Our independent jury of four judges poured over more than 80 entries to recognize 39 winners in 18 categories. Special thanks to everyone on this year’s panel:
- Wayne Crew, Director, The Construction Industry Institute, University of Texas at Austin;
- Brian Benefiel, Director of Preconstruction Services, Hoar Construction;
- Dana Birkes, Chief Marketing Officer, Clifford Power Systems, Inc.; and
- Steve Penson, Regional Manager, Austin Commercial.
Meanwhile, this year’s Best Overall Project in the region will be unveiled during our awards event on Dec. 18 in Houston. Be sure to register online for the event: http://construction.com/events/2014/best-projects/houston.asp
A separate jury will select winners in the Excellence in Safety award category in the next few weeks.
We’d like to send out a thank you to every single project team who entered this year’s Best Projects competition – your outstanding work across the region is what makes these awards possible each year.
Following below is a list of this year’s winners. Look for additional coverage of each of these projects in the December 15/22 issue of ENR Texas & Louisiana. Congratulations to all our winners!
ENR Texas & Louisiana’s 2014 Best Projects Winners (listed by category):
Airports/Transit
Best Project
UAS Hangar (Fort Hood, Texas)
Submitted by: RS&H Inc.
Award of Merit
DFW International Airport Terminal B North Stinger (Dallas, Texas)
Submitted by: Manhattan Construction Co.
Cultural/Worship
Best Project
Thinkery (Austin, Texas)
Submitted by: The Beck Group
Energy/Industrial
Best Project
VersaCutter (Belle Chasse, La.)
Submitted by: Versabar Inc.
Award of Merit
Entergy Midtown 230kv Substation Demolition & Rebuild (New Orleans, La.)
Submitted by: Barriere Construction
Government/Public Buildings
Best Project
East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library (Baton Rouge, La.)
Submitted by: M.J. Womack Inc.
Award of Merit
Design-Build Recruit Family Inprocessing and Information Center at Lackland AFB (San Antonio, Texas)
Submitted by: ECC
Award of Merit
New Armed Forces Reserve Center at Camp Minden (Minden, La.)
Submitted by: KSA Alliance, Inc.
Award of Merit
U.S. Coast Guard Houston-Galveston Sector Building (Houston, Texas)
Submitted by: STV/Mortenson Construction
Green Project
Best Project
TreeHouse Memorial City (Houston, Texas)
Submitted by: Studio RED Architects
Health Care
Best Project
University Health System New Trauma Tower (San Antonio, Texas)
Submitted by: Broaddus+Muñoz & Zachry/Vaughn/Layton (ZVL)
Award of Merit
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System East Tower (The Woodlands and Shenandoah, Texas)
Submitted by: Broaddus & Associates
Award of Merit
Methodist Olive Branch Hospital (Olive Branch, Miss.)
Submitted by: Turner Construction Co.
Award of Merit
Victory Medical Center (San Antonio, Texas)
Submitted by: Linbeck Group LLC
Higher Education/Research
Best Project
MD Anderson Research Facility at Life Science Plaza (Houston, Texas)
Submitted by: Linbeck Group LLC
Highways/Bridges
Best Project
West 7th Street Bridge (Fort Worth, Texas)
Submitted by: Sundt Construction Inc.
Award of Merit
Chisholm Trail Parkway Section 6 Design-Build (Johnson and Tarrant Counties, Texas)
Submitted by: Granite Construction Co.
Award of Merit
Manor Expressway (Austin, Texas)
Submitted by: Michael Baker International
K-12 Education
Best Project
Billy Earl Dade Middle School (Dallas, Texas)
Submitted by: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc.
Award of Merit
The Girls School of Austin New Campus (Austin, Texas)
Submitted by: American Constructors Inc.
Landscape/Hardscape/Urban Development
Best Project
The Crest at Galvez Plaza (Baton Rouge, La.)
Submitted by: Arrighi Construction LLC
Manufacturing
Best Project
Triumph Aerostructures Vought Aircraft Division Manufacturing Facility (TARO 2) (Red Oak, Texas)
Submitted by: KBR Building Group
Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Developments
Best Project
TRT Holdings Headquarters (Dallas, Texas)
Submitted by: Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
Award of Merit
HEB Stone Oak (San Antonio, Texas)
Submitted by: Joeris General Contractors Ltd.
Award of Merit
The Phipps (San Antonio, Texas)
Submitted by: Durand-Hollis Rupe Inc.
Renovation/Restoration
Best Project
Leonel J Castillo Community Center (Houston, Texas)
Submitted by: JE Dunn Construction
Award of Merit
Bethel Park (Houston, Texas)
Submitted by: JE Dunn Construction
Award of Merit
KIPP Austin Public Schools South Campus (Austin, Texas)
Submitted by: American Constructors Inc.
Residential/Hospitality
Best Project
2400 Nueces (Austin, Texas)
Submitted by: Power Design Inc.
Award of Merit
The Residences at Stoneleigh Condominiums (Dallas, Texas)
Submitted by: W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co.
Small Projects (under $10 million)
Best Project
Southern Hotel (Covington, La.)
Submitted by: Woodward Design+Build
Award of Merit
Richland-Chambers Pipeline Lowering (Rice, Texas)
Submitted by: Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.
Award of Merit
Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth Phase 3 (Fort Worth, Texas)
Submitted by: Linbeck Group LLC
Award of Merit
Turrell Retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, Texas)
Submitted by: Linbeck Group LLC
Specialty Contracting
Best Project
Rubicon-MDI-1 Re-instrumentation and DCS Upgrade Project (Geismar, La.)
Submitted by: ISC Constructors LLC
Award of Merit
University Health System - Sky Tower at University Hospital (San Antonio, Texas)
Submitted by: Walker Engineering Inc.
Sports/Entertainment
Best Project
Southwest University Park (El Paso, Texas)
Submitted by: Jordan Foster Construction
Water/Environment
Best Project
Tarrant Regional Water District Richland Chambers Wetlands (Streetman, Texas)
Submitted by: McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Award of Merit
LPV 9.2 Lakefront Pump Stations No. 1 thru 4 and Breakwater Modifications (New Orleans, La.)
Submitted by: Odebrecht USA
