver City Central Transmission (VCCT) in Vancouver, Golder Associates Ltd.
At the awards, ACEC also presented the Beaubien Award to Neil A. Cumming of B.C. The award is given to an individual for exceptional service to the association and the consulting engineering industry. Cumming is a recognized expert in the field of construction materials engineering and concrete technology. He joined Levelton Consultants Ltd. in 1977, and has held a number of management positions within the firm, including president and CEO. In 2007, Cumming took on the role of executive vice-president, the position he holds today.
