ENR Mountain States is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015 Best Projects competition in the region, which includes Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
A panel of eight judges from all areas of the industry—architects, GCs, consultants, academics and engineers—selected winners in each of categories. The judges also selected a number of merit winners and awarded ties in some categories.
This is our 15th year for the project awards, which are detailed below. In addition to the awards listed, we will present safety awards to several deserving projects, and one project in each area (Intermountain and Colorado/Plain States) will win top honors as the Best Overall, along with some judges’ special recognitions. Those winners will be announced soon, so stay tuned.
The awards are split into two areas (Intermountain and Colorado/Wyoming & Plains States), to correspond with their respective awards events. They are listed by region below. Projects will be covered in more detail in the October issue of ENR Mountain States, and the winners honored at two breakfast awards events in the last week of October: Salt Lake City on Oct. 27 and Denver on Oct. 29. (See details about those here on our website).
If you have questions, please e-mail me (Mark Shaw, Editor-in-Chief, ENR Mountain States) at mark.shaw@construction.com.
Congratulations to all of the winners!

2015 Intermountain Area Best Projects Winners

Airports/Transit
No entries

Cultural/Worship
Winner: Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre Historic Renovation and Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre, Salt Lake City
Merit: Payson Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Payson, Utah

Energy/Industrial
Winner: ATR Transition to Commercial Power, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Government/Public Buildings
Winner: Nampa Library Square, Nampa, Idaho

Green Project
No entries

Health Care
Winner: Mountain Point Medical Center, Lehi, Utah
Merit (tie): Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services Building, Salt Lake City
Merit (tie): American Fork Specialty Clinic and Hospital Expansion Project, American fork, Utah
Merit (tie): Intermountain Draper Clinic, Draper, Utah

Higher Education/Research
Winner: Jabs Hall, College of Business, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont.
Merit: Utah Valley University, New Classroom Building, Orem, Utah

Highways/Bridges
No entries

Interiors/Tenant Improvement
Winner: Deseret Digital Media, Salt Lake City
Merit: Workday, Salt Lake City

K-12 Education
Winner: Odyssey Elementary, Woods Cross, Utah

Landscape/Urban Development
Winner: Riverton City Main Park, Riverton, Utah

Manufacturing
Winner: ThermoWorks Office & Warehouse, American Fork, Utah
Merit: ICU Medical Non-Clave Molding Complex, Taylorsville, Utah

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
Winner: doTERRA Worldwide Corporate Campus, Pleasant Grove, Utah
Merit: Cornerstone at Cottonwood Corporate Center & Parking Structure, Phase 1, Salt Lake City

Renovation/Restoration
Winner: Primary Children's Hospital Lobby Expansion, Salt Lake City

Residential/Hospitality
Winner: High West Distillery, Wanship, Utah
Merit: Camp Williams Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Lehi, Utah

Small Project (Under $10 Million)
Winner: Weber State Public Safety Center, Ogden, Utah
Merit: E Snuck Farm, Pleasant Grove, Utah

Specialty Contracting
Winner: 201 Commerce Center Building #6, West Valley City, Utah
Merit: Salt Palace Escalator Expansion, Salt Lake City

Sports/Entertainment
No entries

Water/Environment
Winner: Great Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, Great Falls, Mont.


2015 Colorado/Wyoming & Plains States Best Projects Winners

Airports/Transit
Winner: RTD Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility, Denver

Cultural/Worship
Winner: Denver Botanic Gardens Science Pyramid, Denver
Merit (tie): Red Rocks Spot Booth & Concessions Renovations, Morrison, Colo.
Merit (tie): St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver

Energy/Industrial
Winner (tie): Center to Grand Forks Transmission Line, Grand Forks, N.D.
Winner (tie): University of Colorado Boulder Campus Utility System, Boulder, Colo.

Government/Public Buildings
Winner (tie): Minot Air Force Base, Minot, N.D.
Winner (tie): SEMSWA Office Building and Maintenance Facility, Centennial, Colo.

Green Project
Winner: The Pavilion at Laurel Village, Fort Collins. Colo.
Merit: The Alliance Center for Sustainable Colorado, Denver

Health Care
Winner: The New Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver
Merit: University of Colorado Health Harmony Cancer Center Phase 2, Fort Collins, Colo.

Higher Education/Research
Winner: University of Wyoming Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center, Laramie, Wyo.
Merit: Academic Office Building, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Highways/Bridges
Winner: DIA Hotel and Transit Center, Denver
Merit: Peoria Crossing Design-Build, Denver

Interiors/Tenant Improvement
Winner: Denver Public Schools South High School Renovations, Denver
Merit: Avaya Colorado Headquarters Relocation, Thornton, Colo.

K-12 Education
Winner: Lake County High School Addition and Renovations, Leadville, Colo.
Merit (tie): DPS/Emily Griffith Technical College Downtown Campus Project, Denver
Merit (tie): Vanguard Classical School K-12, Aurora, Colo.

Landscape/Urban Development
No entries

Manufacturing
Winner: Avery Brewing Facility, Boulder, Colo.

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
Winner: 16M, Denver
Merit: Mile High United Way Morgridge Center for Community Change, Denver

Renovation/Restoration
Winner: Colorado State Capitol Dome Restoration, Denver
Merit: Denver Union Station and Crawford Hotel, Denver

Residential/Hospitality
Winner (tie): Breckenridge Brewery, Littleton, Colo.
Winner (tie): Steele Creek, Denver

Small Project (Under $10 Million)
Winner: Denver Fire Station #18, Denver
Merit: Cheyenne Aquatic Center, Cheyenne, Wyo.

Specialty Contracting
Winner: Municipal Operations Center Structural Foundation Repairs, Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Sports/Entertainment
Winner: Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex (SJAC), South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.
Merit (tie): Outdoor Covered Regulation Dressage Arena, Parker, Colo.
Merit (tie): University of Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Phase I, Laramie, Wyo.
Merit (tie): Denver Broncos Indoor Practice Facility and Headquarters Remodel, Englewood, Colo.

Water/Environment
Winner: Westar Energy Constructed Wetland Treatment System, St. Marys, Kan.
Merit: Emerald Valley Ranch Dams Rehabilitation Project, Colorado Springs, Colo.