Skip to main navigation Main Navigation Awards and Achievements 2021 Elmont Water Booster Station and Storage Tank, Hanover County, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Henrico County High Schools Track and Field Improvements, Henrico County, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Huntington Avenue Bridge, Newport News, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Lake Vermilion Dam, Danville, Illinois — Structural Engineers Association of North Carolina (SEA of NC), Special-Use Structures Award North Fork Spillway and Embankment Improvements, Asheville, NC — ASDSO Dam Safety Award, National Rehabilitation Project of the Year The Rio Grande Phase 2 Rehabilitation Project, Creede, Colorado — Colorado Contractors Association H2O Project Award, Excellence in Construction Management, Dam / Reservoir Thomasson Bard Road, Brentsville, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Yeager Airport Runway 5, Charleston, West Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards 2020 Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) Yeager Airport Runway 5, Charleston, West Virginia — Deep Foundation Institute, Special Recognition Award Yeager Airport Runway 5 Safety Area, Charleston, West Virginia — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Best Project, Airport/Transit It’s a sustainable design, meaning it should last for many years. It has already withstood two hurricanes and a whole bunch of bad weather. I think it has taken the test already (that) you might not have expected it to take for lots of years. Jackie Warner, Mayor / Town of Hope Mills, North Carolina 2019 Arch Road Improvements, Chesterfield, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Bridge Street Pump Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards CE News Best Firm to Work For (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019) Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Glover Park, Glen Allen, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards GRTC Pulse Bus Rapid Transit System, Richmond, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Henrico County Fire Station No. 19, LEED Gold Hope Mills Lake Dam, Hope Mills, North Carolina — ACEC North Carolina, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Hope Mills Lake Dam, Hope Mills, North Carolina — Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, Envision Bronze Award Islamabad Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan — ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Lake Peachtree Spillway Replacement, Peachtree City, Georgia — ACEC National, Grand Award Lake Peachtree Spillway Replacement, Peachtree City, Georgia — ACEC Georgia, Excellence in Water Resources or Waste and Stormwater, Engineering Excellence Awards Lake Peachtree Spillway Replacement, Peachtree City, Georgia — ACI 2019 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, Second Place – Repair and Restoration Category Lake Peachtree Spillway Replacement, Peachtree City, Georgia — Georgia Chapter ACI Dan R. Brown Awards Competition, Outstanding Achievement Main Street Station, Richmond, Virginia — Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate (GRACRE), Project of the Year Award Odd Fellows Road Interchange, Lynchburg, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Richmond Times Dispatch Top Workplaces Routes 11, 220 & 220A Access Management Project at I-81, Exit 150, Troutville, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards The American Civil War Museum, Richmond Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards U.S. Consulate Compound, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico — Engineering News-Record, Best Global Project U.S. Embassy Compound, Harare, Zimbabwe — Engineering News-Record, Best Global Project Virginia Urology Building, Richmond, Virginia — Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate (GRACRE), Medical Project of the Year 2018 Arch Road Improvements, Chesterfield, Virginia — Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance, Transportation Engineering Award, Non-VDOT Projects Less Than $10 Million Crum Creek Viaduct Replacement Project, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania — ACEC National, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Dominion Boulevard Improvements, Chesapeake, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Dominion Boulevard Improvements, Chesapeake, Virginia — American Public Works Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Project of the Year Dominion Boulevard Improvements, Chesapeake, Virginia — American Society of Highway Engineers, National Project of the Year Over $20 Million Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Fells Point Recreation Pier Sagamore Pendry Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland — Baltimore Business Journal, Best in Show, Best in Real Estate Top Projects GRTC Pulse Bus Rapid Transit System, Richmond, Virginia — Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Central Virginia Chapter, Innovative Transportation of the Year Henrico County Fire Station No. 19, Firehouse Station Design Awards, Satellite Gold Award Hope Mills Lake Dam, Hope Mills, North Carolina — ASDSO, National Rehabilitation Project of the Year James River Replacement Bridge, Amherst and Bedford Counties, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Mid-Lothian