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]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43557 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:45:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43557-top-projects-reflect-innovation-creativity Master craftsmanship and intricate designs create a sanctuary of idealized beauty

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43558 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:43:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43558-northwest-project-of-the-year-portland-japanese-garden-cultural-expansion-crossing Japanese Garden’s Cultural Expansion Crossing The project transforms the land leading up to the hilltop entrance of the garden and acts as a gateway to the five original gardens. PHOTO COURTESY OF DIEGO DIAZ Japanese Garden’s Cultural Expansion Crossing The garden’s 185-ft-long main castle wall contains 800 tons of Baker blue granite hand-selected from a Baker City, Ore., quarry. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRUCE FORSTER Japanese Garden’s Cultural Expansion Crossing The bulidings’ roofs were designed to convey a sense of lightness, requiring tight construction tolerances. Eco-tiles, made by a Japanese manufacturer, provided living roofs. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRUCE FORSTER Japanese Garden’s Cultural Expansion Crossing The Cultural Crossing Expansion is the first public commission in the U.S. designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. PHOTO COURTESY OF DIEGO DIAZ To minimize disruption of the Columbia-Snake River navigation system, the gate replacement at the Dalles Dam Navigation Lock was completed in the depths of an Oregon winter.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43610 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:26:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43610-award-of-merit-waterenvironment-the-dalles-navigation-lock-gate-replacement Chester Morse Lake in the Cascade Mountains is the major reservoir for Seattle’s water system, providing the region with more than two-thirds of its drinking water.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43609 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:22:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43609-best-waterenvironment-morse-lake-pump-plant-project Morse Lake Pump Plant Project Chester Morse Lake in the Cascade Mountains is the major reservoir for Seattle’s water system, providing the region with more than two-thirds of its drinking water. PHOTO: DAN CROWELL, SOUNDVIEW AERIAL Morse Lake Pump Plant Project Chester Morse Lake in the Cascade Mountains is the major reservoir for Seattle’s water system, providing the region with more than two-thirds of its drinking water. PHOTO: STETSON SHEARER, ORION MARINE CONTRACTORS The Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s $196-million reservation development is actually three projects in one. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43608 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:53:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43608-best-sportsentertainment-cowlitz-reservation-development Each step in industrial papermaking presents its own hazards, from headbox to press to dryer to winder.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43607 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:45:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43607-award-of-merit-specialty-and-excellence-in-safety-international-paper-headbox-improvement International Paper Headbox Improvement Each step in industrial papermaking presents its own hazards, from headbox to press to dryer to winder.  PHOTO COURTESY OF CHASE OYLER International Paper Headbox Improvement Each step in industrial papermaking presents its own hazards, from headbox to press to dryer to winder.  PHOTO COURTESY OF CHASE OYLER Like its namesake passenger ferry that operated on Puget Sound well over a century ago, the Cyrene apartment building runs on steam.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43606 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:09:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43606-best-residentialhospitality-cyrene Cyrene Like its namesake passenger ferry that operated on Puget Sound well over a century ago, the Cyrene apartment building runs on steam. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL WALMSLEY Cyrene Like its namesake passenger ferry that operated on Puget Sound well over a century ago, the Cyrene apartment building runs on steam. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL WALMSLEY Cyrene Like its namesake passenger ferry that operated on Puget Sound well over a century ago, the Cyrene apartment building runs on steam. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL WALMSLEY Cyrene Like its namesake passenger ferry that operated on Puget Sound well over a century ago, the Cyrene apartment building runs on steam. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL WALMSLEY The renovation of Denny Hall, the oldest building on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, restored the 1890s grandeur of heavy timber and stone while modernizing building systems.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43576 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:17:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43576-award-of-merit-renovationrestoration-university-of-washington-denny-hall The modernization of historic Washington Hall preserved more than the original brick, plaster and wood finishes.