Chobani continues to win accolades for Elite Edge Engineers and their design and construction partners.

Elite Edge Engineers and design partner EHM Engineers were honored this week at the annual ACEC of Idaho ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS banquet.  The firms were chose to receive first place in the category of Industrial and Manufacturing Processes and Facilities Category as well as receiving the Grand Award.  The Grand Award is given for a project that has unique or outstanding characteristics and is not given every year.  This year the judges noted that the design and construction of the Chobani Yogurt Facility in Twin Falls, Idaho was deserving of this distinction.

Elite Edge Engineers and EHM Engineers along with design build contractor, Tippmann Construction, architect, MSKTD, and MEP general contractor, Shambaugh and Sons, Chobani was able to begin producing yogurt in their one million square foot facility in record time.  Innovative design and construction processes helped the team deliver the largest and most complex plant of its type in the world in less than one year.

Elite Edge Engineers wants to thank EHM Engineers and Tippmann Construction for including us on this incredible project.  It was a pleasure to provide the structural engineering for this unique industrial building.  We enjoyed working with them and producing an award winning facility that we are all extremely proud of.