Passero Associates of Rochester, N.Y., won two awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York. ACEC recognized the firm's engineering work on the Webster Sandbar sewer and water-main extension in Webster, N.Y., with a Gold Award in the water and wastewater engineering category. It also honored the firm's work on the Mill Seat Landfill in Bergen, N.Y., with a Silver Award for surveying and mapping technology. Meanwhile, Cameron Engineering & Associates of Syosset, N.Y., won three ACEC awards, one for its study of the Massapequa Preserve Streamflow Augmentation & Pond Restoration, a second for the Long Island Rail Road Long Beach parking facility, and the last, a Gold Award in the Water and Wastewater category, for its work on the Glen Cove WPCP Biological Nutrient Removal project.

Fox & Fowle Architects of New York was awarded a 2005 Green Affordable Housing Award by the American Institute of Architects for its work creating a sustainable design for the Helena, a 37-story building with 580 rental apartments in Manhattan.

Gruzen Samton of New York has been named the Firm of the Year for Design Excellence by the New York Council of the Society of American Registered Architects in recognition of its performance in matters such as design quality, management, technical work, client relationships, and project collaborations.

Andersen Interior Contracting of Fairfield, N.J. acquired the assets of Morlot Construction Corp. of Clifton, N.J.