Achievements and Recognition

We are proud of the achievements and recognition that our staff and projects have earned in recent years.

Project of the Year from the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Alliance for the Duke Energy CHP Plant at Purdue, 2022
Environmental stewardship award from Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) for the 1869 Tree Plan, 2022
Honor Award from ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence Awards for the Newman Road Underpass Project, 2022
Power Partner Award from Duke Energy, 2021
PULSE Award for Innovation in Higher Education Procurement from the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP), 2021
Green Star Honor Award from the Professional Grounds Management Society for campus grounds, 2021
Public Works Project of the Year from the American Public Works Association - Indiana Chapter for the Newman Road Underpass Project, 2020
Excellence in Landscape Architecture Merit award from the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) for the State Street Redevelopment Project, 2020
Indiana Engineering Achievement Award from the Indiana Society of Professional Engineers for cooling tower refurbishment and upgrades, 2020
Community Impact of the Year award from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) to Plenary Group for the State Street Redevelopment Project, 2020
Effective and Innovative Practices Award from APPA Leadership in Educational Facilities for the development of a portable light level meter, 2020
Complete Streets Best Project Award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers for the State Street Redevelopment Project, 2019
Green Star Honor Award from the Professional Grounds Management Society for campus grounds, 2019
Community Placemaking Award from Aim Indiana for the State Street Redevelopment Project, 2019
Arthur G. Hansen award for Purdue University Fire Department retiree involvement in events from the Purdue University Retirees Association, 2019
Gold level Bicycle Friendly University from the League of American Bicyclists, 2018
Safest college campus in Indiana according to U.S. Department of Education studies and the FBI's Uniform Crime Report since 2017
Indiana Interior Design Excellence Award for Higher Education New Construction 2019 from the International Interior Design Association: Hobart and Russell Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences and Land O'Lakes Center for Experiential Learning and Purina Pavilion
Indiana Chapter Public Works Project of the Year 2018 from the American Public Works Association: State Street Redevelopment Project
Indiana Chapter Honor Award for the Centennial Mall project from the American Society of Landscape Architects 2018
ICONICS President's Award for Innovative IoT App, 2017
Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council MBE Total Spend, 2017
Golden Handshake Award from the Supplier Diversity Development Coalition of Greater Lafayette, 2017
Silver level Bicycle Friendly University from the League of American Bicyclists, 2016
U.S. EPA Combined Heat and Power Partnership Certificates of Avoided Greenhouse Gas Emissions since 2012
Tree Campus USA annually since 2009