Almost 100 projects were submitted for judging in this year’s ENR Northwest Best Projects competition. From those, an independent panel of judges selected 19 for recognition: 13 Best Projects and seven awards of merit across 15 categories.

The project team worked with the city of Spokane to establish a next level of treatment filtration system by adding a tertiary membrane treatment to remove phosphorus.

The design for the Anacortes water treatment plant resiliency project called for a 42-in.-dia welded steel pipeline to be extended underneath the Skagit River.

To better serve a rapidly expanding community, the North Mason Regional Fire Authority built a new headquarters fire station on 3.5 acres of land adjacent to the former structure on Old Belfair Highway.

Boundary Dam is located in remote northeastern Washington and is one of the largest underground power generation dams in the nation, providing nearly half of the power generated by Seattle City Light (SCL).

Celebrating intelligent design and connectivity, this high-rise features modern amenities that include an automated valet system, a café, co-working spaces, fitness and movement studios, a theater and rooftop terraces.

This privately funded project entailed ground-up construction of a 265-room student housing complex that is a mixture of unit types, from studios to five bedroom apartments.

This project transformed a historic church, originally built in 1909, into a full-service craft brewery, bar, restaurant and coffee house for Portland’s local Steeplejack Brewing.

This headquarters building utilizes a mass timber frame, glulam columns and cross-laminated timber floor panels.

This PAE Living Building is a dynamic structure designed and built with the goal of not just doing less harm to the environment but making a positive contribution to it.