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AEI Professional Project Awards 2025

Kansas City, Missouri |

Requirements

Eligibility

  • The Professional Project Awards are open to any domestic or international project.
  • Candidate projects may be currently under construction or shall have completed construction within the last five years.
  • Each project may be entered in multiple award categories.
  • Entries shall not include past AEI Professional Project Award winners. 
  • The entry form may be submitted by an individual, firm, or company.
  • Each entry is required to be submitted by or include written permission from the Engineer-of-Record or Responsible Engineer.
  • Entrants may submit more than one project.
  • Entrants agree to release all information and data, including photographs included in the submission package, for public dissemination to facilitate publicity.
  • All required submission materials must be received before entries will be considered.
  • Entries must be received (not postmarked) by the deadline.

Award Categories

Each entry may include one or more of the following specific categories:

  • Overall Architecture/Engineering Integration 
  • Construction Management and Methods 
  • Electrical Systems Design
  • Lighting Systems Design
  • Mechanical Systems Design 
  • Structural Systems Design
  • Renovation
  • Repair/Rehabilitation  
  • Sustainability [Life Cycle] 

Disciplined Focused Awards

  • Construction Management Methods 
  • Electrical Systems Design 
  • Lighting Systems Design 
  • Mechanical Systems Design 
  • Structural Systems Design 

Project Focused Awards

  • Overall Architectural Engineering Integration 
  • New Construction 
  • Renovation
  • Repair Rehabilitation 
  • Sustainability (Life Cycle)

Committee Review

The Professional Project Awards jury will award one Award of Excellence for each category. Additional Awards of Merit may be granted in particular categories as selected by the jury committee.

Special Awards

Projects that receive a category award will also be eligible for the Best Overall Project and the Most Innovative Project. These special awards will recognize one project with an overall construction cost less than 100 million dollars and one project with an overall construction cost greater than 100 million dollars for each of the two special award categories.

Evaluation Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated for each award category based on the following judging criteria:

  • Originality and Innovation
  • Integration and Collaboration
  • Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Economics
  • Effective Use of Technology
  • Constructability and Site Logistics
  • Overall Impression
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