THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR SUBMISSION.
Jurors will refer initially to this information to evaluate the relative merits of your project. There are two parts, (1) a 75-word Summary and (2) Project Highlights, as set out below.
NOTE – A CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE WRITING STYLE IS REQUIRED
One of the objectives of the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards is to showcase the importance of consulting engineering to the broader public. Your submission will be used to publicize and promote your project and the consulting engineering sector. Consequently, a clear, consistent and accessible writing style is extremely important in all aspects of your submission.
(1) The 75-Word Project Summary
The summary of the project will be used as a script for a video ACEC-Canada will produce to present your project as part of the awards celebration. It is also used by ACEC-Canada to showcase consulting engineering to the government and to the public via its website. Please use plain language and avoid technical jargon where possible. The general public should be able to read the summary and understand what the project was and its impact. The summary should include:
- The firm name(s).
- The project name.
- The client’s name and their objective.
- Your role in the project.
- How and why your solution was innovative and/or well-suited to the project.
- The project’s social, economic and/or environmental benefits to the client and/or society.
The project summary should be written in the third person (avoid saying ‘we’ and instead use the team or firm name) and in past tense.
The following project summary, from the 2021 Schreyer Award winning project, is an excellent reference:
Glacier National Park, located 650 km east of Vancouver, is home to a unique transportation corridor containing the Trans-Canada Highway, Canadian Pacific Railway, and a concentrated cluster of high-frequency avalanche paths. Parks Canada Agency engaged McElhanney to improve the corridor’s safety and reliability by implementing industry-leading avalanche mitigation solutions. These solutions, integrated with the complex existing avalanche control program, reduced the avalanche risk to roadway users and the Canadian Pacific Railway, and helps keep Canadians moving year-round.
