Awards

Engineering Excellence / Project Awards

Engineering Excellence Awards recognize the year’s most outstanding engineering achievements and celebrate the amazing work you provide your clients and promote your understanding efforts.

The ACEC Illinois EEA is held annually to honor member firms for design achievements of superior skill and ingenuity. Each year firms submit projects that are judged on a rigorous set of criteria, which includes complexity, innovation and value to society. In addition to celebrating among peers, the EEA helps to publicize the many significant contributions consulting engineers make to the built environment throughout the world.

The 2027 EEA Competition is Open!

1. Create your account for your Award Application: https://eea.acec.org/illinois


2. Read through the entire 2027 Call for Entries Brochure: HERE
-use this as a reference while creating your application!

3. Payment: EEA Payment 
Timeline:

Submit by: November 2, 2026
Prescreening: November 5, 2026
Judging: November 17, 2026
Awards Gala: February 25, 2027

Questions: bethany@acecil.org

Please contact Bethany Rademaker, VP of Events & Marketing, for Engineering Excellence Awards questions.