The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) is pleased to announce the following top Professional Project Award (PPA) winners for 2025:
· Best Overall Project (greater than $100 million) Portland International Airport Main Terminal Expansion, PAE Engineers
· Best Overall Project (less than $100 million) Dorothy Height Elementary School, Engenium Group
· Most Innovative Project (greater than $100 million) Portland International Airport Main Terminal Expansion, PAE Engineers
· Most Innovative Project (less than $100 million) Ninghai Bamboo Tower, Zhejiang University
PAE Engineers designed the Portland International Airport Main Terminal Expansion, which doubles capacity of the main terminal while cutting energy intensity in half. The team of engineers were able to design and construct the expansion while keeping the facility fully operational. Designers, trade partners, and stakeholders co-located on site during construction.
The Dorothy Height Elementary School in Washington, D.C., led by Engenium Group, impressively blended new construction with historic and concealed HVAC electrical systems within the existing facilities while making a net zero ready facility. The school was also given Awards of Excellence in Architectural Engineering Integration, Electrical Systems Design, Mechanical Systems Design, and Repair and Rehab. Zhejiang University used innovative renewable materials and off-site fabrication with onsite assembly when constructing the Ninghai Bamboo Tower, which allowed for rapid construction and future disassembly while limiting carbon production.
The AEI Professional Project Award recognizes outstanding achievements in design and construction by honoring the art and science of an integrated approach to architectural engineering. The program focuses on high performance buildings including structural, mechanical, electrical and lighting systems as well as construction management and methods, and architectural engineering integration. Projects are evaluated on originality and innovative character, integration and collaboration, sustainability, energy efficiency and economics, effective use of technology and constructability and site logistics.
“This year’s award recipients demonstrate the immense scope of the high-performance building industry, ranging from world-class entertainment venues to educational centers and transportation hubs,” Nicholas A. Piteo, P.E., chair, AEI Professional Project Awards. “Awards in recent years have incorporated sustainable practices and resilient methods and materials that will ensure these projects will truly provide a net-positive for the communities they serve in the years to come. We are lucky to have such innovative, focused and technically excellent minds within our ranks that continue to make projects like these a reality.”
For a full list of winners, please visit www.aeippa.org/. PPA submissions were reviewed by a committee of jurors including distinguished members of the design and construction industry.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 160,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. ASCE works to raise awareness of the need to maintain and modernize the nation’s infrastructure using sustainable and resilient practices, advocates for increasing and optimizing investment in infrastructure, and improve engineering knowledge and competency. For more information, visit www.asce.org and follow us on Twitter, @ASCETweets and @ASCEGovRel.
ABOUT ASCE’S ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE
Established in 1998, AEI is the premier organization for architectural engineering, promoting an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to planning, design, construction and operation of buildings, by encouraging innovation, collaboration and excellence in practice, education and research of architectural engineering. For more information, visit www.asce.org/aei.
