From the renovation of one of the nation’s oldest subway stations to a “cellular polyhedral sculpture” created by a British artist, the winning entries in this year’s ENR New England Best Projects competition displayed impressive breadth. But as inspiring as the fully accessible Government Center station in Boston and Antony Gormley’s sculpture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are, the other 13 winning projects this year are equally impressive. Four industry professionals served as our法官,包括一位独立的安全专家,他选择了我们最重要的荣誉之一,即卓越安全奖。

Judges evaluated entries according to the following criteria: the ability to overcome challenges; the project’s contribution to the industry and community; safety; and construction and design quality. They reviewed and discussed 24 projects located throughout the region, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The projects had to be completed between May 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016. For each category, the judges could award a Best Project-level winner and as many award of merit honorees as they deemed worthy.

One category the judges found particularly appealing was energy/industrial, where they handed out a Best Project award to the Interstate Reliability Project in Wallingford, Conn., and awards of merit to the Passadumkeag Windpark in Lowell, Maine, and the Rehoboth Landfill solar project in Rehoboth, Mass.

州际可靠性项目也获得了卓越的安全奖,要求承包商安装37英里的345 kilovolt间接费用输电线路,而40 mw Passadumkeag Windpark Windpark的项目团队则进行了设计,采购并建造了风电场,定量,定量和定量越野传输线。Rehoboth垃圾填埋场太阳能农场包括3200个太阳能电池板,每月产生1,300千瓦小时。

The Grace Farms River Building was selected as the overall Project of the Year. With five main buildings enclosed by curved glass walls and connected by one roof, the New Canaan, Conn., project blends into its natural surroundings. The project—designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architecture firm SANAA—includes a customized aluminum rainscreen with a Douglas fir underside.