Meet this year's Top 20 Under 40 winners. They are architects, engineers, constructors, planners and project managers, but also sustainability gurus, virtual building technology experts, company presidents and college professors. The professional diversity of this year's honorees is matched only by their desire to be leaders, mentors and pioneers of new and better ways of doing things.
As in past years, our annual competition was rigorous and thorough. Seven judges were asked to select 20 professionals under the age of 40 from the 42 nominees, based on their contributions to the industry and their communities. Companies or individuals were allowed to nominate more than one person, and individuals could nominate themselves. Nominees must be working full time in the commercial construction industry in the Mountain States region, which includes Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.