Project Awards information
Thank you for your interest in submitting a project to the 2020 ESE Awards Gala! Submitting a project is easy - click here to go back to the step-by-step instruction. Please reach out to the SEA-MW Awards and Gala Committee (gala@seamw.org) with any questions. |
Project Categories: |
New Construction under $25M New Construction $25M - $75M New Construction over $75M | Renovation under $15M Renovation $15M - $40M Renovation over $40M | Specialized (non-building) Structure |
- Construction must have been completed after January 2018
- Construction must be substantially complete before January 2020
- Projects may be located nationally or internationally
- At least 80% of the structural design work must have been completed by the firm's office in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia
- Projects must be designed per the International Building Code (IBC)
- Limit of one entry per category
Project Requirements:
Judging Criteria:
Projects will be judged on their overall structural engineering achievement based on the following five criteria:
- Creativity of structural design
- Technical innovations and their influence on design
- Ingenuity of design for efficient use of material and labor
- How the design solved unusual problems
- Quality of execution
Important Dates:
- Deadline to submit Intent to Enter forms -- July 12, 2019
- Expect to receive Project Submission Packages by mid-August
- Deadline to mail Project Submission Packages -- September 20, 2019
- Award Finalists will be notified by January 1, 2020
- Date of Awards Gala - March 7, 2020 (tickets can be purchased through Sponsorship)
Costs:
- Each Intent to Enter form costs $150 for member firms and $300 for non-member firms
- Tickets to the event may be purchased individually or through Sponsorship
