Who can be nominated?

Building Design+Construction’s “40 Under 40” competition is open to AEC professionals from around the world who are under 40 years old, as of January 1, 2011. Nominees may come from the following fields: Academia Architecture Building product inventor/developer Building product manufacturing Construction Construction management Design/build Engineering (M/E/P, structural, acoustic, etc.) Facility management Finance (related to construction) Government (federal, state, local) Interior design Marketing NGOs, membership, or trade association in the building field Nonprofit environmental or development organizations Project management Property ownership or management Real estate development Note: Individuals whose work is exclusively related to single-family housing or civil engineering are not eligible. Note: Individuals who were previously nominated for BD+C’s “40 Under 40” competition but not selected are eligible. Individuals previously nominated and who were selected as one of BD+C’s “40 Under 40” are not eligible.