HOUSTON, TX – The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) has named WALTER P MOORE as an Award Finalist in the “Structural Systems Category for Buildings Greater than $100 Million” in the 2007 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Program for its role in the design of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The purpose of the program is to recognize creative achievement and innovation in structural engineering.

Walter P Moore provided structural engineering services for the new 63,400-seat, $455-million stadium. It features two of the largest moving parts in sports history: the country’s first completely retractable grass field and the first inclined retractable roof. The 2.2-acre field, which spends most of the year outdoors in a giant steel tray, can be wheeled in on tracks in just over an hour. And the two, 550-ton retractable roof panels feed power back into the electrical grid as they slide open.

Based in Chicago, NCSEA (www.ncsea.com) was formed to constantly improve the level of standard of practice of the structural engineering profession throughout the United States, and to provide an identifiable resource for those needing communication with the profession.

A national engineering and consulting firm, WALTER P MOORE creates solutions that help clients turn their ideas into structures and infrastructures that work. WALTER P MOORE is consistently recognized for great client service, engineering excellence and as a “best place to work.” In 2006, the firm celebrated its 75th anniversary.

For further information, contact Brenda Aschliman at 713.630.7304.