2014

Small Projects (Under $10 Million): Best Project

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The Southern Hotel originally opened in 1907 and shut down in the 1960s. Together with the building's new owners, Woodward Design+Build and Trapolin-Peer Architects partnered on an ambitious restoration and renovation project to restore the building to its original use.

Specialty Contracting: Award of Merit

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The University Health System's Sky Tower Project in San Antonio's Medical District was completed in spring 2014.

Specialty Contracting: Best Project

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In 1972, Rubicon LLC completed construction of its MDI-1 Unit with the latest technologically advanced control system available at that time. The system controlled all of the facility's major chemical processes.

Sports/Entertainment: Best Project

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

Southwest University Park is a state-of-the-art minor league baseball park and the new home of the AAA El Paso Chihuahuas.

The Phipps: Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The Phipps is an office building on the Museum Reach of the San Antonio Riverwalk. Attorney Martin J. Phipps approached design firm Durand-Hollis Rupe Inc. to create a workplace that would break the stereotype of the mahogany-walled lawyer's office.

Small Projects (Under $10 Million): Award of Merit: Turrell Retrospective

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

Seven art installations were built within four separate, freestanding enclosures, or pods, as part of the Turrell Retrospective.

Water/Environment: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The LPV-9.2 project constructed a continuous line of hurricane flood protections across reinforced and extended discharge basins at Jefferson Parish Pumping Stations No. 1 through 4, plus modifications to two existing breakwaters at Stations No. 2 and 3.

Water/Environment: Best Project

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The George W. Shannon Wetlands Water Recycling Facility at Richland-Chambers Reservoir serves as an important component in Tarrant Regional Water District's water supply system.

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: Best Project and Safety: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

TRT Holdings Headquarters is a 345,000-sq-ft, build-to-suit, Class A office building that includes six floors totaling 170,195 sq ft of office space and a two-level, 174,137-sq-ft, below-grade parking deck.

Honoring Texas & Louisiana's 2014 Best Projects

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

Construction and design firms, along with project stakeholders across the Texas and Louisiana region, submitted more than 80 entries in this year's regional Best Projects competition.

Renovation/Restoration: Award of Merit Bethel Park

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In 2013, JE Dunn Construction completed a 6,100-sq-ft historical adaptive reuse project to convert Houston's old Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, which was in service until a devastating fire in 2005, into a park.

Renovation/Restoration: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The KIPP Austin South Campus was a multiphase design-build project that repurposed a 130,000-sq-ft former Sam's Club retail store into a 161,914-sq-ft charter school.

Renovation/Restoration: Best Project

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

JE Dunn Construction worked with Harris County to redevelop Robert E. Lee Elementary School, originally built in 1919-1920, into the Leonel J. Castillo Community Center.

Residential/Hospitality: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

In 2009, work on the Residences at Stoneleigh Condominiums began, but because of a lack of funding and the economic downturn, the project was left incomplete. Three years later, after a competitive bid, Maple Wolf Stoneleigh selected Yates Construction to complete the 396,000-sq-ft, 22-story project.

Residential/Hospitality: Best Project

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

Hensel Phelps Construction led the work on 2400 Nueces, a state-of-the-art, 16-story high-rise collegiate living facility in Austin. Owned and managed by EdR, this new community offers University of Texas students an upscale living experience in close proximity to the campus.

Small Projects (Under $10 Million): Award of Merit: Ronald McDonald House

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth serves families of all socio-economic backgrounds who have a child with a life-threatening illness.

Safety: Best Project and Government/Public Buildings: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

General contractor ECC encountered several safety and logistics challenges during construction of the $21.7-million, 70,299-sq-ft U.S. Air Force Recruit Family In-Processing and Information Center.

Small Projects (Under $10 Million): Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The Richland-Chambers Pipeline Lowering project was a critical first step in building the $2-billion Integrated Pipeline Project, a 150-mile transmission pipeline between Tarrant Regional Water District and Dallas Water Utilities.

Highways/Bridges: Best Project

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

Sundt Construction Inc. completed the $25.9-million West 7th Street Bridge, connecting downtown Fort Worth to the burgeoning cultural district, a month ahead of schedule in November 2013.

K-12 Education: Award of Merit

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The new campus for The Girls' School of Austin was built to accommodate the required facility upgrades and growing needs of the school.

K-12 Education: Best Project

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

Billy Earl Dade Middle School is a three-story, 211,000-sq-ft environmentally sustainable school in Dallas. The $36-million facility was designed and constructed according to environmental standards developed by the Texas Collaborative for High Performance Schools.

Landscape/Hardscape/Urban Development: Best Project

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The Crest at Galvez Plaza is a 65,000-lb, 35-ft-tall cantilevered steel sculpture, and one of the final pieces of Baton Rouge's citywide revitalization effort to transform the area into a pedestrian-friendly, cultural green space.

Highways/Bridges: Award of Merit: Manor Expressway

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The Manor Expressway Toll Road Phase II project expanded a 6.2-mile section of U.S. 290 from a four-lane arterial to a 12-lane expressway in eastern Travis County.

Manufacturing: Best Project

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The Vought Aircraft Division of Triumph Aerostructures turned to KBR Building Group to construct a new facility near Dallas to replace one they had been leasing since before World War II.

Meet the 2014 Best Projects Judges

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The judges selected winning ENR Texas & Louisiana entries based on the following criteria: overcoming challenges and teamwork, safety, innovation, contribution to the industry and community, construction and craft quality, design function and aesthetics.

Government/Public Buildings: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

CORE Construction Services led work on the KSA Alliance-designed Armed Forces Reserve Center building at Camp Minden.

Green Project: Best Project and Safety: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

The 14,700-sq-ft TreeHouse Memorial City is MetroNational's new commercial development hub in Houston. The architect and general contractor developed much of the building program and detailing together.

HEB Stone Oak: Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: Award of Merit

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

Joeris General Contractors led work on a first-of-its-kind HEB store for the Stone Oak community in San Antonio. Unlike most HEB stores, this one houses a full-service bar and restaurant, outdoor patio, play area and stage.

Health Care: Award of Merit Memorial Hermann Healthcare System

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System expanded its hospital campus in The Woodlands, Texas, to serve the needs of a growing community. The new East Tower attaches to the existing hospital on the north and west sides.

Health Care: Award of Merit: Methodist Olive Branch Hospital

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500

After waiting more than a decade to build it, Methodist LeBonheu completed the $100-million Methodist Olive Branch Hospital ahead of schedule in June, just 16 months after breaking ground.