Mines Park, Midlothian, Virginia — Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Small Project Award Route 29 Solutions, Charlottesville and Albemarle Counties, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Pinnacle Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Route 29 Solutions, Charlottesville and Albemarle Counties, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Anne Arundel Hall Replacement, St. Mary’s City, Maryland –AIA Potomac Valley, Excellence in Design, Citation Award for Institutional Architecture U.S. Route 1 Realignment, Fairfax County, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards 2017 1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Award of Merit, Renovation/Restoration Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Pinnacle Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia — AIA DC Chapter Design Award, Citation for Design and Wellbeing Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia — Modern Healthcare, Silver Award, 32nd Annual Design Awards Crum Creek Viaduct Replacement Project, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Award of Merit, Highways/Bridges Crum Creek Viaduct Replacement Project, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania — March of Dimes, Suburban Transportation Project Dominion Boulevard Improvements, Chesapeake, Virginia — American Public Works Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Project of the Year Dominion Boulevard Improvements, Chesapeake, Virginia — Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance, Projects Greater than $10 million (non-VDOT), Transportation Engineering Awards Elizabeth River Tunnels, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia — ACEC National, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Elizabeth River Tunnels, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Elizabeth River Tunnels, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia — Design-Build Institute of America, Project/Team Award, Excellence in Design Elizabeth River Tunnels, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Best Project, Highways/Bridges Elizabeth River Tunnels, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Best Project, Excellence in Safety Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) FastForward1812, Baltimore, Maryland — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Award of Merit, Small Project Under $10 Million Fells Point Recreation Pier Sagamore Pendry Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland — American Concrete Institute Maryland Chapter, Excellence in Concrete, Rehabilitation Fells Point Recreation Pier Sagamore Pendry Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland — AIA Maryland Chapter, Honor Award Fells Point Recreation Pier Sagamore Pendry Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland — AIA New York State Chapter, Award of Excellence Fells Point Recreation Pier Sagamore Pendry Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Best Project, Renovation/Restoration Roosevelt High School, Washington, D.C. — Building Design + Construction, Bronze Reconstruction Award Route 29 Solutions, Charlottesville and Albemarle Counties Region, Virginia — Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance, Overall Winner, Transportation Engineering Awards Shipley School Squash Courts and Rowing Center, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania — ABC Eastern Pa. Chapter, Merit Award, Industrial <$10 Million Stony Creek Dams #9, #10–Lake Laura and Bird Haven Lake, Basye, Virginia — Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association, Best Rehabilitation Projects Varina Area Library, Henrico County, Virginia — American Institute of Architects/American Library Association, Library Building Awards West End Square 50, Washington, D.C. — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Award of Merit, Office/Retail/Mixed Use Wildcat Point Water Supply Pipeline, Cecil County, Maryland — ABC Eastern Pa. Chapter, Excellence in Heavy Construction, Site Work >$10 Million Schnabel provides consistently good communication and coordination for projects. There are often multiple project stakeholders, sometimes with different objectives, and Schnabel keeps everyone engaged and informed throughout the process. Mathew Lyons, State Conservation Engineer / United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service 2016 Arlington Mill Community Center (AMCC), DESIGNArlington Award of Excellence Borough of Danville Dike Closure, Danville, Pennsylvania — ACEC Pennsylvania, Diamond Award, Engineering Excellence, Water Resources Category Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia — American Concrete Institute, First Place, Excellence in Concrete Construction, High Rise Buildings Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Meadow Creek Interceptor, Albemarle County, Virginia — ACEC Virginia, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Pohick Creek Watershed 8–Huntsman Lake, Fairfax County, Virginia — Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association, Most Improved Dam VCU Health Emergency Department Renovation and Expansion, Richmond, Virginia — ASHE Vista Award for Renovation VCU James Branch Cabell Library Addition — Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Best Project, Higher Education/Research VCU James