Thompson, Dreessen & Dorner, Inc. (TD2) receives the highest honor in engineering excellence with the 2026 Grand Award. The Catalyst project transformed the long-abandoned Omaha Steel Works plant into a vibrant new center for innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration. What was…
The Joslyn Art Museum Expansion – a project headed by Morrissey Engineering has been named the ACEC Nebraska Engineering Excellence Grand Award winner for 2025.
HDR has been named the ACEC Nebraska Engineering Excellence Award (EEA) Grand Award winner for 2024 for the Omaha Riverfront Revitalization.
For nearly 60 years, three parks in downtown Omaha emphasized leisure and open space. Unfortunately, their disjointed nature, poor access, lack of amenities, and inadequate recreational opportunities left them
The Lincoln South Beltway – a project headed by Benesch – has been named the ACEC Nebraska Engineering Excellence Grand Award winner for 2024. With an investment of nearly $350 million, the Lincoln South Beltway project stands as Nebraska’s largest, and possibly most significant, transportation endeavor, reshaping the region’s infrastructure
HDR is awarded the 2023 ACEC NE Engineering Excellence Grand Award for Kiewit Global Headquarters.
Kiewit Global Headquarters
Client: Kiewit Corporation | Noddle Companies
Headquartered in Omaha since 1884, Kiewit Corporation is one of the largest contractors in the world. When the company decided to build a new
Morrissey Engineering receives the 2023 Grand Award for Headquarters Tenant Finish for Valmont Industries Headquarters.
The Valmont Industries Headquarters is a 3-story, 150,000 sf office building located in suburban Omaha.
Morrissey Engineering is committed to design and services which enhance the lives of our clients and communities and to do
HDR has been named the ACEC-Nebraska Engineering Excellence Award (EEA) Grand Award winner for 2022. The Children’s Hospital and Medical Center is a regional pediatric hospital in Omaha, NE. The new Hubbard Center for Children doubles the programmable space of…
2021 Grand Award is given to Olsson for their U.S. Highway 281 over Niobrara River Emergency Repairs project.
In March 2019, a rare bomb cyclone hit Nebraska resulting in record snow fall, heavy rains, flooding, and massive ice build-up against Spencer Dam about five miles south of Spencer, Nebraska,
HDR Global Headquarters has been named the ACEC-Nebraska Engineering Excellence Award (EEA) Grand Award winner for 2020. Headquartered in Omaha since 1917, global design firm HDR sought a new headquarters building that reflected the talents and skills of its architects,…
Each February, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Nebraska (ACEC Nebraska) celebrates it’s more than 50 member firms that employ more than 3,000 individuals across the state—firms that are engaged in a wide range of engineering projects that propel…
Aaron Buettner, PE, CVS leads Benesch’s Nebraska structural group, bringing more than 27 years of experience in structural engineering, project management and value engineering to every project he touches. His work spans highway, railroad and pedestrian bridges, and he has delivered public and private projects across the country involving a wide variety of materials and structure types.
Aaron’s technical depth covers the full project lifecycle, from structural design and in-service inspection to forensic evaluation and construction administration. He is proficient in multiple structural design and analysis software platforms and has a keen understanding of load paths and constructability. As a Certified Value Specialist (CVS), Aaron’s Value Engineering work has generated tens of millions of dollars in potential construction cost avoidance for clients ranging from state DOTs to transit agencies.
Notable projects include the Lincoln South Beltway, where his team designed 10 of 21 bridges on the freeway corridor; the N-12 Emergency Bridge Repairs in northeast Nebraska, where biddable plans for three flood-damaged structures were delivered in just three weeks; and the Penny Bridges Replacement in Lincoln, where value planning produced a context-sensitive solution that earned broad community support.
Aaron also serves as a Structures Specialist on Nebraska Task Force 1 (NE-TF1), which is one of 28 FEMA Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) teams located throughout the United States. In this role, he supports the search and rescue mission by assessing damaged structures, recommending structural hazard mitigation within those structures, and monitoring the structure for condition changes during rescue and victim recovery operations. During his tenure with NE-TF1, he has deployed on numerous missions within the state of Nebraska and around the nation to assist communities that have been impacted by emergencies or disasters.