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exceptional firms deserve to be noticed Zweig Group Awards
your firm deserve
to be noticed.
There is no better reward than recognition
for a job well done. Celebrate your firm – and
people – and gain serious bragging rights.
Zweig Group offers six awards programs specifically focused on architecture, engineering, planning,
and environmental consulting firm achievement. Each award has a different focus; successful start-
ups, rising stars in the industry, marketing excellence, overall firm success, best workplace practices,
and outstanding leadership.
HOT FIRM AWARD BEST FIRMS TO MARKETING TOP NEW VENTURE JERRY ALLEN RISING STAR AWARD
WORK FOR EXCELLENCE AWARD COURAGE IN
LEADERSHIP
AWARD
WIN BIG WITH THE TRIFECTA
Be among the best of the best and join an
elite group of award-winning firms. The Trifecta
Award celebrates high-performance firm’s winning
an award in three areas of firm operations: growth,
creating a great place to work, and excellence
in marketing.
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hot firm award [deadline to submit - May 17]
PAST WINNERS
The Hot Firm List recognizes
2020 the 100 fastest-growing AEC
NV5, Inc.
Anser Advisory
firms in the United States &
NELSON Worldwide Canada.
LJA Engineering
Placement on the list is based entirely on revenue growth
...see the entire 2020 list here
over the previous three-year period. Demographic data will
also be gathered so Zweig Group can analyze correlations
2019 and produce noteworthy and valuable statistics to share with
NV5 Global, Inc. you. Entry Criteria:
NELSON Worldwide • Firms must derive majority of their revenues from the
Dennis Group practice of architecture, engineering, planning, environ-
mental consulting or allied disciplines. Interior design,
Ardurra
landscape architecture, and design/build firms which
Hargrove Engineers + Constructors provide design services are also eligible
..see the entire 2019 list here
• Public entities such as departments of transportation or
municipal public works offices are not eligible
2018
• Firms must have reached at least $1 million in revenue in
NV5 Global, Inc.
2017
CMTA
• Firms must have been founded on or before December
CRB
31st, 2015, were in business for the entirety of this 3-year
Ardurra-King period, and were still in business as of January 1, 2021
Hargrove Engineers + Constructors
Upon completion of a quick registration on the Zweig Group
..see the entire 2018 list here
website, applicants will receive an invitation to complete the
award questionnaire. Firms should expect to provide simple,
straight-forward financial information, and verification doc-
ument(s). If you’d like to request an example of the question-
naire, please contact awards@zweiggroup.com
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best firm to work for [deadline to submit - May 3]
The Best Firms to Work For award recognizes
the top AEC firms based on workplace prac-
tices, employee benefits, retention rates, and
much more.
Firms will be categorized by firm size and discipline, and ranked based on a combination
score comprised of 20% corporate survey and 80% employee surveys.
This Best Firm to Work For application process doubles up as employee survey for participat-
ing firms. Your firm’s entry fee entitles you to survey data of your firm’s Employee Survey, and
additional benchmark data which shows the aggregated results of all the employees from all
the participating firms. Zweig Group’s industry experts are available to offer further analysis
and data-driven insights into your employee feedback.
To make the survey results even more meaningful, firms have the option to upgrade the reg-
istration to include up to 10 additional customized questions in the Employee Survey. A Zweig
Group representative is available to assist in development of these questions. The responses
to these custom questions will not count towards rankings in the awards program.
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best firm to work for
To get started, firm representative should complete a quick regis- PAST WINNERS LISTED BY
tration on the Zweig Group website. Upon completion, registrant CATEGORIES
will receive two links via emails, one leads to the Corporate Sur-
vey for firm leader/representative to complete (expect to spend 2020 2019 2018
1-2 hours to complete); and the other leads to the Employee Sur-
vey. Firm leader/representative is then responsible for getting the
Employee Survey link to all staff for timely participation.
To be eligible, firms must have a minimum of 10 full-
time employees, of which at least 5 are design or en-
gineering professionals. For firms with 50 EMPLOYEES
OR FEWER, a minimum of 60% of the firm’s staff must
complete the Employee Survey. For firms with 51-199
EMPLOYEES, a minimum of 50%, and for firms with 200
EMPLOYEES OR MORE, a minimum of 40%, of the firm’s
staff must complete the Employee Survey. Zweig Group
will send updates on participation levels leading up to
survey deadline upon request.
Zweig Group will not, under any circumstances, disclose
the names of firms that apply but do not make the list
of winners. Data submitted by firms will be used in
defining the overall survey sample set. All information
submitted is completely anonymous and confidential. If
you have any questions about customizing the employ-
ee survey, or if you’d like to request a sample survey,
please contact awards@zweiggroup.com
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marketing excellence [deadline to submit - May 17]
PAST WINNERS LISTED BY
CATEGORIES The Marketing Excellence
2020 2019 2018
Awards recognize outstanding
and effective marketing in our
industry.