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43575 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:12:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43575-best-renovationrestoration-washington-hall Washington Hall The modernization of historic Washington Hall preserved more than the original brick, plaster and wood finishes. PHOTO COURTESY OF LYDIG CONSTRUCTION INC.,TIM RICE Washington Hall The modernization of historic Washington Hall preserved more than the original brick, plaster and wood finishes. PHOTO COURTESY OF LYDIG CONSTRUCTION INC.,TIM RICE Washington Hall The modernization of historic Washington Hall preserved more than the original brick, plaster and wood finishes. PHOTO COURTESY OF LYDIG CONSTRUCTION INC.,TIM RICE As a modern office building on a historic square in Seattle, the Weyerhaeuser headquarters at 200 Occidental Ave. combines the old with the new.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43574 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:57:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43574-best-office-200-occidental-weyerhaeuser-headquarters 200 Occidental/Weyerhaeuser Headquarters As a modern office building on a historic square in Seattle, the Weyerhaeuser headquarters at 200 Occidental Ave. combines the old with the new. PHOTO COURTESY OF KEVIN SCOTT/WEYERHAEUSER 200 Occidental/Weyerhaeuser Headquarters As a modern office building on a historic square in Seattle, the Weyerhaeuser headquarters at 200 Occidental Ave. combines the old with the new. PHOTO COURTESY OF KEVIN SCOTT/WEYERHAEUSER 200 Occidental/Weyerhaeuser Headquarters As a modern office building on a historic square in Seattle, the Weyerhaeuser headquarters at 200 Occidental Ave. combines the old with the new. PHOTO COURTESY OF MITHUN INC. 200 Occidental/Weyerhaeuser Headquarters As a modern office building on a historic square in Seattle, the Weyerhaeuser headquarters at 200 Occidental Ave. combines the old with the new. PHOTO COURTESY OF MITHUN INC. Infomart’s data-center expansion for its tenant LinkedIn is its most technologically advanced with a server cooling system that uses both water and Oregon’s mild climate.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43571 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:51:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43571-best-manufacturing-infomart-portland-expansion Infomart Data Centers Infomart’s data-center expansion for its tenant LinkedIn is its most technologically advanced with a server cooling system that uses both water and Oregon’s mild climate. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALAN BRANDT PHOTOGRAPHY; Infomart Data Centers Infomart’s data-center expansion for its tenant LinkedIn is its most technologically advanced with a server cooling system that uses both water and Oregon’s mild climate. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALAN BRANDT PHOTOGRAPHY; Infomart Data Centers Infomart’s data-center expansion for its tenant LinkedIn is its most technologically advanced with a server cooling system that uses both water and Oregon’s mild climate. PHOTO COURTESY OF INFOMART Desert Hills Middle School became more than a single construction project; the 110,000-sq-ft building on a 28-acre campus is now a prototype school design for the district.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43570 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:41:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43570-award-of-merit-k-12-education-desert-hills-middle-school Faced with site constraints and costs soaring more than 40% over budget, the team building the Tahoma High School and Regional Learning Center in Maple Valley, Wash., knew it was time to hit the books.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43568 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:28:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43568-best-k-12-education-tahoma-high-school-and-regional-learning-center Tahoma High School and Regional Learning Center Faced with site constraints and costs soaring more than 40% over budget, the team building the Tahoma High School and Regional Learning Center in Maple Valley, Wash., knew it was time to hit the books. PHOTO COURTESY OF WASHINGTON ROCK Tahoma High School and Regional Learning Center Faced with site constraints and costs soaring more than 40% over budget, the team building the Tahoma High School and Regional Learning Center in Maple Valley, Wash., knew it was time to hit the books. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROB ROBINSON The renovation of three Microsoft buildings over seven months included interior demolition and renovation to support the company’s evolving workforce.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43567 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:23:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43567-award-of-merit-interiortenant-improvement-microsoft-buildings-30-31-and-32 The natural materials used in Stoel Rives’ new Portland headquarters pay tribute to the law firm’s original timber company client base.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43566 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:15:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43566-best-interiortenant-improvement-stoel-rives-park-avenue-west Stoel Rives Park Avenue West The natural materials used in Stoel Rives’ new Portland headquarters pay tribute to the law firm’s original timber company client base. PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE ECKERT Stoel Rives Park Avenue West The natural materials used in Stoel Rives’ new Portland headquarters pay tribute to the law firm’s original timber company client base. PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE ECKERT Stoel Rives Park Avenue West The natural materials used in Stoel Rives’ new Portland headquarters pay tribute to the law firm’s original timber company client base. COURTESY OF NICK MERRICK Challenges began on Day 1 for the vertical expansion of the Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash., which included construction of four stories on top of the six-story active hospital. