For the sixth consecutive year Hawai'i-based planning and design firm Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd. was recognized in Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list.

The international planning, engineering, landscape architecture, and environmental consulting firm ranked number 212 this year, up from no. 248 in 2007.

Belt Collins also ranked number 39 in the Top Designers-International Markets list, up from no. 45 in 2007. The firm reported revenues of $59.4 million in 2007, of which $41.3 million derived from outside the United States.

"The Asia market continues to be a driving force for our Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bangkok offices," said Michael B. Terry, ASLA, CLARB, president of Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd. "Likewise, through the expansion of our Seattle office and recent acquisition of Shapins & Associates, a landscape architecture firm based in Colorado, we hope to continue our firm's growth in the United States," he added.

The ENR Top 500 Design Firms list is based on the design revenue of each firm surveyed. ENR covers the business and technical news of the global business and construction industry, and is the recognized source of important information among owners, contractors, and design and engineering professionals.