Each year, ENR Northwest assembles a group of judges, with varying specialties and expertise in the construction industry, to review, score and form a panel to determine Best Projects’ winners. Judges independently review entries, score each on pre-specified criteria, and convene with fellow judges to compare impressions and scores. The panels then select honorees for Best Project and Merit awards. (Judges recuse themselves in cases of conflict of interest.)
This year's judges are, in alphabetical order by first name:
- Brad Carpenter, Associate Principal, Clive Wilkinson Architects
- John Schaufelberger, Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Built Environments, University of Washington
- Kyle Womack, Associate Principal, Hennebery Eddy Architects Inc.
- Natasha Morris, Associate Principal, CollinsWoerman
Next, judges will choose a Project of the Year from the Best Project-level winners listed below – which ENR will announce at the ENR Northwest Regional Best Projects Awards breakfasts. In addition, ENR will also announce our annual Excellence in Safety award winners soon as well.
All winning project teams — as well as our honorees for Design Firm of the Year, Contractor of the Year, Specialty Contractor of the Year and the Legacy Award — will be celebrated at ENR Northwest’s 2019 Regional Best Projects Awards. This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at the W Seattle. For more information and to register for the event, please click here!
Congratulations to this year’s winners!
Airport/Transit
- Best Project: Concourse D Annex, at Sea-Tac Airport
Submitted by The Walsh Group
- Award of Merit: Locomotive Service Facility at the Amtrak Seattle King Street Coach Yard
Submitted by PCL Construction Services Inc.
Energy/Industrial
- Best Project: Denny Substation
Submitted by POWER Engineers Inc.
Government/Public Building:
- Best Project: Gladys McCoy Health Department Headquarters
Submitted by JE Dunn Construction
Green Project:
- Best Project: Sitka
Submitted by Exxel Pacific
Health Care
- Best Project: The Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion, Oregon Health & Science University
Submitted by ZGF Architects
Higher Education/Research
- Best Project: Life Sciences Building at the University of Washington
Submitted by Skanska USA Building Inc.
Highway/Bridge
- Best Project: WSDOT Alaskan Way Tunnel Design Build, SR 99 Deep Bored Tunnel
Submitted by HNTB Corp.
- Award of Merit: Broadway Bridge Rall Wheel Replacement
Submitted by Hardesty & Hanover
Interior/Tenant Improvement
- Best Project: International Software Developer Buildings 121 & 122 Tenant Improvements
Submitted by Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company
K-12 Education
- Best Project: Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood Elementary Schools
Submitted by BNBuilders
Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
- Best Project: First Tech Federal Credit Union, Oregon Corporate Office
Submitted by Swinerton
Renovation/Restoration
- Best Project: The State Hotel
Submitted by Exxel Pacific
- Award of Merit: McMenamins Elks Temple Renovation
Submitted by Andersen Construction
Residential/Hospitality
- Best Project: Arrivé Tower
Submitted by PCL Construction Services Inc.
Sports/Entertainment
- Best Project: Providence Park Stadium Expansion
Submitted by Turner Construction Co.