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43565 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:07:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43565-award-of-merit-health-care-kadlec-regional-medical-center-expansion The design and construction of the CHI Franciscan Medical Pavilion-Highline placed a high value on efficiency and flexibility, both for project teams and the clinic’s patients and staff.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43564 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43564-best-health-care-chi-franciscan-medical-pavilion-highline CHI Franciscan Medical Pavilion-Highline The design and construction of the CHI Franciscan Medical Pavilion-Highline placed a high value on efficiency and flexibility, both for project teams and the clinic’s patients and staff. PHOTO COURTESY OF BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER CHI Franciscan Medical Pavilion-Highline The design and construction of the CHI Franciscan Medical Pavilion-Highline placed a high value on efficiency and flexibility, both for project teams and the clinic’s patients and staff. PHOTO COURTESY OF BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER CHI Franciscan Medical Pavilion-Highline The design and construction of the CHI Franciscan Medical Pavilion-Highline placed a high value on efficiency and flexibility, both for project teams and the clinic’s patients and staff. PHOTO COURTESY OF BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER By linking its water utility and power station to a heat exchanger system, the city of Anchorage is addressing multiple environmental problems at once. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43563 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:49:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43563-award-of-merit-green-project-ship-creek-water-treatment-facility-heat-exchanger The rapid completion of natural gas-fired power plant Carty Unit 1 was the result of teamwork and detailed planning.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43561 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:34:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43561-award-of-merit-energyindustrial-carty-unit-1 Timing is everything for most projects. But that was especially true for a building designed to house the artifacts of a century-old museum, which ran into trouble early on.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43560 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:30:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43560-best-governmentpublic-building-father-p-kashevaroff-library-archives-and-museum Father P. Kashevaroff Library Timing is everything for most projects. But that was especially true for a building designed to house the artifacts of a century-old museum, which ran into trouble early on. Nevertheless, the team overcame the schedule delays to deliver the $102-million project one year before Alaska’s 150-year anniversary. PHOTO COURTESY OF LARA SWIMMER Father P. Kashevaroff Library Timing is everything for most projects. But that was especially true for a building designed to house the artifacts of a century-old museum, which ran into trouble early on. Nevertheless, the team overcame the schedule delays to deliver the $102-million project one year before Alaska’s 150-year anniversary. PHOTO COURTESY OF LARA SWIMMER Juneau’s remote seaside location and harsh environment posed construction challenges for the team building the Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths in the Gastineau Channel.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43559 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:13:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43559-best-specialty-airporttransit-safety-port-of-juneau-cruise-ship-berths Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths Juneau’s remote seaside location and harsh environment posed construction challenges for the team building the Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths in the Gastineau Channel. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONICA BLANCHARD/MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO. Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths Juneau’s remote seaside location and harsh environment posed construction challenges for the team building the Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths in the Gastineau Channel. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONICA BLANCHARD/MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO. Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths Juneau’s remote seaside location and harsh environment posed construction challenges for the team building the Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths in the Gastineau Channel. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONICA BLANCHARD/MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO. Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths Juneau’s remote seaside location and harsh environment posed construction challenges for the team building the Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths in the Gastineau Channel. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONICA BLANCHARD/MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO. The remote fishing town of Chignik is only accessible by plane or boat, and without a new dock, its residents were in danger of losing their state ferry service.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43562 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43562-best-highwaybridge-chignik-public-dock Chignik Public Dock The remote fishing town of Chignik is only accessible by plane or boat, and without a new dock, its residents were in danger of losing their state ferry service. PHOTO COURTESY OF WILBUR “JC” CLARK Chignik Public Dock The remote fishing town of Chignik is only accessible by plane or boat, and without a new dock, its residents were in danger of losing their state ferry service. PHOTO COURTESY OF STEWART WILLIS Chignik Public Dock The remote fishing town of Chignik is only accessible by plane or boat, and without a new dock, its residents were in danger of losing their state ferry service. PHOTO COURTESY OF STEWART WILLIS http://www.enr.com/articles/43458 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:05:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43458-innovation-permeates-regions-top-work As part of a $15-million flood-control effort, a former flood-prone brownfield on the 14-acre site of a razed shopping mall was remediated and turned into a park.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43486 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:03:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43486-award-of-merit-waterenvironment-meriden-green Cambridge, Mass., mixed-use project used Lean Construction principles to help finish 10-story building eight months ahead of schedule

