35 Best Projects Showcase Midwest Design, Construction Innovation
Each year, ENR Midwest recognizes great projects that move design and construction forward in the 11-state region with the annual Best Projects awards.
There were 97 entries in this year’s competition and culling that list down to 35 Best Projects and award of merit winners was no easy task. ENR Midwest thanks our independent panel of judges for their hard work in judging one of the strongest fields of projects we’ve ever seen. The judges were: Danielle Dy Buncio, president and CEO of ViaTechnik; Laura Young, CEO of Griskelis Young Harrell; Michael Sturino, president and CEO at the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association; Steve Zimmerman, associate principal at Wiss Janney Elstner Associates; Lynda Leigh, project manager at Turner Construction; Jeff Emrick, director of safety and compliance at Ozinga; and Sam Mishelow, chief strategy officer at Meyer Najem Construction. They generously donated their time and expertise in judging a diverse group of entrants that ranged from major highway work to skyscrapers, water projects and innovative landscaping.