2021 Engineer of the Year Awards
Recognizing outstanding work by individuals who are critical to the successful operation of our commercial office buildings
Since 2014, the Commercial Engineer of the Year Award program has recognized the outstanding work of those behind our commercial office buildings' success - the engineers. Their work not only adds to the efficient operation but also impacts guest experience as the demand for expertise in building physics and systems for new and existing buildings constantly increases.
Nominate your building engineer today to recognize their achievements in making your building such a success. The Engineer of the Year and the nominees will be recognized at the 2021 Commercial Awards Celebration, scheduled for November 2021.
You can nominate your engineer for the following categories:
- Chief-Lead Engineer who meet the following qualifications:
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Minimum 3 years of experience at a supervisory level
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Works for a current AOBA-member firm
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Serves as an
on-site engineer (or may cover multiple buildings) -
Does not work at the Executive / Regional engineer level
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- Building Engineer who meet the following qualifications:
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Over 5 years of experience as a building engineer
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Works for a current AOBA-member firm
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- Maintenance Tech or Maintenance Mechanic who meet the following qualifications:
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1-5 years of experience as an entry-level maintenance technician or maintenance mechanic
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Works for a current AOBA-member firm
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Nomination Process:
- All nominations are due by September 30th. View the sample nomination form here. We recommend you save your answers in this word document before submitting the nomination online.
- October 1 - 15: Judges review the online submissions
- October 16 - 31: Building tours with the nominee
The nomination deadline is September 30th!
2021 Engineer Awards Committee:
| Bill | Atkinson (Chair) | Regional Engineer | Boston Properties |
| Brad | Cleaveland | Chief Engineer | Transwestern |
| Dave | Greenspun | Chief Engineer | Blake Real Estate, Inc. |
| James | Parrotte | Chief Engineer | JBG SMITH |
| Bob | Pimentel | JBG SMITH | |
| Jennifer | Rappe | EastBanc, Inc. | |
| Ted | Ross | Owner | TRC Engineering |
| Steve | Stover | Regional Chief Engineer | Brookfield |
2019 Engineer Award
Chief Engineer of the Year: Brad Cleaveland, Transwestern
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Building Engineer of the Year: Joey Sanchez, JBG Smith
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2018 Engineer Award
Chief/Lead Engineer: 2018 Winner - James Parrotte, JBG SMITH
Chief/Lead Engineer: Honorable Mention - David Greenspun, Blake Real Estate, Inc.
2017 Engineer Awards
Chief/Lead Engineer: 2017 Winner - Mike Keely, CBRE
Building Operating Engineer: 2017 Winner - Michael Morgan, Brookfield
Maintenance Technician/Maintenance Mechanic - 2017 Winner: Charley Chavez, Boston Properties
2016 Engineer Awards
Commercial Chief/ Lead Engineer of the Year Award: Luis Miranda, Vornado/Charles E. Smith
Commercial Building Engineer/Maintenance Technician Award: Dwayne Walker, S.C. Herman & Associates
2015 Engineer Awards
2015 Commercial Chief/ Lead Engineer of the Year
2015 Commercial Operating Engineer Award: Rene Munoz, Building Engineer, Akridge
Watch this brief video to learn more about this award and our previous nominees, shown at the 2014 TOBY Awards