Award entries will be judged by a team of senior AEC
marketing professionals and evaluated based upon over-
all creativity, messaging, results achieved by the cam-
paign, and level of design.
Upon completion of a quick registration and payment
on the Zweig Group website, applicants will receive an
invitation to the Reviewr portal to complete the submis-
sion process. Firm representative can expect to provide
demographic information of the firm, description about
the campaign(s), overall firm marketing practices and
budgets, and supporting materials.
Winning projects will be highlighted at the Elevate AEC
virtual conference this September in front of fellow out-
standing marketers of the industry.
If you’d like to request a preview of, or have any questions
about, the submission process, please contact awards@
zweiggroup.com
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ADVERTISING - an individual print or digital
advertisement or ad campaign.
marketing excellence: categories
CORPORATE ID - BRAND REFRESH - A con-
BROCHURE - A print or digital publication sistent graphic image applied to your firm’s
describing your firm’s general capabilities. print and/or digital collateral materials for
the purposes of rebranding your firm.
CORPORATE ID - NEW IDENTIT Y - A consistent HOLIDAY - A print or digital piece produced
graphic image applied to your firm’s print and/ for one-time use to promote brand aware-
or digital collateral materials for the launch of a ness of your firm during a holiday (holiday
new corporate identity. card, e-card, party invitation, client-appreci-
ation gift, etc.)
INTEGRATED MARKETING/BRAND AWARENESS
- Both printed and digital methods of distribution INTERNAL MARKETING - Campaign de-
such as emails, direct mail, display ads, banner signed for an employee audience to increase
ads on a third-party website, or other compo- communication and collaboration within a
nents that take place over an extended period of firm or division. Examples include: company
time to promote brand awareness of your firm. intranets, recognition program, awards pro-
gram, or communications associated with
NEWSLETTER - EXTERNAL - A newsletter con- mergers, acquisitions, or new business-line
ceived and created by your firm, with content initiatives.
developed internally, intended for external distri-
bution. The intended audience is clients and/or NEWSLETTER - INTERNAL - An internal,
potential clients, teaming partners, peers, local employee-focused publication produced via
business press, and other interested parties. print or digital media.
PROJECT PURSUIT - Item(s) that were used in RECRUITMENT/RETENTION - A program
support of winning a single project. Materials can designed to recruit potential or retain current
include anything that was used to win a project employees through print and/or electronic
including: qualifications packages, proposals, pre- communications, including but not limited to
sentations, interview tools, leave-behinds, or other ads, brochures, form letters, pamphlets, post-
pieces that contributed to the total effort. cards, announcements, and email promotions.
SOCIAL MEDIA - Any marketing effort that utilizes SPECIAL EVENT MARKETING - A marketing
online social media tools to provide a platform for piece produced for a one-time event (i.e., char-
thought leadership, collaboration, and user inter- ity event, an anniversary celebration, open
action. Maybe one platform or a combination of house, community event, rebranding celebra-
platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Linke- tion, etc.). Entry should include visual proof
dIn as well as blog posts or podcasts). (i.e., pictures) and all marketing materials
used to promote the event.
VIDEO - A video that either promotes your firm or
has been created by your firm for a specific project WEBSITE - A public website that either pro-
pursuit; a video created for external communica- motes your firm or has been launched by your
tions; or one created for internal communications. firm for a specific project.
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trifecta award [deadline to submit - May 3]
PAST WINNERS
2020
A&E Design
CORE Consultants
Garver
IPS – Integrated Project Services, LLC
ISG
J2 Engineers
Langan Engineering and Environ-
mental Services, Inc.
LJA Engineering
WIN BIG WITH THE TRIFECTA
McAdams Be among the best of the best and join an elite group
P2S Inc. of award-winning firms. The Trifecta Award celebrates
high-performance firms winning an award in a single year
Patel, Greene & Associates, LLC
in three areas of firm operations: growth, creating a great
TLC Engineering Solutions place to work, and excellence in marketing.
TowerPinkster
This convenient bundle is a one-stop-shop to apply for
the 2021 Hot Firm List, the 2021 Best Firms To Work For
2019 2018 Awards, and the 2021 Marketing Excellence Award.
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rising stars awards [deadline to nominate - June 1]
The Rising Stars Award recog- PAST WINNERS LISTED BY
CATEGORIES
nizes younger professionals 2020 2019 2018
whose exceptional technical
capability, leadership ability, effective teaching or
research, or public service has benefited the de-
sign professions, their employers, project owners,
& society.
• Nominees must be 40 years of age or younger as of Dec. 31, 2020, and working in the United
States for a private-sector company (or self-employed), public agency (i.e., federal, state, county,
or city), military, a non-profit organization, or educational or research institution.
• Self-nominations are acceptable.
