The judging for ENR California’s Best Projects 2015 has nearly wrapped up, and we can reveal all the winners except for the Safety Award of Excellence, which is juried by a separate group of safety experts.

The winners listed below are for projects located in Northern California. A separate announcement will reveal the Southern California winners. All of these projects will be profiled in depth in the Dec issue of ENR California, and at two awards presentations in December – one in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and another in San Francisco on Dec. 3.

This year our panel of industry judges reviewed and discussed nearly 120 projects located throughout California and Hawaii. This year we had 11 judges from all walks of the industry who were split up into three groups and assigned categories that fit in within their areas of expertise. The judges were amazed at the number of outstanding projects this year. Unfortunately, we can only honor a fraction of the projects that are submitted each year, so if your project didn’t win this year, please be sure to submit next year!

Judges could select any combination of Best Project-level category winners and Award of Merit honorees. They will also designate an overall Project of the Year from the Best Project-level winners listed below – we’ll announce that winner in our Dec. issue and at the banquet.

Due to the overwhelming participation from the construction community in the awards again this year, we are thrilled to host two banquets to honor the winners. Be sure to mark your calendars to meet and congratulate all of the project teams. The projects listed below for Northern California will be recognized at a breakfast event on Dec. 3 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom at 465 California St., 15th Floor, in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.enrbestprojectsawards.com

Also at the banquets, we will also take the opportunity to honor the firms that were selected throughout the year as our Owner, Design Firm, Contractor and Specialty Contractor of the Year, as well as ENR California’s Legacy Award winner. Hope to see you there!

Airport/Transit

Best Project

San Francisco International Airport Runway Safety Area Program Services, located in San Francisco, Submitted by AECOM

Award of Merit

 Central Subway Tunnel Project, located in San Francisco, Submitted by San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

 

Cultural/Worship

Best Project

 Stanford Windhover Contemplative Center, located in Palo Alto, Submitted by SC Builders Inc.

 

Energy/Industrial

Best Project

 Stanford Energy System Innovation, located in Stanford, Submitted by ACCO Engineered Systems

 

Government/Public Building

Best Project

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole U.S. Courthouse, located in Honolulu, Submitted by Gensler

Award of Merit

 San Andreas Courthouse, Superior Court of California, located in San Andreas, Submitted by DLR Group

 San Francisco Public Safety Campus, located in San Francisco, Submitted by HOK + Mark Cavagnero Associates

 

Health Care

Best Project

 UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, located in San Francisco, Submitted by DPR Construction

 

Higher Education/Research

Best Project

 LBNL Chu Hall - Solar Energy Research Center, located in Berkeley, Submitted by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Award of Merit

 San Jose State University - Student Health Center, located in San Jose, Submitted by Blach Construction Co.

 

Highway/Bridge

Award of Merit

 Golden Gate Bridge Median Barrier, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Ghilotti Bros., Inc.

 

Interior/Tenant Improvement

Best Project

 Weebly Headquarter Relocation, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.

Award of Merit

 Westfield Co-Working, located in San Francisco, Submitted by BNBT Builders, Inc.

 

K-12 Education

Award of Merit

 La Escuelita Educational Center, located in Oakland, Submitted by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

 

Landscape/Urban Development

Best Project

 Rotary PlayGarden, located in San Jose, Submitted by Hensel Phelps

Award of Merit

 Castro Streetscape Improvements Project, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Ghilotti Bros., Inc.

 

Manufacturing

Award of Merit

 VSP Optical Laboratory & Manufacturing Facility, located in Folsom, Submitted by Mark III Construction, Inc.

 

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use

Best Project

 535 Mission Street, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Swinerton Builders

Award of Merit

 Mission Hall: Global Health & Clinical Sciences Building, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.

 

Renovation/Restoration

Best Project

 1TENth, located in San Francisco, Submitted by BNBT Builders, Inc.

Award of Merit

 The Strand, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), located in San Francisco, Submitted by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)

 

Residential/Hospitality

Best Project

 100 Van Ness, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Plant Construction Company, L.P.

Award of Merit

 Spring Lake Village & West Grove, located in Santa Rosa, Submitted by Perkins Eastman

 

Small Project (under $10 million)

Best Project

 HanaHaus, located in Palo Alto, Submitted by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co.

 

Sports/Entertainment

Best Project

 CSU Cal Maritime Physical Education & Aquatics Center, located in Vallejo, Submitted by Gilbane Building Company

 

Water/Environment

Best Project

 Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade - Bay Tunnel Project, located in Between Meno Park and Newark, Submitted by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.