D&B Engineers and Architects Wins Two ACEC New York 2022 Engineering Excellence Awards
Posted on January 20, 2022
The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York has awarded D&B Engineers and Architects two accolades in the 2022 Engineering Excellence Awards:
An EEA Gold Award in the category of Water Resources for Emergency PFAS Treatment at Well 7 for the Incorporated Village of Mineola Water Department in Mineola, NY
An EEA Gold Award in the category of Special Projects for Final Clarifiers Concrete Rehabilitation Corrosion/Protection Project for Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in Newark, NJ
In total, 114 projects will be honored at the 56th Annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala which will take place at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on April 9, 2022.
Steven A. Fangmann, President of D&B Engineers and Architects commented, “Each year, given the quality of competition between professional firms, the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York faces the very difficult task of evaluating and determining award winners. This represents professional engineering and architectural services at the highest levels. I am extremely pleased that the outstanding performances by D&B teams on behalf of our clients in New York and New Jersey have been recognized with EEA Gold Awards.”
The Engineering Excellence Awards are presented to projects that encompass both the public and private sector in the following categories: studies, research, and consulting services; building/technology systems; structural systems; surveying and mapping technology; environmental; waste and storm water; water resources; transportation; energy; industrial and manufacturing processes and facilities; and special projects.
Each year, over 60 member firms submit projects that are judged on rigorous criteria that include complexity, innovation and value to society. These projects are judged by a panel of industry experts. In addition to celebrating among peers, the Engineering Excellence Awards program helps to publicize the many significant contributions consulting engineers make to the built environment throughout the world.
About ACEC New York: ACEC New York is a proactive coalition of almost 300 firms representing every discipline of engineering related to the built environment—civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, environmental, geotechnical—and affiliated companies. Our shared goals are to further the business interests of our membership, enhance the quality and safety of the environment we live and work in, and help ensure the vitality of our communities. For more information, visit www.acecny.org.
Emergency PFAS Treatment at Well 7 for the Incorporated Village of Mineola Water Department in Mineola, NY
Aerial Photo looking southwest depicting building and parking lot improvements. Building façade aesthetic design with relief to accommodate design of neighborhood houses and commercial buildings. White roof for solar reflectivity and extensive underground network of infiltration basins for well blowoff and backwash under parking lot.
Aerial Photo looking southeast depicting building and parking lot improvements over infiltration basin network. Building façade aesthetic design with relief to accommodate design of neighborhood houses and commercial buildings. Blocked up first floor windows and openings to mimic reuse of an existing building. Underground network of infiltration basins to accommodate over 200,000 gallons of well blowoff and backwash under parking lot. Parking lot lighting incorporated into the building.
To expedite completion and permitting, the second phase of project included building foundations and the installation and interconnection of the pre-purchased treatment equipment. Inter-connections of piping temporarily supported until building is completed. The treatment equipment is operational, and the building was constructed around it without interrupting operations. Phase 3 Contractors bid prior to completion without any major deviations from the conditions shown and depicted or any change orders for varying existing conditions.
Interior of new Granular Activated Carbon Building looking west with interconnections for remote exchanging of carbon installed in third phase and other interrelated components designed prior to and during the construction of the second phase. Exhaust fan to mitigate condensation and to meet building heating and cooling needs.
Interior building painted white for more reflectivity, electrical distribution equipment and interconnection to System-wide SCADA System for Operations, Monitoring, alarming and control. All electrical conduit interconnected to this building was run in trench under Phase 2 of the project to minimize additional site work. Interconnection and upgrades to Village security system for connection of the buildings on the site in conjunction with the other Water Department Facilities.
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Final Clarifiers Concrete Rehabilitation Corrosion/Protection Project for Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in Newark, NJ
Aerial Photo depicting the twelve (12) concrete final clarifier tanks. The clarifiers closest to the image shows the even numbered clarifiers which were all in service when the photo was taken. Over 200,000 square feet of surface area was coated as part of this project.
Aerial Photo looking north depicting Final Clarifier No. 4 after coating. The coating can be seen on the walls in the cream color. Each final clarifier tank has three (3) bays. Access into the tank was a major challenge on the project and the contractor opted to install temporary stairs to improve labor productivity.
Photo depicting the condition of a tank prior to coating. The concrete walls have signs of deterioration and loss of cement paste. The tank expansion joint sealant have failed, and localized spalling occurred.
Photo depicting the condition of the tank post coating. The 500-mil thick epoxy coating system is shown on the walls, knee walls, and baffle columns in this photo. The tank expansion joint has also been repaired/resealed which runs down the wall and through the floor. Also shown in the photo is a new deflector plate installed on the concrete fillet. This deflector plate serves to protect the concrete fillet from the mechanical sludge collector rake arm.
Photo depicting the new 72” x 72” Stainless Steel Influent Isolation Sluice Gate and Fiberglass Platform. The Sluice Gate replaced a leaking butterfly valve that previously was utilized to isolate from the Tanks. A new gate was installed in each of the twelve (12) tanks.
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