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Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ) presents its annual CCBJ Business Achievement Awards for outstanding business performance in 2020 and has recognized Kleinfelder, as well as Kleinfelder Climate Resiliency Project Manager and Practice Lead Patrick Marchman.

Kleinfelder was recognized for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, as part of the Consulting and Engineering category, for the completion and deliverables on the Cambridge Climate Change Preparedness and Resiliency Plan (CCPR) for the Port neighborhood. Kleinfelder has worked on climate change projects since 2012, bridging consulting expertise, academic research, government policymaking, and community engagement to climate change vulnerability, preparedness, and resiliency. Kleinfelder’s Climate Change Practice has helped communities understand and manage their risks with nearly 30 climate change vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning, and resilient design projects completed or underway in the Cities of Boston, Cambridge, Medford, Somerville; Town of Hull; Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport); Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA); and the Upper Mystic River Watershed. Projects build consensus, obtain funding, and implement resilience projects and policies and Kleinfelder’s technical innovation, effective communication, and results have earned the company a strong reputation in climate change adaptation and resilience.

Kleinfelder’s Patrick Marchman founded and led the group American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP), which was recognized for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, as part of the Advancing Best Practices category. ASAP was recognized for its support of education and best practices on climate change adaptation and resilience and managing climate migration. ASAP members formed the Climate Migration and Managed Retreat initiative in 2019 and in 2020 hosted a series of workshops and forums (all online during the pandemic) for leaders, planners, designers, engineers, researchers and other practitioners on topics ranging from managing sea level rise at the world’s largest naval base in Norfolk, Virginia; the evolution of reinsurance markets in south Florida; addressing climate change risks and liability for infrastructure; and pilot programs for the relocation of communities. ASAP developed the New York State Climate Migration Modeling Accelerator that was launched in November 2020 with New York Energy Research and Development Authority to support multidisciplinary teams to develop models for forecasting climate-induced migration within and to New York state.

CCBJ launched in 2007 as a subscription-based business research publication and provides detailed market research on nine segments of the Climate Change Industry, including renewable energy, carbon capture and storage, climate change adaptation, energy efficiency, and green buildings. CCBJ provides analysis of markets and business opportunities for the project management and technology development community.

The 2020 CCBJ awards will be presented at a virtual Zoom ceremony on March 12, 2021.

Congratulations to Kleinfelder’s Patrick Marchman, Nathalie Beauvais, Chris Balerna, Kenneth Yu, Kyle Johnson, Bella Purdy, Aaron D’Amario, Johnathan West, Alex Silveri, Muriel Wixson, Cecilia Carrion-Carmona, Htet Htet Aung, Dingfang Liu, and all involved!