Recognition and Honors

We are proud to work on projects that make a difference and are honored that our work has received recognition from organizations across the country, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Public Works Association, and American Council of Engineering Companies. Below is a recent sampling of these recognitions.

Illinois Section ASCE Construction Engineering Person of the Year

Pat Kielty, PE

APWA Suburban Branch Project of the Year

City of Elmhurst College View Stormwater Improvements

APWA Southwest Branch Project of the Year

Village of Orland Park 151st Street Improvements

APWA Chicago Metro Chapter/Southwest Branch Project of the Year

Village of New Lenox Rock Island Metra Station

APWA Chicago Metro Chapter/Suburban Branch Project of the Year

City of Elmhurst Saylor/Swain/Vallette Stormwater Improvements

APWA Suburban Branch Project of the Year

Village of Bartlett Lake Michigan Water Supply Project

APWA Suburban Branch Project of the Year

Village of Bartlett Lake Michigan Water Supply Project

Professional Affiliations


CBBEL staff take an active role in a wide range of professional associations. Through participation and leadership within engineering and related organizations, our professionals stay current with evolving standards, share knowledge across disciplines, and contribute to the advancement of the profession.

  • Active Transportation Alliance
  • American Academy of Water Resource Engineers
  • American Council of Engineering Companies
  • American Planning Association
  • American Public Works Association
  • American Society of Agricultural Engineers
  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • American Water Works Association
  • Association of State Floodplain Managers
  • Association of State Wetland Managers
  • Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society
  • Chicago Wilderness Corporate Council
  • The Conservation Foundation
  • Consulting Electrical Engineers
  • Engineers Without Borders
  • Environmental and Water Resources Institute
  • Illinois Association of Environmental Professionals
  • Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management
  • Illinois Association of Highway Engineers
  • Illinois Prairie Research Institute
  • Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association
  • Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
  • Illuminating Engineering Society
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers
  • Irish Engineers and Contractors of Chicago
  • Lake County Municipal League
  • Lakefront Supportive Housing
  • Metropolitan Planning Council
  • The Morton Arboretum
  • National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies
  • National Society of Professional Engineers
  • National Society of Professional Surveyors
  • Ride Illinois
  • Society of American Military Engineers
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  • Society of Wetland Scientists
  • Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
  • University of Illinois Agricultural Engineering Advisory Committee
  • Water Environment Federation
  • Western Society of Engineers
  • The Wetlands Initiative
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