Now in its 15th year, ENR Southwest's Best Projects competition honors an impressive group of winners. Despite the lingering slowdown in construction work caused by the recession, this year's entries—spanning work completed between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012—were some of the best ever received, according to industry judges, some of whom have served in previous years.
There was no shortage of entries either. Using a new online system, the Southwest region received 138 submissions. To conquer such a magnitude of entries, a panel of 15 judges was assembled, representing all facets of the design and construction industry.