ENR Midwest's judges sifted through a slate of 106 high-quality entries that made naming the winners of our 2018 Best Projects Awards a difficult task. The winners will be featured in-depth in the November 26 edition of ENR Midwest and we'll honor each winner at our annual Awards Breakfast,planned for November 28 this yearat the Westin River North in Chicago. We'll also be honoring our Owner of the Year, Riverside Investment & Development; Contractor of the Year, Lendlease; Design Firm of the Year, American Structurepoint and ourrecently namedSpecialty Contractor of the Year, Mechanical, Inc. We'll also unveil our 2018 Legacy Award Winner at the breakfast.
The independent judges selected this year by ENR Midwest had a difficult task in one of the strongest groups of entries I have ever seen in more than 15 years of covering the construction industry. Each project type category required a Best Project to be named and each category has the option of naming Awards of Merit as well. We had several projects that won in more than one category. Our judges, Dana Gilberti, architect at Griskelis Young Harrell; Geoff Weisenberger, editor of Modern Steel Construction; Lynda Leigh, project manager at Turner Construction; Jeff Emrick, director of safety and compliance at Ozinga and Sam Mishelow, chief strategy officer at Meyer Najem Construction all generously donated their time and expertise in judging such a diverse and strong group of entrants and deserve our thanks. Our safety judges, Jeff Emrick and Sam Mishelow, also successfully lobbied to name the first Award of Merit for Safety on a Small Project this year, one with only a little more than 7,000 man-hours on it.
Our judges' final task will be to designate an overall Project of the Year from the Best Project-level winners listed below. We’ll reveal the Project of the Year at our awards and networking breakfast. Hope to see lots of our loyal readers there as well. Here are ENR Midwest's 2018 Best Projects.
Airports/Transit
Best Project:CTA Washington/Wabash Station, Chicago
提交的: EXP
Award of Merit: American Airlines Stinger Gate L, Chicago
提交的:F.H. Paschen
Cultural/Worship
Best Project:院子里的管理结构o Shakespeare
提交的:Bulley & Andrews
Energy/Industrial
Best Project:Holland Energy Park, Holland, Mich.
提交的: HDR
Award of Merit:Rochester Public Utilities Westside Energy Station, Rochester, Minn.
提交的: The Boldt Company
Government/Public Buildings
Best Project:Army National Guard Readiness Center and Army Aviation Support Facility, Kankakee, Ill.
提交的: IMEG Corp.
Award of Merit:Fayette County Historic Courthouse Restoration, Lexington, Ky.
提交的: Messer Construction Co.
Green Projects
Best Project:Sunset Ridge School, Northfield, Ill.
提交的: Pepper Construction Company
Award of Merit:Messer Construction Co. Corporate Support Office, Cincinnati
提交的: Messer Construction Co.
Health Care
Best Project:Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Omaha, Neb.
提交的: HDR
Award of Merit:Hennepin Healthcare Clinic and Specialty Center, Minneapolis
提交的: Mortenson Construction
Higher Education/Research
Best Project:University of Kansas Earth, Energy and Environment Center, Lawrence, Kansas
提交的: Turner Construction Co.
Award of Merit:Michigan State University Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, Mich.
提交的: SmithGroup JJR
Award of Merit: University of Chicago Physics Research Center
提交的: Perkins Eastman
Highways/Bridges
Best Project: St. Croix Crossing, Oak Park Heights, Minn./St. Joseph, Wis.
提交的: HDR
Award of Merit:Trunk Highway 53 Relocation, Virginia, Minn.
提交的: Kiewit Infrastructure Co.
Award of Merit: Savanna-Sabula Deck-Tied Arch Bridge Replacement, Savanna, Ill.
提交的: Kraemer North America
Interior Design/Tenant Improvement
Best Project:CNA Corporate Headquarters Relocation, Chicago
提交的: Turner Construction Company
Award of Merit:Mead Johnson Nutrition, Chicago
提交的: Partners by Design
K-12 Education
Best Project:Missouri Innovation Campus, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
提交的: McCownGordon Construction
Landscape/Hardscape/Urban Design
Best Project:University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Redevelopment Phase II & Alumni Park
提交的: Miron Construction Co., Inc.
Award of Merit:Nicollet Mall Redesign and Reconstruction, Minneapolis
提交的: Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.
Manufacturing
Best Project:Trumpf Smart Factory, Hoffman Estates, Ill.
提交的: McShane Construction Company
Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
Best Project:Wrigley Field Campus Development, Chicago
提交的: Hickory Street Capital
Award of Merit:Chamberlain Group Headquarters, Oak Brook, Ill.
提交的: Pepper Construction
Renovation/Restoration
Best Project:Rail & Commerce Building, Omaha, Neb.
提交的: Boyd Jones
Award of Merit:Promedica Headquarters Steam Plant, Toledo, Ohio
提交的: Rudolph Libbe Inc.
Residential/Hospitality
Best Project: Hilton Des Moines Downtown
提交的: The Weitz Company
Award of Merit:Detroit Foundation Hotel
提交的: Sachse Construction
Small Project (Under $10 million)
Best Project: Harrison/Dever Crib Complex Structural Renovations, Chicago
提交的: F.H. Paschen
Award of Merit:Lower Yahara River Trail Phase 1, Madison, Wis.
提交的: Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Award of Merit:The Foundry, Kalamazoo, Mich.
提交的: CSM Group
Specialty Construction
Best Project:Fayette County Historic Courthouse Underpinning, Lexington, Ky.
提交的: GeoStabilization International
Award of Merit:Milwaukee Bucks Arena Steel Erection
提交的: JP Cullen
Sports/Entertainment
Best Project:Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center, Evanston, Ill.
提交的: WSP
Award of Merit:Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
提交的: Barton Malow
Award of Merit:Kansas City Urban Youth Academy and Parade Park Improvements
提交的: JE Dunn Construction
Water/Environment
Best Project:Deep Rock Tunnel Connector Project, Indianapolis
提交的: Southland Holdings, LLC
Award of Merit:OARS Augmentation and Relief Sewer, Columbus, Ohio
提交的: DLZ
Award of Merit:Ann Arbor Wastewater Plant Treatment Facilities Renovation
提交的: Walsh Construction Company II, LLC
Safety Awards
Best Project:Trunk Highway 53 Relocation, Virginia, Minn.
提交的: Kiewit Infrastructure Co.
Award of Merit:University of Chicago Physics Research Center
提交的:Perkins Eastman
Award of Merit for Safety on a Small Project:The Foundry, Kalamazoo, Mich.
提交的: CSM Group
