Honor Awards

CATEGORY B – Building/Technology Systems

OLSSON Chadron State College / Nebraska State College System | Chadron State College Math and Science Center for Innovative Learning

Originally built in the 1960s, the Math and Science Building at Chadron State College (CSC) had adequately served its purpose as a learning facility. However, the time had come for major upgrades. With this renovation, CSC wanted to install ultramodern learning and research while supporting accessibility and affordability for students. They chose the Olsson/BVH team to renovate and add to the existing building.

HDR City of Lincoln | North Wellfield Flood Restoration and Hazard Mitigation

The City of Lincoln has wellfield facilities located in and along the heart of the Platte River near Ashland, Nebraska. The wellfields were severely impacted by the March 2019 flooding. HDR provided the city with design and construction of facilities to restore its North and South Wellfields to their previous capacity. HDR also delivered permanent mitigation measures to shield the wellfield from future events.

CATEGORY G – Water Resources

HDR Omaha Airport Authority | Eppley Airport Terminal Drive

Eppley Airfield’s continued growth has heightened the airport’s need to expand. The Eppley Airport Terminal Drive project will transform the airport for a better user experience now and in years to come. The project reflects the vision of the Omaha Airport Authority’s Master Plan. This includes widening and realigning Terminal Drive, and relocating and reconstructing the intersection of Abbott Drive and Terminal Drive. The project met the federal funding-driven schedule requirements and was completed under budget.

ALVINE ENGINEERING BCDM Architects | Papillion La Vista Community Schools Ashbury Elementary

Addressing a critical need for the quickly expanding community, Ashbury Elementary is the latest addition to Papillion La Vista Community Schools. Ashbury Elementary further improves upon the building design standards set by Papillion La Vista Community Schools, many of which were focused on increasing energy efficiency. Using geothermal energy in combination with insulated concrete for exterior walls is one of the biggest improvements, setting the standard for future Papillion La Vista Community Schools (PLVCS) facilities.

CATEGORY C – Structural Systems

HDR Kiewit Corporation/Noddle Companies | Kiewit Headquarters

Headquartered in Omaha since 1884, Kiewit Corporation is one of the largest contractors in the world. When the company decided to build a new headquarters, they decided on a north downtown location adjacent to their recently completed training center, Kiewit University, in part to encourage neighborhood redevelopment and reaffirm the company’s commitment to Omaha and Nebraska. The seven-story 180,000-squarefoot building and connected parking structure houses 650 employees.

HDR Lower Loup Natural Resources District | Columbus Recharge Project

The $3.6 million Columbus Recharge project reduces the groundwater declines by providing two recharge locations: the downstream portion of Lost Creek channel and Christopher’s Cove. It has been showcased as a novel idea to restore intercepted groundwater and recharge it downstream and exemplifies various partnerships and interests coming together for the common goal to preserve a vital resource.

OLSSON BNSF Railway | BNSF Bridge 7100-348.30

A fire erupted on a BNSF Railway Company bridge on Aug. 11, 2021, near Waynoka in Woods County, Oklahoma, destroying a 300-foot section of existing timber bridge. Olsson immediately mobilized to the site to support the 24-hour, around-the-clock operation. Olsson provided a survey of the existing bridge, layout of proposed h-piles, staked offsets, pile cut-offs, and additional survey support during construction. Additionally, Olsson provided construction management services. The track was successfully restored on Aug. 16, 2021.

OLSSON Matodol, LLC | Wandering Creek Mixed-Use Development

The City of Lincoln and developer Matodol LLC collaborated on a mixed-use development site near 88th Street and Van Dorn Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. Wandering Creek is 300 acres and includes 1,000 residential homes and 250,000 square feet of commercial and office space. Olsson provided survey; civil engineering; environmental services; floodplain remapping; construction observation; field services; roadway design; wastewater studies; structural engineering and design; site selection; and development representative and consulting services.

Merit Awards

Benesch

Nebraska Department of Transportation | Niobrara West Bridges Emergency Repair Mitigation Site

Honor Awards

LAMP RYNEARSON

OPS |

Omaha Public Schools Westview High School

Omaha Public Schools’ Westview High School began as a new high school project located on vacant ground compiled from multiple residential lots. The plans, which housed a YMCA and the high school within the same building, challenged Lamp Rynearson’s design team to design a site plan and alignment that promoted visibility and safety at entrances and across the campus. Lamp Rynearson dedicated 7% of the design fee to small and minority-owned business contributors to meet bond economic inclusion requirements.

MORRISSEY ENGINEERING

Gensler and LinkedIn at Sterling Ridge Development

| LinkedIn Omaha Headquarters | Solar-Charged

Grid-Interactive Battery Energy Storage System

Morrissey Engineering developed a complete and innovative photovoltaic design at the LinkedIn Omaha headquarters. The design includes 1284 bi-facial solar panels mounted to seven parking canopy structures. The system is paired with an on-site battery energy storage system to offer peak-shaving to reduce the maximum electrical demand for the building. The building has 2 Star Fitwell and LEED Gold Certifications.

KPE ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING FORENSICS

Union Pacific | Global 4 – AG Transload Facility

KPE was awarded a contract for engineering services by Union Pacific Railroad with the goal of designing a State-of-the-Art, highly automated grain processing and transporting facility. KPE designed an extensive cable tray routing plan to provide power and control wiring to all designed locations across the facility. KPE worked closely with multiple manufacturers, controls contractors, and the client to design an extensive automated system for the facility.

Lamp Rynearson Kenneth Hahn Architects | 2019 Flood Recovery Project and Planning Study at Offutt AFB, NE.

HDR City of Grand Island | Wastewater Treatment Plant Laboratory, Operations Control Center (OCC), and Administration Building Improvements Mitigation Site

Benesch

City of Kearney | Kearney Regional Airport, Taxiway

‘A’ & Connecting Taxiways Rehabilitation

Olsson

City of Grand Island | Old Potash Highway Webb Road to North Road, and Claude Road Extension from Old Potash Highway to Faidley Avenue

Schemmer

Nebraska Department of Transportation | The Murray Viaduct

E & A Consulting Group, Inc.

I See Adventures | Ralston Granary

HDR Nebraska Department of Transportation | Moving the Metro 2021 Campaign

Ehrhart Griffin & Assoc. Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District | Western Douglas County Trail Felsburg Holt & Ullevig Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area