Award Categories
The ACEA Awards are broken up into three different categories:
Special Awards
Special Awards are presented to individuals and education programs and include:
The Presidents Award
This is an Award made by the ACEA President to a firm or individual who has contributed the most to promoting the ACEA and its objectives within the last year.
The 2009 Presidents Award is proudly sponsored by;
Education and Training Award
This Award is presented for a project which demonstrates the strongest committment to education and training.
The 2009 Education and Training Award is proudly sponsored by:
Future Leader Award
This Award acknowledges younger professional staff of member firms aged 30 years and under who have made a significant contribution to their firm and added value in a demonstrable way. Nominations should demonstrate committment to the firm's growth through continuing professional development, education, innovation and leadership.
The 2009 Future Leader Award is proudly sponsored by:
Student Project Award
This Award is presented for the best business-related final year undergraduate project to the student and their University.
Entry fees are not applicable.
The 2009 Student Project Award is proudly sponsored by:
Small Firm Award
Sole practitioners or firms with less than twenty staff that have entered one of the Project Category Awards are automatically eligible for this Award. Entry fees are not applicable.
The 2009 Small Firm Award is proudly sponsored by:
Project Category Awards
Project Category Awards are presented to firms for their role in projects within the following twelve categories:
1. Building
Projects which principally involve the design/development of commercial building structures for low, medium, high rise and community buildings. Examples include but are not limited to multi-storey buildings, schools, hospitals and sporting stadiums.
The 2009 Building Category is proudly sponsored by:
2. Transport & Civil Infrastructure
Projects which principally involve transport and civil engineering infrastructure development activities which may include but are not limited to earthworks, tunnelling, pavement, piling, foundation design, roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, wharves and ports.
The 2009 Transport & Civil Infrastructure Category is proudly sponsored by:
3. Industrial
Projects which involve the design of industrial buildings or facilities for the manufacture, storage or handling of materials. Examples include but are not limited to food and beverage processing, viticulture, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing or process plants, factories, warehouses, workshops, cranes and bulk materials handling systems.
4. Water
Projects which offer solutions in water resource management, which may include but are not limited to water resources, water storage, treatment plants, water cycle management, flood management, irrigation and drainage, sewerage treatment, stormwater and wastewater.
The 2009 Water Category is proudly sponsored by:
5. Energy & Resources
Projects which involve the design or management of energy and resources, which may include but are not limited to power generation and distribution (coal, gas, fire, wind, wave), oil and gas, mining, mineral processing and metals, ore transport and export facilities.
The 2009 Energy and Resources Category is proudly sponsored by:
6. Environmental
Projects which are directed towards achieving improved environmental outcomes, which may include but are not limited to pollution remediation, ecological and lifestyle impacts, sustainability and greenhouse gas reductions.
The 2009 Environmental Category is proudly sponsored by:
7. ICT Projects
Projects which are either standalone IT or Communications projects such as software, hardware or communications systems development, or projects in which IT is a key part of project delivery. Examples of the latter include but are not limited to computer-based modelling and/or database development, logistics or structural analysis, IT infrastructure and networks, telecommunications earth stations, exchanges, land and mobile networks.
8. Community & Urban Development
Projects involving a significant proportion of community consultation and/or projects initiated by community groups to which the consultant provided substantial advice and guidance. Examples may include but are not limited to projects for local government infrastructure, community consultation and planning and indigenous community development.
The 2009 Community & Urban Development Category is proudly sponsored by:
9. Building Services
Projects which principally involve the design/development of mechanical and/or electrical services within building structures for low, medium, high rise and community buildings. Examples include but are not limited to multi-storey buildings, schools, hospitals and sporting stadiums.
The 2009 Building Services Category is proudly sponsored by:
10. Specialist Services
Projects for which the consulting engineer firm provided specialist engineering services which are not included in the main project categories. Examples include but are not limited to geotechnical, acoustics, traffic, fire engineering, façade engineering, maintenance advice, sustainability and non-engineering areas which many firms have diversified.
The 2009 Specialist Services Category is proudly sponsored by:
11. Project Management
Projects for which the consulting engineering firm was engaged by the client to maintain responsibility for project delivery including planning, scheduling, time, cost and quality outcomes. Examples include but are not limited to EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Management projects).
The 2009 Project Management Category is proudly sponsored by:
12. International/Export Projects
Services related to international projects or projects that incorporate a significant offshore component which are located outside Australian jurisdictions.
The 2009 International/Export Projects Category is proudly sponsored by:
