ENR’s annual Best Projects award program is dedicated to honoring the best construction projects and the companies that designed and built them in all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.//www.pjbjkak.com/rss/641 en-us The fourth annual Best of the Best Projects Awards recognize outstanding projects completed in 2011. The projects honored here were chosen from more than 730 entries received by regional juried competitions overseen by our regional editors. From the preliminary round, 119 contenders moved on to Engineering News-Record’s Best of the Best Projects 2011 Awards competition to be reviewed by the panel of 17 industry veterans from all across the U.S. and all walks of construction and design. The panel scored each project on criteria such as innovation, community contribution, teamwork, safety and design and construction excellence, and then discussed the 0208-meet-the-judges-of-best-of-the-best-projects-2011-awards.asp Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/7281-meet-the-judges-best-of-the-best-projects-2011-awards ENR California wants to take this opportunity to thank the audience participants at last month’s Best Projects event at the Mission Bay Conference Center at the University of California, San Francisco. With the geographic scope widening last year to the Northwest, Alaska and Hawaii, the audience included AEC professionals from Oregon, Washington and Honolulu.There were 15 Best Projects in 2011 and 19 Awards of Merit.Photographer Tustin Ellison (www.tustinpix.com) captured some of the winners with their awards, so take a moment to see who attended to support their winning projects. See you in December! //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/10510 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/10510-winners-attend-enr-california-s-best-projects-event-in-sf Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Renovation/Restoration Project: San Bernardino County Courthouse Renovation Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Government/Public Building Award of Merit: South Correctional Entity (SCORE) Jail Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Overall Project and Best Higher Education/Research Project: Kravis Center at Claremont McKenna College Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Health Care Award of Merit: John Muir Medical Center Patient Care Tower Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Cultural Project: USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center Replacement Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best K-12 Education Project: Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Health Care Project: Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Hospital Campus Expansion Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Transportation Project: Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Cultural Award of Merit: Vancouver Community Library Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Green Building Project: Facebook Data Center Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Transportation Award of Merit: Long Beach Transit Mall Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Higher Education Research Award of Merit: California State University, Northridge, Valley Performing Arts Center Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF K-12 Education Award of Merit: South Region Elementary School No. 2 Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Office Project: California ISO Iron Point Facility Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Civil/Public Works Project: Big Tujunga Dam Seismic Retrofit Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Higher Education/Research Award of Merit: University of California, San Francisco Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Landscape/Hardscape/Urban Development Project: Wilmington Waterfront Park Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Higher Education/Research Award of Merit: City College of San Francisco Multi-Use Building Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Specialty Contracting Award of Merit: Kaiser La Mesa Solar Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Green Building Award of Merit: NASA Ames Research Center Sustainability Base Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Interior Design/Tenant Improvement: Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco Photo by Tustin Ellison Winners Attend ENR California's Best Projects Event in SF Best Government/Public Building Project: State of California Central Utility Plant Photo by Tustin Ellison 《工程新闻记录》宣布获胜者of its fourth annual “Best of the Best Projects” Awards for 2011, a national competition that recognizes design and construction excellence based on regional winners of ENR’s seven regional publications’ Best Projects of 2011 Awards. Related Links: Montage Deer Valley Brings New Level of Luxury Resort to Park City Boulder's Casey Middle School Designed for LEED Platinum Performance “One of the judges called me personally to tell me how impressed he was with the entries,” said Janice L. Tuchman, ENR editor-in-chief. “I was delighted to tell him that I agree completely. We are proud //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/22411 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/22411-enr-announces-2011-best-of-the-best-project-winners-nationwide 《工程新闻记录》宣布获胜者of its fourth annual Best of the Best Projects Awards, a national competition that recognizes design and construction excellence based on regional winners of ENR's seven regional publications’ Best Projects 2011 Awards. Winners will be profiled in the Feb. 13 issue of ENR. “One of the judges called me personally to tell me how impressed he was with the entries,” said Janice L. Tuchman, ENR editor-in- chief. “I was delighted to tell him that I agree completely. We are proud to showcase such fine work.”Out of 119 regional Best Projects winners, an independent jury //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/10509 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/10509-enr-announces-best-of-the-best-projects-2011-awards blairs@enr.com (Scott Blair) Two Midwest projects, the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids Mich., and BP Bright Lights, a Chicago-based office facility, are among the winners of Engineering News-Record's fourth-annual Best of the Best Projects Awards, a competition among 119 Best Projects winners awarded by ENR’s seven regional publications. Winners will be profiled in the Feb. 13, 2012 issue of ENR. Photo Courtesy of Lend Lease BP Bright Lights, Chicago, was named Best Interior Design/Tenant Improvement Project for 2011 An independent panel of design and construction professionals selected 18 winners in categories ranging from green building to transportation. Projects were judged on //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/11006 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/11006-enr-announces-best-of-the-best-projects-2011-awards 这一年# 8217;最好的项目竞争萤火虫18luck官网ed 116 project submissions that resulted in 15 categorical winners along with 19 Award of Merit winners. