The winners in the 2017 ENR MidAtlantic Best Projects competition overcame both anticipated and unforeseen challenges. Meeting expected challenges, the Science Museum of Virginia team won a Best Project award in the cultural/worship category for inconspicuously hanging a Cold War-era spy plane inside a nearly 100-year-old refurbished and reinforced building. The team that won in the water/environment category—the South Potomac Supply Improvement Project in Temple Hills, Md.—halted an unexpected, emergency flood over the course of a weekend without derailing the project’s budget or schedule. Both efforts exemplify the dedication displayed by all 33 winning teams that were entered into 16 categories in this year’s competition.
A panel of eight professionals from across the industry judged this year’s competition. Divided into two panels, the judges reviewed two different slates of projects. The Excellence in Safety Award and the award of merit for safety were selected by a separate jury of three safety experts.