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43461 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:02:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43461-project-of-the-yearbest-officeretailmixed-use-50-60-binney-street 50 + 60 Binney Street Cambridge, Mass., mixed-use project used Lean Construction principles to help finish 10-story building eight months ahead of schedule PHOTO COURTESY TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO. 50 + 60 Binney Street The 10-story building was erected using up-down construction and Lean Construction practices, such as Last Planner scheduling. PHOTO COURTESY TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO. 50 + 60 Binney Street Crews lowered temporary lighting to each new level during the excavation phase. PHOTO COURTESY TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO. http://www.enr.com/articles/43485 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:55:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43485-best-project-waterenvironment-construction-of-an-8-million-mgd-water-treatment-plant Construction of an 8-mgd Water Treatment Plant Despite the pressures associated with an accelerated schedule and unanticipated subsurface conditions that prompted a “workaround,” the team for the water treatment plant safely built an 8.4-million-gallon-per-day facility. PHOTO COURTESY METHUEN CONSTRUCTION CO. Construction of an 8-mgd Water Treatment Plant Despite the pressures associated with an accelerated schedule and unanticipated subsurface conditions that prompted a “workaround,” the team for the water treatment plant safely built an 8.4-million-gallon-per-day facility. PHOTO COURTESY METHUEN CONSTRUCTION CO. Construction of an 8-mgd Water Treatment Plant Despite the pressures associated with an accelerated schedule and unanticipated subsurface conditions that prompted a “workaround,” the team for the water treatment plant safely built an 8.4-million-gallon-per-day facility. PHOTO COURTESY METHUEN CONSTRUCTION CO. The University of New Hampshire’s $25.3-million stadium renovation improved and increased the number of seats at the school’s multisport facility.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43484 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:46:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43484-award-of-merit-sportsentertainment-university-of-new-hampshire-wildcat-stadium It took 17 months to complete a 3,000-sq-ft transit center with a dedicated busway that had been a city street—all the while maintaining access to an adjacent state building. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43483 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:38:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43483-award-of-merit-small-project-under-10-million-downtown-transit-center Burlington Downtown Transit Center It took 17 months to complete a 3,000-sq-ft transit center with a dedicated busway that had been a city street—all the while maintaining access to an adjacent state building. PHOTO: LINDSAY RAYMONDJACK PHOTOGRAPHY Burlington Downtown Transit Center It took 17 months to complete a 3,000-sq-ft transit center with a dedicated busway that had been a city street—all the while maintaining access to an adjacent state building. PHOTO: LINDSAY RAYMONDJACK PHOTOGRAPHY The team preserved historic elements of a 22-ft-long, 60-ft-wide Main Street bridge, built in 1921, and its surroundings, while it minimized shutting down portions of the center of Chester, Conn.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43482 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:29:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43482-best-project-small-project-under-10-million-main-street-bridge-replacement Main Street Bridge Replacement The team preserved historic elements of a 22-ft-long, 60-ft-wide Main Street bridge, built in 1921, and its surroundings, while it minimized shutting down portions of the center of Chester, Conn.  PHOTO: TRANSYSTEMS CORP. Main Street Bridge Replacement The team preserved historic elements of a 22-ft-long, 60-ft-wide Main Street bridge, built in 1921, and its surroundings, while it minimized shutting down portions of the center of Chester, Conn.  PHOTO: TRANSYSTEMS CORP. Main Street Bridge Replacement The team preserved historic elements of a 22-ft-long, 60-ft-wide Main Street bridge, built in 1921, and its surroundings, while it minimized shutting down portions of the center of Chester, Conn.  PHOTO: ARBORIO CORP. Main Street Bridge Replacement The team preserved historic elements of a 22-ft-long, 60-ft-wide Main Street bridge, built in 1921, and its surroundings, while it minimized shutting down portions of the center of Chester, Conn.  PHOTO: ARBORIO CORP. The Central Library’s $78-million renovation was completed while the building was operational.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43480 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:45:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43480-award-of-merit-renovationrestoration-boston-public-library-central-library-renovation