The 2024 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

How you can get ready for the 2024 YEA Award Competition that starts next week

The anticipation is building as Civil+Structural Engineering Media gears up for its 2024 Yearbook Engineering Achievement (YEA) Award competition. This prestigious event celebrates innovation, excellence, and achievement in the AEC industry, showcasing groundbreaking projects from around the globe. Whether you’re an industry veteran or a newcomer eager to make your mark, the competition offers an unparalleled platform to highlight your work, team, and vision.  Submissions will open for the 2024 YEA Award Competition on October 1st, 2024 at 12 pm cst.

There will be winning projects in each category and all winners will be thoughtfully spotlighted in the Winter 2024 issue of Civil+Structural Engineer Magazine and highlighted on its website. The Summit Project winner (the one that wins the most overall votes) will be featured on the cover. 

To give you an idea, the 2023 Summit winner was NTB’s Orlando International Airport Terminal C which garnered nearly 20 percent more votes than its closest competitor. The project showcased how it’s addressing Florida’s rapid growth in business and tourism. 

This year’s YEA competition will feature five categories: 

• Water/Stormwater/Wastewater
• Housing/Residential
• Environmental/Sustainability
• Transportation/Infrastructure
• Education (new for 2024) 

The Nuts and Bolts 

If you want to enter, here’s the scoop. Companies that have completed or are scheduled to complete projects before the end of 2024 are invited to submit their most exciting project(s). Multiple entries are encouraged, but are limited to only one entry per category and must be submitted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 1. When you’ve chosen your project(s), the process is simple: 

• Pay a $100 fee to enter the competition. 
• Wait to receive a link where you will be asked to complete the Project Information Report. 
• Answer the questions on the Project Information Form which will ask for details such as project location, impact, dates, budget, team, technical data, awards received, etc.  
• Ensure your submission is visually attractive via photographs and videos. Images must be at least 300 dpi at 10 inches tall, or larger, in JPG, EPS, PSD, or TIFF format.
• Sit back and let the voting begin.

Civil+Structural Engineering Media will host all the projects submitted on its website and the voting period runs from Nov. 6-15. Voters may only vote for two projects and are encouraged to vote for the projects they think demonstrate the best of the best from the 2024 AEC industry. 

6 Reasons to Get Excited

Why should you participate? The YEA Award provides a unique opportunity to gain industry recognition, enhance your professional reputation, and inspire future generations of engineers by demonstrating the real-world impact of your projects. 

These prestigious awards: 

1. shine a spotlight on your groundbreaking projects;
2. elevate your projects and accomplishments to a large audience, bringing recognition from peers and industry leaders; 
3. enhance your firm’s reputation and credibility;
4. can open doors to new business opportunities, attract talent and reinforce clients’ trust in your expertise; 
5. give you a chance to celebrate your team’s hard work, innovation and dedication to excellence; and 
6. foster team morale and pride while enriching your firm’s culture. 

The sheer anticipation and excitement surrounding the awards will energize staff and showcase that excellence is recognized and rewarded. So, don’t miss the chance to position your firm at the forefront of the industry in 2024 — take the leap, submit your best projects, and claim your place among the leaders of engineering innovation.

Stay tuned for further details and get ready to submit your extraordinary projects – 2024 could be your year to shine.