Designing and building one of the largest U.S. net-zero-energy commercial towers on a dense downtown campus was an exercise in “detailed coordination and innovative thinking,” a best projects judge pointed out.
The 41st Street Pedestrian Arch Bridge project team overcame the daunting task of spanning 1,470 ft over active rail lines, catenary wires and all eight lanes of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive.
Critical highway repairs completed two years ahead of schedule. A power plant project that’s also a park. A veterans’ hospital built to function even when flooded. Those are a few examples of the above-and-beyond design and construction efforts honored by ENR’s annual Best of the Best Projects awards.
From dredging and capping to structural carpentry and finish masonry, reconstructing the oldest active marine railway in the country required a diverse skillset.
When the project team for the renovation of the home arena of the Utah Jazz was given their deadline, they suspected this wouldn’t be an ordinary project.
Scottsdale Community College's campus sits on land belonging to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and is leased from the tribe on a long-term basis.