• Nominees should have a record of demonstrated exceptional ability and professional accom-
plishments related to the AEC Industry in one or more of the following capacities: management;
leadership; teaching; research; and/or public service.
• Any private-sector company, public-sector agency, military unit, non-profit organization, or edu-
cational or research institution may submit a maximum of four nominations per firm.
To recognize a Rising Star, please complete a short
registration on the Zweig Group website; nomina-
tors will then receive an invitation to complete the
nomination questionnaire. The Rising Stars Award
is judged solely on the information submitted in
the questionnaire, it is imperative to be complete
and succinct.
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jerry allen courage in leadership [deadline to nominate - June 30]
The Jerry Allen Courage in Leadership Award is giv-
en each year to an AEC professional who has made
tremendous impact on the company through cou-
rageous leadership.
WHO WAS JERRY ALLEN?
Born in Texas in 1940, and the first of his family to graduate college, Jerry Allen seemed des-
tined to make an imprint on the AEC Industry, one that would exceed his lifetime.
After serving as City Engineer for the City of Fort Worth, Texas Public Works Department,
Jerry joined Carter & Burgess, Inc., a 40-person engineering, surveying, and landscape
architecture firm, on April 28, 1969. There he stayed and worked the next 33 years, where he
became the company — and the company became him.
Known not only for being the CEO of Carter & Burgess, but also as an innovative and inspira-
tional leader, under Jerry’s direction, Carter & Burgess grew from some 200 employees and
$17 million in revenue in 1988, to 2,300 employees and $381 million in revenue by 2002 when
he passed away.
Jerry, who was an incredible athlete and in fantastic physical condition most all of his life,
was struck down by cancer at age 62.
Jerry Allen was a friend and mentor to Mark Zweig, Founder & CEO of Zweig Group. In his
honor, a portion of the proceeds from the awards program will be donated to The American
Cancer Society.
9THE AWARD | The award winner is a tremedous leader that has overcome obstacles to advance their firm(s)
to a new level of success and accomplishment. Nominees can be in any role and come from architecture,
engineering, planning and environmental firms of all sizes and types.
RECENT HONOREES 2018
2020
David Goodson, PE, RLG Con-
Calvin T. Ladner, LJA Engi- sulting Engineers
neering 2019
Paul Greenhagen, Westwood
Professional Services
List of past honorees can be
found here.
Upon completion of a simple registration on the Zweig Group website, nominators will receive an invitation
to complete a nomination questionnaire. To request a sample of the nomation form, or any other inquiries,
please contact awards@zweiggroup.com
10top new venture [deadline to submit - June 30]
The Top New Venture Award
PAST WINNERS
honors the up-and-coming 2020
JAX Engineering, Inc.
start-ups in the AEC industry.
2019
Firms are ranked based on revenue growth, as well as entrepre-
Catalyst Environmental Solu-
neurial spirit, which include story of founding, firm structure, tions Corporation
ownership characteristics, etc.
H2R Corp
Entry Criteria: Shear Structural, LLC
• 50% of 2020 fiscal year revenue must be derived from the
AEC industry 2018
• Public entities such as departments of transportation or mu- CORE Consultants
nicipal public works offices are not eligible Batture, LLC
• Competing firms must be founded AFTER January 1st, 2016; Woodblock Architecture
and have at least $1,000,000 in revenue for 2020
Upon completion of a registration on the Zweig Group website,
applicants will receive an invitation to complete the short award
questionnaire.
11We’re connecting global
leaders, solving industry issues,
presenting next practices, and
celebrating the most successful
firms in the industry.
Previously known as the Hot Firm and A/E Industry Awards Confer-
ence, Zweig Group’s annual conference is the largest gathering of
award-winning AEC firms, making it the industry’s most compre-
hensive business conference for leaders and aspiring leaders of
AEC firms in the US.
All our award winners are recognized at this annual conference, in the presence of all other industry leaders. In
2021, this conference will be held virtually, with an in-person Leadership Summit later in the year. Find out more
at https://www.zweiggroup.com/2021-elevate-aec-conference/
closing note
Zweig Group’s Awards are at the center of the five tenants of our
mission, Elevate the Industry, that tenant is “Celebrate.” There is so
much good that this industry brings to the built environment and
to the lives of the people who work in it. We want to celebrate the
firms, people, and accomplishments of the A/E/C Industry.
Through our six awards programs, we celebrate great workplaces,
tremendous revenue growth, outstanding marketing, rising stars,
courageous leadership, and up-and-coming firms. These awards Celebrate your success, cele-
give the winning firms and people the recognition that they brate your accomplishments,
deserve in an industry that is often overlooked by society. The win- celebrate your employees.”
ners of our awards truly do help to elevate the industry as a whole.
Kyle Ahern
Celebrate your success, celebrate your accomplishments, celebrate Awards Manager
your employees and help Zweig Group Elevate the Industry. 12zweiggroup.com
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