This year's Best Projects competition was tougher than ever—ENR California received nearly 140 entries, a 40% jump over the previous year.
That meant that our panel of industry judges had to delve even deeper than usual to identify the accomplishments that set the winning projects apart. Judging criteria included collaboration and teamwork, ability to overcome challenges, safety performance and use of innovative design or construction solutions. The panel also considered the contribution to the construction industry and/or community, design quality and construction craftsmanship. Entries were not accepted for projects that had a construction-related death.