Building Design+Construction won a total of six awards for editorial and graphic excellence in the 2012 ASBPE business-to-business journalism competition: two National awards for āāThe Ownerās Perspectiveā Seriesā and āConstruction Waste Management,ā as well as three regional awards for āEditorials,ā the May 2011 White Paper on āZero and Net-zero Energy Buildings + Homesā; and a profile of EYP Architecture & Engineeringāa BD+C āBest AEC Firm to Work Forā winnerāin December 2011.
BD+C Designer Elena Mengarelli won a regional Graphics Excellence Award for the design of āLiving Buildings: Are AEC Firms Up to the Challenge? (September 2011).
āConstruction Waste Managementā was written by Scott Grogan, LEED AP BD+C, Scott Bollmann, LEED AP BD+C, Robynn Selle, JD, LEED AP, and Chrisie Ambrass, of Turner Construction Co. This AIA/CES course (September 2011) was also a Finalist for the Jesse H. Neal Award, the highest honor in B2B journalism. +
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