On behalf of the members of the Technical committee, I would like to congratulate the following authors for winning the Best Paper Award in the following categories:

Analysis, Investigation and Remediation of Structures
A.Y. Shehata and A.A. El Damatty - "Development of a Numerical Tool to Improve the Design of Transmission Towers by Accounting for Downburst Loads"

Masonry Materials and Building Envelope
L.M. Federico and S.E. Chidiac - "Effects of the Addition of Waste Glass on the Compressive Strength of Fired Clay Brick"

Seismic Design and Retrofit of Structures
M. K. Sharbatdar and M. Saatcioglu - "Design of FRP Reinforced Concrete Structures for Seismic Effects"

New and Under-Utilized Materials
C.S. Poon, X. C. Qiao and D. Chan - "The Influence of Self-Cementing Properties of Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregates on the Characteristics of Road Sub-base Materials"

Dieter Stolle