The 2023 ENR California Best Projects competition featured a host of innovative work that spanned the construction and design spectrum.

Silicon Valley Clean Water undertook this project as part of a $580-million Regional Environmental Sewer Conveyance Upgrade Program to rehabilitate and convert its 50-year-old raw wastewater conveyance system that was at the end of its useful life from a force main system to a gravity conveyance system.

Spanning 154,000 sq ft across two four-story buildings, this project consolidates research facilities consisting of labs, a vivarium, an innovation center, offices, amenities and support spaces.

Owned by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Red Hawk Casino blends Vegas-style thrills with the natural beauty of Northern California.

Originally built more than 10 years ago, the Air France Lounge at the San Francisco International Airport was in need of a refresh to better align with client needs.

Located along the Embarcadero in San Francisco’s North Waterfront District, this historic 98,000-sq-ft, three-story Class-A office building completed in June 2022 was formerly a 1920s-era warehouse that was home to Otis Elevator’s West Coast manufacturing operation.

This design-build warehouse expansion’s goal was to increase efficiency and food capacity to achieve the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s mission to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin counties.

To connect the interior of the Presidio to the waterfront, this $118-million effort included the development of 14 acres of new parkland over bustling highway tunnels.

The reuse conversion of an old concrete data center transformed the space into one intended for collaboration, innovation and productivity.

Six buildings are undergoing a refresh at Cadence Design Systems’ campus. As for Building 5, which houses the CEO and executive offices, the rework included the complete interior demolition of a 90,000-sq-ft, two-story building.