For immediate release
December 8, 1997
1998 NOVA AWARD nominations break records
again
1998 CIF NOVA Award Nominees
For more information call:
Richard Brunvand, Chair, Public Relations
Direct Phone: (517)-371-1550
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
The Construction Innovation Forum (CIF), an international non-profit
organization, announced it has received another record number of 46
nominations in its annual NOVA Award competition. CIF's NOVA Award recognizes
innovations in the construction industry that improve quality, efficiency
and cost-effectiveness. The 1998 nominees were submitted from twenty
different states with three from Canada, one from Russia and one from
Switzerland. A breakdown of nominees is in enclosed.
Since 1990, a total of 27 innovations have received NOVA awards. Winners
of this prestigious award are selected by a distinguished panel of ten
jurors who follow a four-phase investigative selection process.
The 1998 NOVA Award jury members are: Phillip V. Frederickson, The Christman
Company, Lansing, Michigan; Milton C. Gore, Jr., DuPont Engineering,
Orange, Texas; Peter J. Green, John E. Green Mechanical Company; Charles
W. Jones, Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers,
Kansas City, Kansas; Thomas P. Muller, Caterpillar, Inc., Aurora, Illinois;
Michael J. O'Connor, U.S. Army-CERL, Champaign, Illinois; James C. Stein,
Fluor Daniel, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina; Howard B. Stussman,
Engineering News-Record, New York, New York; Robert A. Valentine, General
Motors Facilities Engineering, Detroit, Michigan and Richard N. Wright,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
The 1998 NOVA Awards will be presented at the Innovation Celebration
Banquet on March 12, 1998 at the Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan.
The keynote speaker will be Hanns Baumann, inventor of Baumesh, a 1992
NOVA Award winner. His presentation will be "Inventions and Inventors".
Tickets are selling briskly for the event, and another sellout crowd
of over 600 industry professionals is expected to attend this year's
Celebration. Tickets are $175 per person. Tables of eight are $1,200.
To purchase tickets, please call the Construction Innovation Forum office
at (734) 995-1855 or visit their web site at http://www.cif.org
For ticket information and reservations, or more information about CIF,
please contact:
The Construction Innovation Forum, Inc.®
350 South Main Street, Suite 350,
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2131
Phone: (734) 995-1855
Fax: (734) 995-5002
Email: info@cif.org
Web: http://www.cif.org
Summary of nominations submitted
for the 1998 Nova Award
Canada
Real-Time Positioning for Accurate Placement of Large Precast Bridge
Components
Calgary, Alberta
Hydro-Mobile Scaffolding - hydraulic power lifts and lowers scaffold
L'Assomption, Quebec
Russia
Slag Ash Concretes - Reduce or eliminate cement in concrete
Novokuznetsk, Russia
Switzerland
Sika CarboDur® - Structural Strengthening System
Zurich
U.S.
Alabama
Skid Resistant Coatings Using Convergent Spray TechnologyTM
on concrete road surfaces
Huntsville, Alabama
Alaska
Open-Cell Bulkheads - Cellular structure with unconnected sheet pile
tail walls
Anchorage, Alaska
California
4D Modeling Process - Three dimensional CAD drawings to improve communication,
coordination and planning
Pleasanton, California
Geo-Jet System - New technology in mechanical cutting, jet mixing &
high volume cementing
Oakland, California
Last Planner - Management technique for production planning
San Francisco, California
LonWorks Control Network Technology - "Intelligent" devices communicating
with a common protocol
Palo Alto, California
Process 2000 - Customer Service through Innovative Project Management
and Technology
San Diego, California
Silicon Valley Uniform Code Adoption & Interpretation
San Jose, California
Simplified Monitoring System for Civil Structures - Strain memory alloy-based
passive sensors
San Diego, California
SOFF-CUT System - Controls random cracking in concrete
Corona, California
Tycor Retaining Wall System - Universal retaining wall system
Fullerton, California
Colorado
Q-Liner® - Straight Shaft Concrete Pier Liner
Englewood, Colorado
Connecticut
A Hom4MeTM - A 225 s.f. downsized house capable
of expanding to 900 s.f.
Tolland, Connecticut
District of Columbia
Building Performance Assessment Team Process (BPAT) - Disaster inspection
team
Washington, D.C.
Mobile Training Centers - Mobile unit for 12 week pre-job masonry training
courses
Washington, D.C.
NRDC Eco-Office - Synthesis of advanced resource-efficient design and
materials
Washington, D.C.
Delaware
Constructing the Future - A Construction Technology Transfer Network
Wilmington, Delaware
Illinois
Noncontact Laser Vibrometer System - Remote measuring of Bridge Cable
Force Measurements
Skokie, Illinois
Segmented Steel Lattice Frame System - Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
Spain
Chicago, Illinois
Indiana
MICCS - Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety
Indianapolis, Indiana
Kansas
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers MOST Program - Joint Labor
Trust Fund
Kansas City, Kansas
Rapid Replacement and On-Site Erection for Short Span Bridges
Russell, Kansas
Maryland
Simulated Building Smoke Control Model - Fire Safety Simulator
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Massachusetts
EclipseTM - Shrinkage Reducing Admixture for
Concrete
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Michigan
Air Handling Units in the Truss Space
Detroit, Michigan
Big 8 - Monitoring and Measuring 8 Most Important Safe Behaviors
Lansing, Michigan
Construction Summit - Labor, Owners and Contractors in Southeast Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Smart Kids Play It Safe - Construction jobsite safety program for children
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
The Virtual Electrician - Interactive CD-ROM training programs
Lansing, Michigan
New Jersey
End User Quality Satisfaction Survey for Construction Team
Parsippany, New Jersey
Exodermic Bridge Deck - Rapid Bridge Deck Replacement
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
New York
Modular Composite Panelized Precast Concrete Foundation Wall System
- Thermal-KreteTM
East Pembroke, New York
Ohio
Flash Fill®, A Unique Flowable Backfill Material
Columbus, Ohio
Oklahoma
Automatic Concrete Drill System - Drill multiple holes in concrete pier
columns
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Reclaiming Streets and Roads using foamed asphalt
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Semi-Active Vibration Absorbers (SAVA) for Highway Bridges
Norman, Oklahoma
South Carolina
Foreman's Electronic Time Card for hand-held data scanners
Greenville, South Carolina
Texas
Automated Road Maintenance Machine (ARMM) - Pavement crack sealing technology
Austin, Texas
Rectangular Concrete Hyperbaric Room for Medical Treatment
San Antonio, Texas
Washington
Gray + Tham, Wall Smart - Continuous Wall Pour
Seattle, Washington
Glovebox Panel Containments for high radiation environments
Richland, Washington
Temporary Shielding Plug for Tank Risers - Direct access to tanks containing
radioactive liquid
Richland, Washington
|
 |
 |
