McKim & Creed Wins National Award for Ecological Treatment System

McKim & Creed, Inc. has won a Grand Award of Engineering Excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for its engineering work on the WaterHub at Emory, an ecological water reclamation treatment facility at Emory University. The award was presented last week at the ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet in Washington, D.C.

ACEC’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition honors the year’s most outstanding engineering accomplishments. A panel of 25-30 judges from around the United States who represent a cross section of industry, government, academia and media, review and rate projects from around the world. The panel selected 24 top award winners — 16 Honors Awards and 8 Grand Awards — based on uniqueness and innovative applications; future value to the engineering profession; perception by the public; social, economic, and sustainable development considerations; complexity; and successful fulfillment of client/owner’s needs, including schedule and budget.