Apr 7 2010
CENTRIA is pleased to announce that Eco Sound Barrier, a sound barrier system with the industry's most innovative combination of affordability, sustainability and architectural flexibility, has received the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Charles Pankow Award for Innovation.
Eco Sound Barrier
The Charles Pankow Award was established in 1996 and named for industry visionary Charles J. Pankow. The award celebrates collaboration in innovative design, materials or construction-related research and development put into practice in a sustainable manner.
“We are delighted to have won this prestigious award,” said Todd Padezanin, product manager of Eco Sound Barrier for CENTRIA. “We feel like Eco Sound Barrier is truly a revolution in sound barrier technology, and it’s great to receive recognition for our hard work from the country’s preeminent civil engineering society.”
Eco Sound Barrier is the industry’s first Cradle-to-Cradle CM-certified road product and is a cost-effective, green alternative to traditional sound barriers. This innovative sound barrier is made from 23 percent recycled material and is 100 percent recyclable at the end of its useful life. And, at only 4.25 pounds per square foot, Eco Sound Barrier requires far fewer trucks to transport it to the jobsite, which dramatically cuts down on emissions and lowers a project’s carbon footprint. Additionally, total installed costs for Eco Sound Barrier are less than those of traditional precast barriers.
“This innovative product was conceived and developed with the collaboration of many partners, including Bayer Material Science LLC, Joseph B. Fay Construction Company, Tom Brown, Inc. and Aleris Aluminum,” explains Bob Allman, senior structural engineer of Eco Sound Barrier for CENTRIA. “We’re honored to have Eco Sound Barrier receive this award, and we’re pleased to acknowledge our collaborators and their dedication in the product design and development.”
Eco Sound Barrier received the award during the ASCE OPAL (Outstanding Projects and Leaders) Awards Gala held on March 25, 2010, in Washington, D.C. The OPAL Awards are the preeminent awards program for civil engineers and the ASCE’s principal mechanism for bringing worldwide attention to the contributions and accomplishments of the civil engineering community. The OPAL Gala traditionally draws hundreds of civil engineers, practitioners, educators, military engineers and researchers. Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 144,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society.
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