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/10508 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/10508-enr-california-unveils-best-projects-award-of-merit-winners Begun in June 2010 and completed in just six months, the LEED- Silver-targeted Denbury Resources headquarters building includes offices; a Tier 2 data center and server room with raised flooring; and an executive boardroom featuring a 2,000-lb jumbotron with six 40-in. LED monitors. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12777 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12777-massive-remodel-meets-aggressive-schedule Miner-Dederick Construction completed 17 floors of tenant build-out including the president's floor, conference rooms, a fitness center, the Lantern Café and a distance learning center at MD Anderson Cancer Center Pickens Tower and Faculty Center. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12778 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12778-md-anderson-cancer-center-pickens-tower-and-faculty-center The Houston office of Austin Commercial served as construction manager for the six-story Methodist West Houston Hospital, built along with a six-story, 170,000-sq-ft medical office building. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12779 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12779-methodist-west-houston-hospital The largest design-build civil works construction project in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers history, the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Surge Barrier in New Orleans is designed to provide a robust and sustainable post-Katrina flood-protection system for the city and surrounding area. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12780 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12780-new-orleans-floodwall-sets-record-for-corps Fretz Construction Co. expanded the Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church campus with a limestone and stucco cloister, a courtyard with marble fountain, matching additions and renovations to the existing Parish Hall, an outdoor pavilion, a new education building and a focal-point outdoor shrine whose keystone incorporates stones from the original English shrine constructed in 1061. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12781 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12781-our-lady-of-walsingham-catholic-church-renovations-and-shrine-addition Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church Renovations and Shrine Addition Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church Renovations and Shrine Addition Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church Renovations and Shrine Addition When ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston decided to build a $156-million state-of-the-art plant for processing its sweet potato product line, the Omaha, Neb.-based company turned to long-time construction partner Fisher & Sons, Burlington, Wash., for design/build services. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12782 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12782-project-team-serves-up-eco-friendly-food-facility Clark/Byrne, a San Antonio-based joint venture, constructed a 225,000-sq-ft replacement terminal at the San Antonio International Airport. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12783 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12783-san-antonio-international-airport-terminal-b Critical to the success of the $3.5-million Texas State Capitol Dome & Roof Repairs & Repainting project, Betco Scaffolds, Austin, Texas, provided an intricate scaffold system under a $544,755 contract with Flintco, the Austin-based general contractor. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12784 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12784-scaffold-secures-success-of-capitol-dome-repairs Delivered by the Houston office of SpawGlass in August 2010, this $61-million project comprised interior and exterior renovations to Terminal C at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12785 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12785-teams-keep-passengers-moving-during-renovation Houst有史以来最大的设施建设on Zoo—the $25-million African Forest Exhibit—was delivered by Gilbane Building Co., Houston, on time and on budget in June 2011. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12786 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12786-teamwork-on-display-at-houston-zoo-project Teamwork on Display at Houston Zoo Project PJA Architects, Seattle, served as lead designer. Photo courtesy Gilbane Building Co. Teamwork on Display at Houston Zoo Project The exhibit included 11 new structures. Photos courtesy of Gilbane Building Co. Teamwork on Display at Houston Zoo Project The project marked the construction of the largest facility ever built at the Houston Zoo. Photo courtesy Gilbane Building Co. Skanska USA Building, Houston, completed Texas A&M University's Agriculture Headquarters in College Station, Texas, a month ahead of schedule and on budget. The $49-million, BIM-facilitated project includes two structures: the five-story, 170,000-sq-ft Headquarters Building and a two-story, 12,500-sq-ft Visitors Center. