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We’re proud to have been honored with project awards in many areas including public works, engineering, public safety design, architecture, and landscape architecture, as well as service awards, including a mentorship award for our internship team.
The Smokes Creek Bethlehem Steel Passive Recreational Park has received the 2025 NY Upstate ASLA Honor Award for Planning and Analysis and the first inaugural Climate Action Award! The design creates an accessible, inclusive, and environmentally friendly public park that offers recreational and educational opportunities while honoring the site’s unique industrial history.
The Clean Energy Plan developed for the University at Buffalo’s South Campus has received the ACEC NY Engineering Excellence Silver Award for Studies, Research, and Consulting Services. Wendel’s Energy team developed a Clean Energy Master Plan to help the University at Buffalo’s eliminate Scope 1 emissions, focusing on a zero-carbon energy system at the South Campus. This initiative is expected to reduce steam energy consumption by 75% and enhance energy efficiency through a new heat pump plant.
The Valley Metro Northwest Phase II Light Rail Extension project was awarded the Engineering News Record (ENR) Southwest Chapter Project of the Year in the Airport/Transportation Category; Large Project of the Year from the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance (NRC), and the Build Arizona award from the Arizona Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. (AZACG). The project was also a finalist for the National ENR Project of the Year.
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum is now a multi-award winning project. In 2024, it received the Buffalo Business First Golden Brick and was an Engineering News Record Regional Best Projects Project of Merit. Wendel was involved with the conceptual design, planning, permitting, NYS SEQR, and site development consisting of civil engineering, storm-water engineering including Green Infrastructure, landscape architecture, and Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy compliance.
Multi-award-winner
Interior Design Excellence Award
Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate Award
Buffalo Business First Brick by Brick, Golden Brick
ENR Regional Best Projects Project of Merit
Buffalo Business First Brick by Brick Renovation
BOMA Buffalo Project of the Year