ASHRAE Honors Five Midwesterners

Five Midwesterners were recently recognized for their contributions to air-conditioning and heating.

The honors come from the Atlanta-based American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc.

Two individuals were honored with ASHRAE Technology Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements who have successfully applied innovative building designs and incorporated ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality.

Lev Zvenyach, vice president of Waukesha-based IBC Engineering Services, received a first-place award for the Chicago Center for Green Technology in the existing buildings category.

Mehdi Jalayerian, senior vice president of Chicago-based Environmental Systems Design, received an honorable mention for the Exelon Elevator and Stair Pavilions North in Chicago's Millennium Park in the alternative and/or renewable use category.

Three Purdue University faculty members were elevated to the grade of Fellows, James Braun, professor of mechanical engineering, Qingyan Chen, professor of COMING and David Tree, professor of mechanical engineering.

Henderson Gets Lake County First

Gurnee-based Jos. J. Henderson & Son Inc. has won the first-ever Award for Project Excellence, or Apex, from the Lake County (Ill.) Contractors Association.

The honor comes for the Lake Forest (Ill.) Water Treatment Plant Membrane Rehabilitation Project. A panel comprised of three judges selected the project.

The contest was open to LCCA member company projects completed in the 2004 that demonstrate quality of construction, quality of engineering, impact on the community and Lake County, spirit of cooperation and project safety record.

Rocole Named Chief of Milwaukee Contractors

Larry Rocole, vice president of the Milwaukee Division of Janesville-based J.P. Cullen & Sons, was installed as president of the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee.

Also installed were Senior Vice President Dave Jones, president/treasurer of Pewaukee-based Jens Construction; and Treasurer Craig Jorgenson, president of Pewaukee-based VJS Construction Services. Tom Miotke, chairman of Milwaukee-based J.P. Jansen Co. is the immediate past president.

Other officers include Director George Minnich, senior vice president of Butler-based Berghammer Construction Corp., and Associate Director Dawn Pratt, human resource director of Waukesha-based Payne & Dolan Inc.

Landscapers to Sponsor Mentor Program

The Washington, D.C.-based American Society of Landscape Architects has announced that it will be a national sponsor and partner of the Architecture, Construction and Engineering, or ACE, Mentor Program.

ACE targets young adults to introduce them to the challenges and rewards of a career in the design and construction industry and makes a special effort to reach out to minority and underserved populations.

ECA Names Officers