Articles Tagged with ''Best of the Best Projects''

It would have been enough to reimagine and build what a U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospital should be from the ground up.

The 30,000-sq-ft Palomar Community College District Maintenance and Operations complex in San Marcos, Calif., was built with sustainability in mind.

The LEED Silver, $64.6-million Army National Guard Readiness Center and Army Aviation Support Facility in Kankakee, Ill., is home to two aviation battalions and a medevac unit.

Due to its easement agreement with a mining company, the Minnesota Dept. of Transportation had to relocate 3.2 miles of U.S. Highway 53 in the Mesabi Iron Range in northern Minnesota to allow mining operations to continue. 

Austin is a permanent piece of the Blanton Museum of Art’s collection and is the only building designed by artist Ellsworth Kelly, who gifted the design concept to the museum in January 2015. It was Kelly’s final project before his death in December 2015.

In delivering Orlando International Airport’s $262-million South Airport Automated People Mover Complex via the construction management-at-risk approach—a first for the owner—contractor Hensel Phelps would be tasked with an unusually demanding coordination effort.

It was after 9 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2017, at the topped-out Biodesign Institute C at Arizona State University in Tempe.

When Holland, Mich., had to retire its aging coal-fired power plant, city officials and the community reimagined what a power plant could be.

What makes a project outstanding? To answer that question, every year, ENR invites teams from around the country to submit their best work to its regional Best Projects competitions, where it is judged on teamwork, safety, problem-solving, innovation and quality.