HOUSTON, TX – WALTER P MOORE has won a Grand Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 42nd annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition for its role in the design of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The University of Phoenix Stadium, with its innovative retractable roof and operable playing field, is unlike any other stadium in North America. It features the first retractable roof in North America to ride on inclined rails, and its two main, 700-ft-long lenticular roof trusses provide the longest clear span of any retractable roof stadium in the U.S. Another signature achievement was realized when a 5,400-ton section of the roof structure was assembled on the ground and lifted into place as a unit, the largest lift of its kind.

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.

The Engineering Excellence Awards competition has been held by ACEC since its inception in 1975 to honor and recognize outstanding achievements within the engineering community. Criteria for awards include uniqueness and originality, technical, social and economic value, complexity, and success of the projects in meeting goals.

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