Thursday, October 1, 2026
H2M architects + engineers of Melville earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 59th annual Engineering Excellence Awards ceremony on March 9, 2026. H2M was awarded for their work on the Whelan Field and Pine Stream Extension project in Malverne.
H2M revitalized 5.72 acre Whelan Park, making it vibrant and installing new facilities and stormwater drainage systems to prevent it from being flooded by Pine Stream. They lowered the park terrain to make room for additional floodplain storage, including on-site detention and native green infrastructure for storing and filtering stormwater runoff.
The project also allowed H2M to implement renovations and improvements to park facilities, including two new baseball fields with dugouts, shade canopies, and improved seating in the spectator stands and outfield. They also repaved the parking lot and added a pathway system with educational signage and exercise stations, an open-air pavilion, and a dog park.
H2M architects + engineers is a full-service consulting and design firm.
Judging for the awards program took place in February, conducted by a national 32-member panel of built environment leaders, experts from government, media, and academia. Award criteria focused on uniqueness and originality, technical innovation, social and economic value, and excitement generated toward the engineering profession.
All 240 award winners including 16 Honor Awards, eight Grand Awards, and the announcement of the Grand Conceptor Award for the year’s most outstanding overall engineering achievement will take place at the 2026 EEA Gala on May 5, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C.
