Articles Tagged with ''Best of the Best Projects''

Any preconceived notions about what the American AgCredit Agriculture Center and Headquarters might look like are immediately upended when the Santa Rosa, Calif., building comes into view. 

After a century of multiple uses—cargo storage, community center and movie and TV-show backdrop—the historic Recreation Pier in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood has been reborn once again as a 128-room luxury hotel with a host of amenities for guests and visitors alike. 

On the 57th story of what’s known as the “Jenga” building in lower Manhattan, Lendlease project manager Alexander Kollaros points out: “Where you’re standing, it’s just the ground below.” 

OdySea, the Southwest’s largest aquarium at 200,000 sq ft, not only features more than 50 exhibits and 500 different species of marine life but also envelops its attractions within a unique circular structure featuring specially designed steel and concrete support elements.

The design-build Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant expansion project, featuring high-tech water-purifying treatments, was a study in complexity. 

Coordinating construction on this $120-million expansion project amid continuous operations at Yuma Regional Medical Center proved to be the biggest challenge during this nearly three-year endeavor.

Headed to its next $6B phase, Second Ave. Subway faces mega-funding challenges

What are the qualities that make a project outstanding? Every year, ENR invites teams from around the country to submit their best work to its regional “Best Projects” competitions, which celebrate teamwork, safety, problem-solving, innovation and quality.

Long before Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a set of very detailed directions for ending the persistent flooding of the District of the Columbia’s 61-square-mile watershed from the city’s combined-sewer overflow system.