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CMLC is leading by example and has already garnered multiple awards from its peers for its sustainable and innovative practices.
Lead Engineering Consultant Honoured
Progressive Engineering Ltd., part of the Trow Group of Companies, CMLC’s lead engineering consultant on the East Village Infrastructure Upgrades has received the 2010 Consulting Engineers of Alberta - Award of Excellence in the category of Community Development for the East Village Redevelopment Project. The Community Development - Award of Excellence is the highest honour that CEA bestows in recognition of urban land engineering and related services provided during the planning and development of residential, commercial, recreational, major community parks, and revitalization development projects.
Urban Leadership Award
In April, CMLC was recognized by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) as an organization making the city a safer and more dynamic place to live and work. CMLC was awarded a ‘2010 Urban Leadership Award’ in the ‘Imagination’ category for its use of an inventive financing mechanism to support the re-development of East Village.
Langevin Bridge Lighting Earns Two Awards
The groundbreaking lighting system on the Langevin Bridge is earning local and international accolades. The LED installation has been awarded two honours.
The first award is an Illumination Engineering Society (IES) ‘Calgary Section Illumination Award’ recognizing lighting design work.
The second award is a ‘2010 IES Illumination Award of Merit’ from the Illumination Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Illumination Awards. The award recognizes professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design. Judges are selected from a broad professional spectrum that represents knowledge of lighting and design excellence.
On December 23, 2009, a state-of-the-art LED lighting system was installed on the 100-year-old Langevin Bridge leading into East Village as part of the RiverWalk development. Not only does the system highlight the bridge’s architecture, but it also helps keep the area safer.
The installation is made up of thousands of LED lights that change colour through a series of computer generated sequences. An almost infinite range of colour programming can be achieved. It can alternate red and green for Christmas, glow pink for a breast cancer run, red and white for Canada Day or trace through the spectrum for city wide celebrations.
The LED lighting has an expected lifespan of 100,000 hours, which equates to approximately 34 years of operation if the lights run all day. The system is energy efficient (using roughly the same power consumption as three Alberta households), resistant to extreme weather, vandalism and tampering; the fixtures are specifically aimed to reduce glare and efficiently light up the bridge structure.
Riverwalk National Award
CMLC is pleased to announce that the RiverWalk Master Plan has been recognized by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) for a National Award of Merit.
The CSLA annual Professional Awards program recognizes excellence in Landscape Architecture in the categories of Design, Planning & Analysis, Research, Communications, Landscape Management, New Directions, and Residential Design. Submissions were judged and awarded at either a Regional or National level. RiverWalk was submitted under the category of Planning and Analysis and was awarded with the National Award of Merit.
Special thanks are given to the dedicated team at Stantec and the RiverWalk Master Plan team for their commitment and hard work in creating a destination for all Calgarian’s to enjoy.
EVE Award
EVE Magazine was awarded the Gold Medal in the category of "General Publication" at the 2009 Economic Development Association of Canada’s Marketing Awards held in Vancouver, B.C. on Sept 21, 2009. The Marketing Awards recognize leadership and excellence in marketing cities across Canada.
2008 Forbis Award for Outstanding Contributions in Public Archaeology
The 2008 Forbis Award for Outstanding Contributions in Public Archaeology awarded CMLC for our work in documenting and rejuvenating historic buildings and for our support of several archaeological investigations within East Village. CMLC is dedicated to ensuring that Calgary landmarks such as the King Edward Hotel, St. Louis Hotel, Simmons Building and Hillier Block are not forgotten. We also recognize the historical importance of East Village, the value of sharing this information with Calgarians, and the opportunity to incorporate important pieces of our city’s cultural history into the revitalization of the Rivers District. The Archaeological Society of Alberta - Calgary Centre, presented CMLC with this prestigious award on April 15th, 2009. Named after one of the founding members of the Archaeological Society who is widely recognized as the father of archaeology in Alberta, the Forbis Award is presented to an individual or organization in Calgary and southern Alberta that displays exceptional service to public archaeology.
Calgary Heritage Lions Award
CMLC was recognized for our exterior and interior restoration of the Simmons Building, which also happens to be our head office. We are very proud to have been chosen as the 2008 recipient of the Calgary Heritage Lions Award. It reflects our commitment to historic rejuvenation initiatives as well as providing a unique and dynamic characteristic to the Simmons Building's future streetscape presence on Confluence Way.
Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Award
CMLC was honoured as the 2008 recipient of the Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Award. The Canadian Urban Institute's annual Brownie Award recognizes leadership, innovation and environmental sustainability in brownfields redevelopment across Canada. CMLC won in the category of "Financing, Risk Management and Partnership" for our work in the creation of the Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy Regulation. A "made in Alberta" version of the U.S. Tax Increment Financing (TIF)— which is a widely used financing mechanism for redevelopment of brownfield sites in the United States—provides a sustainable source of funding to finance the significant infrastructure development required in the Rivers District for a 20-year period.
