Hidden Oaks Nature Center Honored by Chicago Building Congress

May 21, 2010
LEED® Platinum Project Receives Merit Award for Construction Projects under $10 Million

Elmhurst College Library Wins National Excellence Award

Mar 01, 2010
The most prestigious professional association for college libraries has named the A.C. Buehler Library winner of its 2010 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award.

Wight & Company Honored by Illinois Association of School Boards’ Excellence in Educational Environment Design

Oct 20, 2009
Wight & Company, a leader in integrated architecture, engineering and construction solutions, has received an Illinois Association of School Boards Excellence in Education Environment Design Award of Merit.

Wight & Company Honored in Best of 2009 Award Competition

Sep 28, 2009
Wight & Company has received an Award of Merit in the Green Building category in Midwest Construction’s Best of 2009 competition.

ZweigWhite Designates Wight & Company as a “Hot Firm”

Sep 25, 2009
Wight & Company, a leader in integrated architecture, engineering and construction solutions, was named in “The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2009 List” as one of the 200 fastest-growing firms in the country.

Bronze Award: Hawthorne Elementary School, Elmhurst, Ill.

Sep 21, 2009
At 121 years, Hawthorne School is the oldest elementary school building in the Elmhurst, Ill., school district and a source of pride for the community.

Illinois Real Estate Journal: Architecture and Engineering Firm Wins Awards

Jan 01, 2009
Darien, Wight & Company has won six awards for its public projects. These include Best Overall Project from Design Build Institute of America; two "Project of the Year" awards from Midwest Construction Magazine; and Excellence and Merit Awards from the Americal Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois

Lemont High School Captures Award

Dec 11, 2008
Lemont High School's construction project, which lasted nearly two years and was completed in March 2008, has been named the K-12 Education Project of the Year by Midwest Construction.

Wight & Company Wins Seven Awards for Design, Engineering and Construction

Dec 02, 2008
DARIEN, IL (November 24, 2008) – Wight & Company, a leader in integrated architecture, engineering and construction solutions for the built environment, has won seven awards for its public projects. These included Best Overall Project from Design Build Institute of America (DBIA); two “Project of the Year” awards from Midwest Construction magazine; and Excellence and Merit Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC – Illinois).

Battle Stations 21 named overall project of the year by the Design Build Institute of America

Nov 20, 2008
The Design-Build Institute of America not only named Battle Stations 21 Best Public Sector Building Over $15 million, it also honored Battle Stations with the organization's first-ever Best Overall Project award. Battle Stations beat out stiff competition such as the acclaimed new Washington Nationals baseball stadium for the award.

Wight awarded two ACEC Awards for Engineering Excellence

Nov 17, 2008
Army Trail Road, Rubberized Asphalt (“Green Pavement”) Pilot Project ACEC Illinois, Engineering Excellence Award – Special Achievement

Midwest Construction Best of 2008: Wight & Company receives awards

Oct 14, 2008
Midwest Construction has announced the winners of its Best of 2008 competition. Two Wight & Company projects were selected as Project of the Year for their category: Lemont High School (K-12 education) and Preston Bradley Hall Tiffany Dome at the Chicago Cultural Center (Renovation/Restoration-small project).

Tiffany Dome wins Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation

Sep 04, 2008
On September 4, 2008, the project to restore the world’s largest Tiffany dome, located in the Chicago Cultural Center at 78 E. Washington Street, was honored with a Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence. Every year, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks recognizes outstanding projects that involve notable improvements to designated Chicago Landmarks or properties within Chicago Landmark Districts. The Chicago Cultural Center is the main office and venue of the Chicago Department of Cu

Wight & Company Designs New Interior Environments for Citi’s Chicago Offices; Phase 1 Earns LEED®-CI Gold Certification

Aug 08, 2008
Phase 1 of Citiplan Chicago, a three-year, multi-million dollar office consolidation and renovation program exceeds green goals

Chicago Building Congress 2008 Merit Award

Jul 29, 2008
Wight & Company's design of the Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center in Glenview, Illinois was recognized by the Chicago Building Congress as a finalist for 2008 Merit Award for Construction Under $10 Million.

Project of Distinction: Blackhawk Middle School Cafeteria Renovation

Jul 02, 2008
The student enrollment at Blackhawk Middle School in Bensenville, Ill. has grown in recent years. The original cafeteria, built in the 1960’s, needed to be enlarged to handle twice the number of students in each lunch period. An additional serving line was required along with kitchen enhancements to keep pace with the influx of hungry students. Accordingly, in 2006, the District 2 Board approved the necessary funds to implement the proposed improvements. The expansion and remodeling of the cafet

Wight & Company Receives 2008 Best of Darien Award

Jun 24, 2008
Wight & Co. Receives 2008 Best of Darien Award U.S. Local Business Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement

Engineering News Record (ENR) recognizes Wight in "The Top 500 Design Firms"

Jun 23, 2008
Despite the unease caused by the meltdown of the housing market in 2007, ENR's Top 500 Design Firms had a banner year. As a group, the Top 500 generated revenue of $80.62 billion, up 15/8% from $69.61 billion in 2006. The prosperity was widespread. Of the 459 firms on this year's Top 500 that submitted surveys last year, 382 enjoyed revenue gains in 2007, while 77 experienced declines and on remained unchanged. However, these numbers are not quite as good as last year's list, when 413 of the Top

Best of the Best 2008

Jun 05, 2008
Wight & Company makes Midwest Real Estate News' Best of the Best 2008 list for top construction companies.

Midwest Construction recognizes Wight in "Top 140 Contractors"

Apr 02, 2008
Midwest contractors are showing a brave face in 2008. Concerns about tightening lending requirements brought on by the subprime crisis are dogging the industry, and residential construction starts appear to have tanked. But most nonresidential markets are steady if not spectacular, and infrastructure markets are strong. Contractors in these segments are hiring and reporting strong backlogs.