A total of 84 projects vied for honors in ENR Southwest’s 2021 Best Projects competition across Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. From those entries, an independent panel of experts selected 17 Best Projects and 12 awards of merit across 17 categories.
Over the course of several weeks, the judging panel, selected from all corners of the AEC community, analyzed the entries for their achievements in five broad categories: project challenges and solutions, safety programs, innovative design and construction solutions, contribution to the construction industry and the community as well as design quality and craftsmanship. Projects could not compete for an award if they had a construction-related death.