Branch Cabell Library Addition — Library Journal, First Place, New Landmark Library Award 2015 Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia – American Concrete Institute Virginia Chapter, Concrete Excellence Award Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia – Design & Health International, Future Healthy Built Environment Award Coles Run Dam, Augusta County, Virginia – Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association, Most Improved Dam Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (2014, 2015) Libbie Mill—Midtown Mixed Use Development, Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate, Project of the Year ULI Virginia Libbie Mill—Midtown Mixed Use Development, Vision Award, Top Smart Growth Project Virginia Tech’s Goodwin Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia – Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Best Project, Higher Education/Research Ragged Mountain Dam, Albemarle County, Virginia – APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Award, Structures-$5 Million, but less than $25 Million Category Ragged Mountain Dam, Albemarle County, Virginia – Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association, Best Major Construction or Rehabilitation Project Stony Creek Dam, Bedford County, Virginia – Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association, Most Improved Dam Twin Hickory Park, Henrico, Virginia – Virginia Recreation and Park Society, Project of the Year VDOT I-64/Route 15 (Zion Crossroads) Interchange Improvements, Charlottesville, Virginia – Design-Build Institute of America’s (DBIA) 2015 Design-Build Project/Team, Transportation (Non-Aviation) Category, National Award of Merit 2014 Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia – AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, National Healthcare Design Award Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC – US General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service Honor Award Ragged Mountain Dam, Albemarle County, Virginia – ACEC Virginia, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Twin Hickory Park, Henrico, Virginia – ACEC Virginia, Award of Merit, Engineering Excellence Awards University of Maryland Physical Sciences Complex – Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic, Award of Merit, Higher Education/Research University of Maryland Physical Sciences Complex – AIA New Jersey Chapter, Merit Award, Built: Open Category 2013 Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion at VCU, Richmond, Virginia – AIA Richmond, Honor Award of Excellence in Architecture Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas – Contract Magazine, Interior Design Award, Retail Category Deep Creek Watershed Dam 5D, Yadkin County, North Carolina – USSD, Award of Excellence in the Constructed Project George Mason University Conservation Studies Residence Hall and Dining, Front Royal, Virginia – DBIA, Honor Award, Educational Facilities Fairfax County Parkway Phases 1, 2 and 4, Fairfax County, Virginia – DBIA, Merit Award, Transportation Projects Indian Run Dam, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania – ACEC Pennsylvania, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Lake Townsend Dam, Greensboro, North Carolina – ACEC National Recognition Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Lower Lake Dam, Pike County, Pennsylvania – ACEC Pennsylvania, Diamond Award Certificate Lower Lake Dam, Pike County, Pennsylvania – ABCD Susquehanna Chapter, Medium Span Bridge Award University Link Light Rail, Sound Transit, Seattle, Washington – Engineering News-Record, Best Airport/Transit Project 2012 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas – NCSEA Annual Excellence in Structural Engineering, Outstanding Award, New Buildings <$100 Million Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas – Institute of Structural Engineers, Arts and Entertainment Structure Award Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas – AIA Arkansas, Honor Award Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas – AIA Gulf States Region, Honor Award Deep Creek Watershed Dam 5D, Yadkin County, North Carolina – ACEC National Recognition Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Deep Creek Watershed Dam 5D, Yadkin County, North Carolina – ACEC North Carolina, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC – ACI Capitol Chapter, Project Award for Historic Repairs Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC – ASCE National Capital Section, Project of the Year Award Lake Townsend Dam, Greensboro, North Carolina – ACEC North Carolina, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Lake Townsend Dam, Greensboro, North Carolina – ASDSO, National Rehabilitation Project of the Year Maryland District Court of Rockville, Maryland – AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice, Award of Excellence Maryland District Court of Rockville, Maryland – NAIOP Maryland/DC Chapter, Award of Excellence, Best Institutional Facility Maryland Port Authority, Innovative Dredged Material Reuse Project, Baltimore, Maryland – ARTBA, TransOvation Award Maryland Port Authority, Innovative Dredged Material Reuse Project, Baltimore, Maryland – ACEC Maryland, Engineering Excellence Award, Outstanding Project VCU Medical Center Critical Care Hospital, Richmond, Virginia – ASHE, VISTA