(OMAHA, Neb. - September 22, 2009) - HDR will have a major presence at WASTECON 2009, the annual conference sponsored by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), held in Long Beach, Calif., from Sept. 22-24. HDR will receive three SWANA awards for company projects and nine HDR professionals will make technical presentations.
The awards include a Gold Award for Landfill Management at the Perdido Landfill in Escambia County, Fla.; a Gold Award for Waste-to-Energy for the Lee County, Fla., waste-to-energy facility; and a Bronze Award for Transfer Station at Montgomery County, Ohio.
HDR is also the official carbon sponsor for WASTECON and will make a presentation on how conference planners worked with greenhouse gas specialists from HDR to calculate the carbon footprint of the WASTECON conference and to plan for the purchase of emissions offset credits.
The HDR presenters at WASTECON 2009 and session titles included:
Ted Alexander, "Solarize Your Landfill"
Lori Calub, "The Power of Biosolids: How to Manage and Benefit from Biosolids Co-disposal"
Deb Frye, "Sustainable Transfer Stations – the Right Shade of Green"
Eric Mead, "Development Planning for Cedar Hills Regional Landfill"
Shannon Tocchini, "Offsetting the Carbon Footprint for WASTECON 2009"
Dave Traeger, "Case Study: Using the Carbon Accounting Planning Tool to Access Local Planning Options"
Allison Trulock, "Shades of Green—Maximizing the 'Triple Bottom Line’ using the Sustainable Return on Investment Approach"
John Williams, "Energy from Waste: Harvesting a Missed Opportunity"
Shawn Worster, "The Power of Waste in Canada:
Developing a 21st Century Energy from Waste Facility in Ontario"
HDR is an employee-owned architectural, engineering and consulting firm with more than 8,000 professionals in more than 185 locations worldwide. All of them are committed to helping clients manage complex projects and make sound decisions. HDR is No. 13 overall in the Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms rankings for 2009.