The year 2020, as well as much of 2021, certainly has been a period of time that many would like to forget. But, as this year’s Southeast Best Projects Awards’ honorees show, the region’s contractors, design firms and project owners nevertheless delivered an impressive array of outstanding construction achievements worthy of commemorating.

From a $320-million project in Atlanta that provides the region with a reliable source of drinking water for the next 100 years, to a rapid, 22-day construction of a Covid-19 healthcare facility project in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in many other places across the Southeast, this year’s Best Projects award winners showcase a wide variety of construction and design excellence.

In all, of the roughly 95 entries that ENR Southeast received, our independent panel of jurors chose 35 as worthy of recognition. This year’s judges included: Keith Douglas, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Atlanta; Tahir Edwards, The Weitz Co., West Palm Beach, Fla.; Jennifer Naizer, Pond, Peachtree Corners, Ga.; Cary Perkins, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, Greenville, S.C.; Ray Riddle, Holder Construction, Atlanta; Bobby Teachey, Brownstone Construction Group, North Charleston, S.C.; Leigh Thomas, WGI Inc., San Antonio, Texas; and Ron Whalen, Roger B. Kennedy Construction, Altamonte Springs, Fla.

This year, our judges nominated four finalists for ENR Southeast’s 2021 Project of the Year honor. 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.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winning projects!

Airport/Transit
Best Project
Norwegian Cruise Line – Cruise Terminal B, Miami – Submitted by NV2A-Haskell, Joint Venture

Award of Merit
South Security Checkpoint Expansion at HJAIA, Atlanta – Submitted by New South-Synergy, A Joint Venture

Energy/Industrial
Best Project
North Carolina State University Centennial Campus - TES System, Raleigh, N.C. – Submitted by Greenland Enterprises, Inc.

Award of Merit
Airbus A320 Dual Bay Hangar, Mobile, Ala. – Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC

Government/Public Building
Best Project
Durham County Main Library Renovation and Addition, Durham, N.C. – Submitted by Skanska USA Building

Award of Merit
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville – Submitted by Turner Construction Company

Award of Merit
Fulton County Central Library Renovation, Atlanta – Submitted by The Winter Construction Company

Health Care
Best Project
COVID-19 Alternate Care Facility (ACF) on the National Guard Base, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – Submitted by Conti Federal Services

Award of Merit
The Marcus Tower at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta – Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

Higher Education/Research
Best Project
Clemson University Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, Clemson, S.C. – Submitted by DPR Construction

Award of Merit
Duke University Wilkinson Building, Durham, N.C. – Submitted by Skanska USA Building

Highway/Bridge
Best Project
Lake Tillery Rehabilitation, Albemarle, N.C. – Submitted by PCL Construction

Award of Merit
Highway 231 Emergency Bridge Construction, Laceys Spring, Ala. – Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

K-12 Education
Best Project
Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet School, Tampa – Submitted by JE Dunn Construction

Award of Merit
Roper Mountain Science Center - Environmental Science Building, Greenville, S.C. – Submitted by Harper General Contractors

Landscape/Urban Development
Best Project
City of St. Petersburg, New St. Pete Pier, Pier Gateway and Pier Approach Park, St. Petersburg, Fla. – Submitted by Skanska USA Building Inc.

Award of Merit
Rodney Cook Sr. Park at Vine City, Atlanta – Submitted by HDR

Manufacturing
Best Project
EGGER Wood Products, Lexington, N.C. – Submitted by Gray

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
Best Project
CocoWalk, Coconot Grove, Fla. – Submitted by Juneau Construction Company

Award of Merit
Fifth + Broadway, Nashville – Submitted by Skanska USA Building

Award of Merit
Ally Charlotte Center, Charlotte – Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

Renovation/Restoration
Best Project
GRAIL Laboratory and Research Facility at Park Point, Durham, N.C. – Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

Award of Merit
The Stitch, Morrisville, N.C. – Submitted by Choate Construction Company

Award of Merit
Restoration of North Carolina State University Memorial Belltower – Submitted by New Atlantic Contracting, Inc.

Residential/Hospitality
Best Project
AC Hotel Downtown Orlando, Orlando – Submitted by Austin Commercial

Award of Merit
Star Metals Residences, Atlanta – Submitted by Juneau Construction Company

Award of Merit
Osprey, Atlanta – Submitted by Balfour Beatty

Small Project (under $10 million)
Best Project
Locus Biosciences — Commercial Phage Production Facility Upfit, Morrisville, N.C. – Submitted by BE&K Building Group

Award of Merit
Parker Poe Charlotte Headquarters, Charlotte – Submitted by Balfour Beatty

Specialty Construction
Best Project
Duke Engineering Wilkinson Building, Durham, N.C. – Submitted by SPC Mechanical

Sports/Entertainment
Best Project
Georgia Aquarium Predator Exhibit, Atlanta – Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie

Award of Merit
Kannapolis Downtown Revitalization Project (Phases I + II), Kannapolis, N.C. – Submitted by Barton Malow Holdings LLC

Water/Environment
Best Project
Atlanta Water Supply Program, Atlanta – Submitted by PC Construction

Award of Merit
Lift Station 87 Structure, Sarasota, Fla. – Submitted by PCL Construction

Award of Merit
Riviera Utilities Waste Water Treatment Facility, Foley, Ala. — Submitted by Goodwyn Mills Cawood