The 20 projects recognized in 2022 are the result of a nearly yearlong effort by ENR editors and roughly 100 construction industry members who judged contest entries at various stages.
Built to serve foster and community children and at-risk families in Chicago’s Roosevelt Square area, this 11,000-sq-ft community center was completed in just 13 months.
Despite initial concern that the project might be vulnerable to as much as $1 million in cost overruns, the two-phase, $36.5-million construction program was ultimately completed under budget thanks to innovative value engineering and negotiated change order requests.
Every year, each of ENR’s 10 regional editions honors the best of the next generation of construction industry professionals with the Top Young Professionals competition. And for the third year in a row, ENR honors a new class of national winners.
Engineers and architects have the responsibility to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Until building codes adapt, building professionals must seriously consider integrating passive design into their projects to ensure occupant safety during extreme weather events.