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12787 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12787-texas-am-university-agriculture-headquarters-building Located at Texas State Technical College, on the former Harlingen Air Force Base, the two-story, 38,000-sq-ft University Center was completed on time and on budget in June 2011 by the Harlingen office of SpawGlass Contractors. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12788 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12788-texas-state-technical-college-university-center Texas State Technical College University Center Texas State Technical College University Center Texas State Technical College University Center Gibbs Construction, New Orleans, renovated and restored the U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, a National Historic Landmark and one of country's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12789 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12789-us-custom-house-tenant-improvements Turning a dark tilt-wall, 76,800-sq-ft warehouse with 25-ft ceilings into Class A office space for Ultra Electronics of Austin, Texas, challenged the Austin, Texas, office of SpawMaxwell, a Balfour Beatty company. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12790 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12790-ultra-electronics-showcases-transformation The first LEED-Platinum higher-education building in Texas, the $28-million, 74,343-sq-ft Student Services Building was delivered by Hill & Wilkinson, Richardson, Texas, in August 2010. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12791 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12791-university-of-texas-at-dallas-student-services-building As a result of a levee breach, Hurricane Katrina damaged every building on the historic Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12762 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12762-a-meticulous-renovation-for-new-orleans-garrison The $239-million University of Texas MD Anderson Alkek project comprised a 12-story vertical expansion above the operating 12-story hospital and a new 24-story elevator tower. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12763 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12763-anderson-alkek-center-faced-host-of-challenges The $127-million Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center is a 467,000-sq-ft outpatient cancer-treatment facility connected by sky bridge to the inpatient areas of the Baylor University Medical Center campus and two parking garages. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12764 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12764-baylor-charles-a-sammons-cancer-center The LEED-Platinum Botanical Research Institute of Texas is a 70,000-sq-ft, two-story building delivered by The Beck Group, Dallas, in May 2011 without lost-time accidents. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12765 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12765-botanical-research-institute-is-a-flowering-achievement For the $239.3-million University of Texas MD Anderson Albert B. and Margaret M. Alkek expansion, McCarthy Building Cos. raised the roof—figuratively and literally. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12766 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12766-building-team-raises-the-roof-for-md-anderson-hospital-expansion Dallas Chapel Brings to Life Johnson's Final Design MD Anderson Albert B. and Margaret M. Alkek expansion added 12 floors atop the existing 12-story hospital. Photo Courtesy of McCarthy Building Cos. Dallas Chapel Brings to Life Johnson's Final Design 设施包括一个观景台。场地的照片tesy of McCarthy Building Cos. Dallas Chapel Brings to Life Johnson's Final Design The design-build team maintained the iconic MD Anderson pink granite appearance but used a lighter glass-fiber reinforced concrete skin and curtain wall. Photo courtesy McCarthy Building Cos. Dallas Chapel Brings to Life Johnson's Final Design The 503,000-sq-ft expansion adds 240 new inpatient rooms. Photo courtesy McCarthy Building Cos. The Chalmette Cultural Arts Center is a 90,000-sq-ft, cast-in-place concrete addition to the Chalmette High School—and a source of community pride for Katrina-devastated St. Bernard Parish. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12767 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12767-chalmette-cultural-arts-center-chalmette-la The Houston office of Tellepsen completed the $149-million Texas Children's Hospital Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute ahead of schedule and under budget in October 2010—the first center in the world dedicated to the research of children's neurological disorders. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12768 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12768-childrens-hospital-puts-a-new-twist-on-the-tower The Cathedral of Hope Interfaith Peace Chapel—where people of all faiths, or no faith, can gather to pray, meditate and meet—was the last work sketched by famed architect Phillip Johnson, who died in 2005. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12770 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12770-dallas-chapel-brings-to-life-johnsons-final-design Dallas Chapel Brings to Life Johnson's Final Design MD Anderson Albert B. and Margaret M. Alkek expansion added 12 floors atop the existing 12-story hospital. Photo Courtesy of McCarthy Building Cos. Dallas Chapel Brings to Life Johnson's Final Design 设施包括一个观景台。场地的照片tesy of McCarthy Building Cos. Dallas Chapel Brings to Life Johnson's Final Design The design-build team maintained the iconic MD Anderson pink granite appearance but used a lighter glass-fiber reinforced concrete skin and curtain wall. Photo courtesy McCarthy Building Cos. Dallas Chapel Brings to Life Johnson's Final Design The 503,000-sq-ft expansion adds 240 new inpatient rooms. Photo courtesy McCarthy Building Cos. In selecting ENR Texas & Louisiana's Best Projects of 2011, our independent jury found achievement in the face of adversity. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12771 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/12771-enr-texas-louisiana-best-projects-completed-in-the-past-year