ENR Northwest is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Best Projects competition.

In addition to the main categories, there are two special awards to regional projects that made significant achievements in safety and sustainability.

For the winners of ENR Northwest Excellence in Sustainability award, now in its second year, judges considered how well project teams went above and beyond baseline industry requirements, a project's overall sustainability strategy, choice of materials, energy savings and environmental impacts within its own footprint and on the community it serves.

Judges for the 2022 Excellence in Sustainability contest were Eric Huff, vice president/environmental manager at VRX and Angie Kung, associate, environmental at HDR.

This year's Excellence in Sustainability winner is:

Excellence in Sustainability Award – Northwest
Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle
Submitted by Thornton Tomasetti Inc.

In ENR Northwest’s Excellence in Safety award, which has now been a part of the competition for a decade, judges considered a project’s overall safety program, OSHA recordable incident rate, lost time accident rate as well as total work hours on the job. The contest judges were Ted Boyce, director of safety quality and organizational development at Hathaway Dinwiddie and Alan Hayes, safety director, California at JTM Construction Group.

This year’s Excellence in Safety winners are:

Excellence in Safety Award – Northwest
Skagit River Raw Water Pipeline and Clearwell
Mount Vernon, Wash.
Submitted by IMCO General Construction

Excellence in Safety Award – Northwest Award of Merit
Bush School - New Upper School Building
Seattle
Submitted by Exxel Pacific, Inc.

Excellence in Safety Award – Northwest Award of Merit
Boundary Dam Spillway No. 1 TDG Modifications Removal
Metaline Falls, Wash.
Submitted by IMCO General Construction

After a several weeks of hard work, an independent panel of AEC experts reviewed more than two dozen projects from across Alaska, Oregon and Washington state. The team selected 13 Best Projects and six Awards of Merit across 13 categories. As always, to avoid conflicts of interest, our judges did not score any categories in which their firms submitted entries, and abstained from scoring projects on which they had any involvement.

The judges for the 2022 Northwest Best Projects contest were Brandon Maurisak, Portland transit engineering lead, AECOM, John Schaufelberger, professor emeritus Dept. of Construction Management, University of Washington and Cy Reichart, senior environmental project engineer, VRX.

The ENR Northwest awards — as well as the Owner of the Year, Design Firm of the Year and Legacy Award winner – will be presented on Dec. 16 in Seattle at the Grand Hyatt Seattle (click here for more information).

In addition to selecting category winners, judges have also chosen three finalists as ENR Northwest’s 2022 Projects of the Year, which also will be announced at the event. More information on these finalists will be announced in the coming months.

Congratulations to this year’s winners!

ENR Northwest’s 2022 Regional Best Project Winners

Best Airport/Transit
North Satellite Modernization Project
Seatac, Wash.
Submitted by Hensel Phelps

Best Energy/Industrial
The Juno Project
Toledo, Ore.
Submitted by Greenberry Industrial LLC

Best Health Care
Legacy Emanuel West Expansion
Portland, Ore.
Submitted by Andersen Construction

Best Higher Education/Research
Bates Technical College Center for Allied Health Education
Tacoma, Wash.
Submitted by The Walsh Group

Award of Merit – Higher Education/Research
Oregon State University-Cascades Edward J Ray Hall
Bend, Ore.
Submitted by Swinerton Builders

Best Highway/Bridge
Kake Access Road
Petersburg, Alaska
Submitted by Kiewit Infrastructure

Best Interior/Tenant Improvement
710 Holladay Renovation
Portland, Ore.
Submitted by Swinerton Builders

Award of Merit – Interior/Tenant Improvement
Volkswagen Cloud Tenant Improvement
Redmond, Wash.
Submitted by Swinerton Builders

Best K-12 Education
Bush School - New Upper School Building
Seattle
Submitted by Exxel Pacific Inc.

Best Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
PAE Living Building
Portland, Ore.
Submitted by Walsh Construction

Award of Merit – Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
Harder Mechanical Headquarters
Portland, Ore.
Submitted by Swinerton Builders

Best Renovation/Restoration
Steeplejack Brewing Co.
Portland, Ore.
Submitted by Swinerton Builders

Best Residential/Hospitality
Trailside Student Housing
Seattle
Submitted by The Walsh Group

Award of Merit – Residential/Hospitality
Spire Condominiums
Seattle
Submitted by PCL Construction Services Inc.

Best Small Project
Boundary Dam Spillway No. 1 TDG Modifications Removal
Metaline Falls, Wash.
Submitted by IMCO General Construction

Award of Merit – Small Project
North Mason Regional Fire Authority’s Headquarters Fire Station 21
Belfair, Wash.
Submitted by Hill International Inc.

Best Sports/Entertainment
Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle
Submitted by Thornton Tomasetti Inc.

Best Water/Environment
Skagit River Raw Water Pipeline and Clearwell
Mount Vernon, Wash.
Submitted by IMCO General Construction

Award of Merit – Water/Environment
Spokane Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility, NLT Phase 1 and 2
Spokane, Wash.
Submitted by MWH Constructors