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When it comes to getting a leg up in the race to attract research grants and top scientific talent, universities task designers and builders with providing as much pow for the punch as possible on their new facilities.

Those working in construction are familiar with how constraints shape projects, but what about people parameters? Projects and people both succeed despite limits. Just ask Jerry Barnier, founder and chairman of Suntec Concrete.

The AEC industry’s next generation of leaders are strengthening their areas of expertise both at the office and in the community.

Plan calls for construction of a desalination plant on the Sea of Cortez in Mexico and a 200-mile pipeline to transport water to a reservoir west of Phoenix.

ENR Southwest’s 2022 Best Projects competition drew 48 entries from across the three-state region of Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.

Completed in April 2022 on budget and on schedule for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, this is the first design-build water treatment plant for the Jicarilla Apache and Navajo nations.

Celebrating the city’s Mid-Century Modern architectural legacy, this $14.7-million conference and fitness center in downtown Phoenix incorporates simple yet bold forms that blend indoor and outdoor spaces through large openings, such as five garage doors, connections to a walkable campus plan and natural lighting through ample fenestration including clerestory windows.

A $240-million transformation of the 30-year-old center, home to the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, was delivered below budget and completed on time in October 2021 despite a variety of scheduling challenges resulting from COVID-19.