While contractors continue to deal with unprecedented disruptions, ENR Southeast’s annual Best Projects contest offers some continuity as we once again recognize the region’s outstanding projects completed within the last year. This year, 114 project entries vied for honors from our independent panel of Best Projects judges, who ended up recognizing 35 projects from across the Southeast with some level of award. (The Southeast Excellence in Safety award will be announced separately.)

Among the impressive and diverse array of this year's winning entries: a project delivering eye-catching canopies at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; a federal office building built amid challenging conditions in San Juan, Puerto Rico; an energy-positive K-12 school in North Carolina; and a Georgia Tech educational facility built to the demanding criteria of the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge. 

This year’s diverse group of jurors hailed from across the Southeast, and included the following : Jamie Breme, Fluor Corp., Greenville, S.C.; Keith Douglas, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Atlanta; Cary Perkins, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, Greenville, S.C.; Ray Riddle, Holder Construction, Atlanta; Bobby Teachey, Brownstone Construction Group, North Charleston, S.C.; and Ron Whalen, Roger B. Kennedy Construction, Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Our judges nominated six finalists for ENR Southeast's 2020 Project of the Year. These finalists will be announced via ENR.com soon, and then recognized for this achievement via ENR Southeast’s Best Projects Awards event—along with all of our other award winners.

All winning project teams—as well as ENR Southeast’s Owner of the Year, Design Firm of the Year, Contractor of the Year, Specialty Contractor of the Year and Legacy Award winner—will be celebrated as well . Click here to register for the event.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winning projects!

Airport/Transit
Best Project
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Landside Modernization, Atlanta — Submitted by NSMS - New South | McCarthy | Synergy

Award of Merit
Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at La Villa, Jacksonville, Fla. — Submitted by Pond|Michael Baker International JV

Cultural/Worship
Best Project
Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Pavilion, Montgomery, Ala. — Submitted by LBYD Engineers

Energy/Industrial
Best Project
Naheola Mill Biomass Project, Pennington, Ala. — Submitted by TIC – The Industrial Company

Government/Public Building
Best Project
San Juan Federal Office Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico — Submitted by The Walsh Group

Award of Merit
Nathan Deal Judicial Center, Atlanta — Submitted by Gilbane Building Company

Green Project
Best Project
Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, Atlanta — Submitted by Skanska USA Building Inc.

Health Care
Best Project
Mission North Tower, Asheville, N.C. — Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

Award of Merit
J. Rex Fuqua Campus, Atlanta — Submitted by New South Construction Company

Award of Merit
Moses Cone Women's and Children's Addition, Greensboro, N.C. — Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

Higher Education/Research
Best Project
Emory Student Center, Atlanta — Submitted by Holder Construction

Award of Merit
Georgia Institute of Technology Library Renewal, Atlanta — Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

Highway/Bridge
Best Project
Crosstown Parkway Extension Design-Build Project, Port St. Lucie, Fla. — Submitted by RS&H, Inc.

Award of Merit
Interstate-240 MemFix 4, Memphis, Tenn. — Submitted by Kiewit Infrastructure South Co., and Alfred Benesch & Company

Interior/Tenant Improvement
Best Project
The Coca-Cola Company's North Avenue Tower Renovation, Floors 5-26, Atlanta — Submitted by New South Construction Company

K-12 Education
Best Project
Jones New K-12 School, Trenton, N.C. — Firstfloor Energy Positive

Award of Merit
Christ the King's Hyland Center, Atlanta — Submitted by New South Construction Company

Award of Merit
Tarpon Springs High School Site Improvements, Renovations and Addition, Tarpon Springs, Fla. — Submitted by JE Dunn Construction

Manufacturing
Best Project
Blue Origin Engine Facility, Huntsville, Ala. — Submitted by Clayco

Award of Merit
Biogen 2019 RTP DS LSM Tech Upgrade, Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Submitted by DPR Construction
 
Award of Merit
Southern Foods Meat, Seafood and Cheese Food Processing Facility, Greensboro, N.C. — Submitted by A M King

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Development
Best Project
Mars Petcare North America Headquarters, Franklin, Tenn. — Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

Award of Merit
Anthem Technology Center, Atlanta — Submitted by DPR Construction

Award of Merit
Dania Pointe, Dania Beach, Fla. — Submitted by Hoar Construction, LLC

Renovation/Restoration
Best Project
Gama Goat Building Renovation, Charlotte, N.C. — Submitted by Graycor Construction

Award of Merit
Miami MI1, Miami — Submitted by JTM Construction Group Inc.

Residential/Hospitality
Best Project
Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Fla. — Submitted by Suffolk-Yates a Joint Venture

Award of Merit
KPMG Lakehouse, Orlando — Submitted by DPR Construction

Small Project
Best Project
Takumi-Tei Restaurant, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — Submitted by PCL Construction Services, Inc.

Award of Merit
Moving in the Spirit - A Space to Soar, Atlanta — Submitted by Structor Group

Specialty Construction
Best Project
Tennessee DOT SR 70 @ LM 15.5 - Emergency Letting, Hawkins County, Tenn. — Submitted by GeoStabilization International

Sports/Entertainment
Best Project
Andy Quattlebaum Outdoor Recreation Center at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. — Submitted by Cooper Carry

Award of Merit
Kravis 2020: The Future is Now Capital Project, West Palm Beach, Fla. — Submitted by The Weitz Company

Water/Environment
Best Project
Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility Expansion, Tampa — Submitted by Garney Construction

Award of Merit
South Cobb Emergency Services Contract, Austell, Ga. — Submitted by Archer Western Construction, LLC