https://www.enr.com/rss/96-southwest en-us The AEC industry’s next generation of leaders are strengthening their areas of expertise both at the office and in the community.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/60325 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/60325-enr-mountain-states-and-southwest-top-young-professionals The GE Johnson-DPR merger is the next right step in Jim Johnson’s keen focus on both the community and his employees.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/60324 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/60324-jim-johnson-selected-as-2025-colorado-and-wyoming-legacy-winner KORE Power Inc. has reportedly canceled plans to build a battery plant in Arizona and is instead looking for an existing building to retrofit.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/60273 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/60273-contractor-yates-says-canceled-battery-plant-owner-owes-it-104m doug@knpr.org (Doug Puppel) Baseball homebase moved from Oakland, Calif., and set to start construction next year by Mortenson-McCarthy JV, gained unanimous approval from the local stadium authority on Dec. 5.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59965 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:37:08 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/59965-las-vegas-stadium-for-athletics-now-175b-project-gains-key-ok blairs@enr.com (Scott Blair) While clocking in at 1.6 miles in length, Valley Metro’s newest section of its Phoenix light rail system packs in many firsts for the area within its tight footprint.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59552 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59552-teamwork-safety-keeps-phoenix-transit-line-project-on-track judys@enr.com (Scott Judy) The ENR Southwest Best Project-level winners will now advance to the national level, and will compete with winners from nine other regions to be considered for ENR’s Best of the Best awards.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59551 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:01:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59551-southwest-projects-soar-with-teamwork-ingenuity Featuring a 90,000-sq-ft, three-bay aircraft maintenance hangar and a 40,000-sq-ft ground support equipment and provisioning facility, this $85-million project plays a pivotal role in Southwest Airlines’ expanding operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59590 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59590-safety-merit-southwest-airlines-phx-technical-operations-facility In 2018, as part of continuing efforts to diversify its water supply and plan for the future, the city of Phoenix initiated the $250-million Drought Pipeline Program.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59587 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59587-best-water-phoenix-water-drought-pipeline-program Now that Las Vegas is home to Formula 1, there was a need for a state-of-the-art destination where fans could watch the highly anticipated race and a pit area for each of the race teams.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59586 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59586-best-sports-entertainment-formula-1-heineken-silver-las-vegas-grand-prix-pit-building The city of Scottsdale now has a new year-round outdoor community sports and events space that features five sports fields, pedestrian pathways that connect nearby trails and parks, sitting areas and spectator viewing areas.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59585 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59585-best-specialty-reata-sports-complex After a decade of searching for financing, the city of Clovis was able to obtain funds through federal, state, local and community organizations to construct this $7.8-million facility.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59584 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59584-small-project-merit-hillcrest-senior-life-center The renovation of an existing emergency department and its expansion to 14 patient bays will improve the speed and ease with which patients receive emergency care in Scottsdale.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59583 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59583-best-small-project-honorhealth-scottsdale-thompson-peak-medical-center-emergency-department-expansion Realized as part of a $125-million public-private partnership with Arizona State University and the city of Tempe, this 330-room hotel sits on the northwest corner of the university’s main campus and also features 30,000 sq ft of ballroom and meeting room space.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59582 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59582-residential-hospitality-merit-omni-tempe Located at the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip, the Fontainebleau climbs 67 stories.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59581 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59581-residential-hospitality-merit-fontainebleau-las-vegas One of Phoenix’s newest luxury hotels features 141 rooms across five stories and five signature restaurants set against the backdrop of Camelback Mountain.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59580 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59580-best-residential-hospitality-the-global-ambassador To solve congestion and passenger flow issues, a 35,000-sq-ft renovation and 10,000-sq-ft addition has transformed the airport’s ticketing hall into the new front door and gateway to the Reno-Tahoe region.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59579 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59579-renovation-merit-reno-tahoe-international-airport-ticketing-hall Spanning 94,000 sq ft, this $29.2-million, three-story post-tensioned concrete building includes conference rooms, offices and cubicles as part of an effort to expand patient care at the central hospital next door.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59578 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59578-office-retail-merit-phoenix-childrens-hospital-thomas-campus-office-building Shading, ventilation and other passive strategies created outdoor spaces that can be utilized year-round. Solar panels on the shade canopy also offer passive energy generation.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59577 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59577-best-office-retail-mixed-use-michael-hoover-kapbca-training-center At 1 million sq ft, this manufacturing facility was designed and built to produce and distribute the owner’s Sterling Vikrell bath and shower fixture lines.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59576 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59576-best-manufacturing-kohler-vikrell-manufacturing-facility With an aging existing park with disparate elements that were not being used to their fullest potential, the city of Tempe, Ariz., moved to create a community park with this $11.5-million project, which features revamped recreation and aquatic programs.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59574 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59574-best-landscape-urban-development-clark-park The $27-million reconstruction effort that delivered a 72,000-sq-ft educational facility on a 10.5-acre site was completed in just 12 months.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59573 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59573-k-12-merit-co-greenfield-academy-of-design-and-innovation-campus-rebuild As the first middle school rebuild for the district, this project is setting a precedent for future construction.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59572 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59572-best-k-12-geneva-eps-mosley-middle-school-campus-rebuild A 44,000-sq-ft expansion brought 48 private rooms to the 11th floor of Phoenix Children’s patient tower as part of its new neonatal intensive care unit.<

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59571 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59571-best-interior-tenant-improvement-phoenix-childrens-hospital-nicu-build-out This long-awaited $26.5-million expansion of Sunport Boulevard bridges a gap in Albuquerque’s local transportation network and promotes safer and more efficient movement of people, goods and services near the Albuquerque International Sunport.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59569 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59569-highway-bridge-merit-sunport-blvd-extension-i-25-to-broadway A 45-ft-tall, 385-ft-long three-span bridge over the Central Arizona Project (CAP) Canal in North Buckeye provides a new way to cross the waterway and increases access for the local community.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59568 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59568-best-highway-bridge-canyon-springs-blvd-roadway-improvements A $46.4-million overhaul has modernized this 88,000-sq-ft facility into research and classroom laboratories with advanced MEP systems.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59567 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59567-higher-education-merit-arizona-state-university-bateman-physical-sciences-d-and-e-wing-renovation To support increasing interest in STEM fields and engineering, which are among the fastest-growing fields of study at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, this $55-million, three-story facility will support research in fields such as robotics, cybersecurity, biomedical engineering, energy and water and artificial intelligence.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59566 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59566-best-higher-ed-research-advanced-engineering-building-at-university-of-nevada-las-vegas A $347.5-million advanced public teaching hospital will enhance patient care in Phoenix.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59565 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59565-health-care-merit-valleywise-health-medical-center A 20-acre public safety campus and police headquarters will provide vital law enforcement and public safety services to the Pima and Maricopa tribes within the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC).

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59563 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59563-government-public-building-merit-gila-river-indian-community-police-dept-facility Maricopa County’s $37.1-million animal care facility spans 82,000 sq ft of covered exterior space and 51,400 sq ft of indoor space. It was completed on time and within budget in May 2024.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/59562 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/59562-government-public-building-merit-east-valley-animal-care-center