Award for New Construction VDOT Chincoteague and Marsh Island Connector (Route 175) – ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards 2011 Andrews Air Force Base William A. Jones III Building, Andrews AFB, Virginia – DBIA, National Design-Build Award, Office Buildings Dominion Chesterfield Power Station, Units 3, 4 and 5, Chester, Virginia – ACEC Virginia, Merit Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Linville Land Harbor Dam Rehabilitation, Linville, North Carolina – ACEC North Carolina, Honor Award for Engineering Excellence in Water Resources, Engineering Excellence Awards Maryland District Court of Rockville, Virginia – Associated Builders and Contractors, Project of the Year The Mason Inn, Fairfax, Virginia – DBIA, National Design-Build Award, Commercial VDOT Chincoteague and Marsh Island Connector (Route 175) – ACI Top Infrastructure Project Award Washington Dulles International Airport People Mover, Dulles, Virginia – Global Air Rail Awards, Airport Terminal of the Year Washington Dulles International Airport People Mover, Dulles, Virginia – ASCE, Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Zweig White Hot Firm (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) 2010 George Washington Memorial Parkway, Arlington County, Virginia – ACEC Metropolitan Washington, Grand Award and National Finalist, Engineering Excellence Awards George Washington Memorial Parkway, Arlington County, Virginia – AEG, Outstanding Engineering Geology Project of the Year Award MD Route 30 Hampstead Bypass, Hampstead, Maryland – DBIA, Excellence Award, Transportation Project under $50 Million Sally’s Pond Dam Rehabilitation, Ringwood, New Jersey – Eastern Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter ACI, Grand Prize Award in the Civil/Site Construction Category VCU Medical Center Critical Care Hospital, Richmond, Virginia – ACEC Virginia, Grand Award, Engineering Excellence Awards VCU Medical Center Critical Care Hospital, Richmond, Virginia – ULI Richmond Vision Award, Most Innovative Project Pre-2010 University of Virginia John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia – Sports Illustrated Magazine, Best New College Basketball Arena in the Country Over the Last Decade (2009) University of Virginia John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia – Brick in Architecture, Gold Winner for New Commercial Building (2009) WMATA Brentwood Shop Expansion, Washington, D.C. – DBIA, Design-Build Excellence Award, Rehabilitation/Renovation/Restoration (2009) Hickory Log Creek Dam, Georgia – ACEC Georgia, Honor Award , Engineering Excellence Awards (2008) Nationals Park Stadium, Washington, DC – AIA DC Chapter, Merit Award, Sustainability (2008) CE News Pinnacle Award (2007, 2008) Pentagon Library and Conference Center, Arlington, Virginia – DBIA, National Design-Build Award, Rehabilitation/Renovation/Restoration (2007) University of Virginia John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia – Athletic Business Magazine, Facility of Merit Award (2007) University of Virginia John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia – Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, Best New Major Concert Venue (2006) Yahoola Creek Dam, Lumpkin County, Georgia – Georgia Chapter ACI, Outstanding Achievement Award (2005) Rehabilitation of High Street at Port Deposit, Maryland – Deep Foundation Institute, Special Recognition Award (2005) BFI Old Dominion Landfill in Henrico County, Virginia – ACEC Virginia, Honor Award, Engineering Excellence Awards Bee Tree Dam Rehabilitation, Buncombe County, North Carolina – Carolina Association of General Constructors (AGC’s) Pinnacle Award “Best Utility Project of the Year” (2003) Tower Bridge/Conshohocken Waterfront Redevelopment Project, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Chapter, PSPE, Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award (2002) McKinney Lake Dam Rehabilitation, Richmond County, North Carolina (with URS) – Carolina Association of General Constructors, Best Heavy Construction Project of the Year (2002) Exton Square Mall Expansion, Exton, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Chapter, PSPE, Notable Engineering Achievement Award (2001) Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – ACI, Grand Prize Award for Cast in Place Concrete Construction (2001) Tobesofkee Creek RCC Replacement Dam, Forsyth, Georgia – Georgia Chapter ACI, Renovation Project of the Year (2000) Sugar Hollow Dam, Charlottesville, Virginia – ASDSO, National Rehabilitation Project of the Year (2000) Douthat State Park Dam, Allegheny, Virginia – ASDSO and Centennial Medallion from American Society of Landscape Architects, Southeast Region Award of Merit (1999) Robinson Branch Dams, New Jersey – ASDO, Mid Atlantic Region Award of Merit and New Jersey Chapter ACI, Concrete Merit Award (1999) Smith Lake Expansion, Emanuel County, Virginia – ASDSO, National Rehabilitation Project of the Year (1998) U.S. Senate Productivity Quality Award for Significant Achievement First recipient of the Geotechnical Engineering Firm of the Year Award – Associated Builders and Contractors of Metropolitan Washington Markets Government Power and Energy Transportation Water Commercial Cultural Industrial Institutional Services Dam and Levee Geoprofessional Structures and 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