Our firm has led or provided support services on more than a dozen award-winning projects.

Downtown Skokie Reinvented – ACEC-Illinois 2015 Engineering Excellence Awards, Special Achievement

Prairie Trail School, Gurnee Grade School District 56 – Lake County Stormwater Management Commission Annual Stormwater Awards, 2013 Development of the Year

James R. Rakow Road, Ackman Road to IL Rte. 31, McHenry County Division of Transportation – ACEC-Illinois 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards, Merit Award, Transportation (GHA as subconsultant for traffic signals)

Village of Barrington Main Street Water Main & Storm Sewer Improvements – APWA IL-Chicago Metropolitan Chapter, Lake Branch 2014 Project of the Year: Environment – Less than $5 Million

Village of Barrington Hillside Avenue Storm Sewer Improvements – APWA IL-Chicago Metropolitan Chapter, Lake Branch 2012 Project of the Year: Environment – Less than $5 Million

Glenview Park District Community Park West – Illinois Sports Turf Managers Association 2013 Field of the Year

Danny Cunniff Soccer Park, Park District of Highland Park

• Illinois Sports Turf Managers Association 2001 Field of the Year
• Sports Turf Managers Association 2002 Schools/Parks Soccer Field of the Year

Vehe Farm Site Restoration and Rehabilitation, Deer Park – 2004 USEPA Region 5 and the Chicago Wilderness Consortium 2004 Conservation and Native Landscaping Award

Waukegan SportsPark

• APWA IL-Chicago Metropolitan Chapter, Lake Branch 2012 Project of the Year:
  Structures – $5 Million to $25 Million;
• Illinois Sports Turf Managers Association 2012 Field of the Year;
• Sports Turf Managers Association 2012 Schools/Parks Soccer Field of the Year;
• ACEC-Illinois 2012 Engineering Excellence Awards, Special Achievement, Special Projects
• Chicago Building Congress 2012 Merit Award Finalist
• Great Lakes Park Training Institute 2012 Daniel Flaherty Parks Excellence Award
• Lake County Stormwater Management Commission Annual Stormwater Awards, 2011 Best Management

Citizens Park, Barrington Park District

• Illinois Parks and Recreation Association 2011 Outstanding Facility and Parks Award
• Illinois Society of Landscape Architects 2011 Merit Award
  Citizens Park, Barrington Park District
• Illinois Association of Park Districts 2007 Partnership Award
• Governor Hometown Award of Volunteerism, 2007
• Great Lakes Park Training Institute 2007 Daniel Flaherty Parks Excellence Award
• Illinois Parks and Recreation Association 2008 Outstanding Facility & Parks Award
• APWA IL-Chicago Metropolitan Chapter, Lake Branch 2007 Project of the Year:
  Environment – $10 – $100 Million

Village of Riverwoods Water Main and Sewer Improvements – National Arbor Day Foundation’s “Building with Trees” National Conference – 2003 Exemplary Effort in Installation of Infrastructure Award

Village of Lincolnshire 30” Potable Water Transmission Main – APWA IL-Chicago Metropolitan Chapter, Suburban Branch 2008 Project of the Year: Environment – $2 – $10 Million

Village of Northfield 2007 Water Main Improvements – APWA IL-Chicago Metropolitan Chapter, Suburban Branch 2008 Project of the Year: Environment – $2 – $10 Million

Village of Vernon Hills 2008 Road Program – APWA IL-Chicago Metropolitan Chapter, Suburban Branch 2009 Project of the Year: Transportation – Less than $5 Million

Village of Libertyville Traffic and Parking Study and Downtown Streetscape Improvements – APWA IL-Chicago Metropolitan Chapter, Lake Branch 2003 Project of the Year: Transportation

Lombard Downtown Plan – American Planning Association Illinois Chapter 2011 Strategic Plan Award

River Forest Corridors Plan – American Planning Association Illinois Chapter 2010 Strategic Plan Award

Village of Skokie Southeast Industrial Area Redevelopment Project – American Planning Association Illinois Chapter 2003 Planning Program, Project or Tool – Honorable Mention

As environmental considerations become increasingly paramount, Gewalt Hamilton is proud to contribute to the achievement of the National Green Building Council’s LEED Certification on the following projects:

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Bed Tower Replacement – LEED Gold Certification

Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, Barrington – LEED Silver Certification

NorthShore University HealthSystem Kellogg Cancer Center, Evanston – LEED Silver Certification

HSBC Volo Data Center – LEED Gold Certification

Glenbrook Hospital MOB 3 – LEED Certification

Niles North High School, Township High School District 219 – LEED Gold Certification

Niles High School District 219 2010 Additions – LEED Gold Certification

Northfield Volvo – LEED Silver Certification

Northwest Community Hospital – LEED Silver Certification

Panduit Corp. World Headquarters, Tinley Park – LEED Gold Certification