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HONOR AWARDS Seattle Center Library Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Communications System Master Plan for the Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq Sparling Seattle Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Moon Township, Pa. Stanley Consultants, Inc. Muscatine, Iowa Called Seattle's most striking and imaginative structure since the Space Needle, the new In the fall of 2003, the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq needed a master plan for the recon- Central Library's futuristic design created a struction program of Iraq; it was to be the largest reconstruction endeavor since the post-World unique challenge for implementing a commu- War II Marshall Plan and the largest external reconstruction effort in one single country in history. nications system for staff and library patrons. The project team worked with the Provisional Authority and Iraqi ministries in Baghdad to create The project team developed a new communi- a database of more than 5,000 potential projects in the areas of oil, electric, public works/water, cations approach for the 363,000-square-foot security/justice, transportation, communications and education. More than 2,300 projects were facility a centralized, wireless system and identified that would provide the most immediate benefits to the Iraqi people. wireless smart necklaces for internal staff. The necklaces allow staff to immediately research materials and answer patron ques- tions from anywhere inside the building, including live assistance to patrons on the tele- phone. The result is seamless wireless commu- nications and instantaneous information exchange between employees, patrons and 27 branch locations. Biosolids Flow-Through Thermophilic Treatment Process, Columbus, Ga. Brown and Caldwell Atlanta The South Columbus Georgia Water Resource Facility needed new technology for sludge treatment. The project team developed a scien- Reconstruction Group Temporary Compound, tific breakthrough called Kabul, Afghanistan the Biosolids Flow- PAE Government Systems/Louis Berger Group Through Thermophilic Treatment Process Washington, D.C. CBFT3 . The process produces pathogen The U.S. State Department needed temporary housing and an office destruction by using a compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, across the street from the U.S. combination of new techniques, materials and equipment that consis- embassy. The project team first coordinated the clearing of 230 pieces of tently meets all treatment standards while reducing capital and opera- unexploded ordnance from an 8-acre site and then designed an attractive tions costs by $3 million. The research indicated that more could be new compound. The facility includes 142 sleeping rooms, 21,000 square accomplished with less rigorous time and temperature parameters than feet of offices, a 100-seat cafeteria, on-site utility systems, recreation facil- previously believed. The facility also is the first of its kind in the nation ities and vehicle-support areas. The housing modules were arranged to to operate entirely by the burning of digester gas to create electrical form a main street, including walkways and paved sitting areas for gath- power. The new process will allow utilities nationwide to upgrade sludge erings. As part of the construction program, the project team trained treatment levels at greatly reduced costs. more than 450 Afghan citizens in different construction trades. May l June 2005 ENGINEERING INC. 3 3

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