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Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Airport/Transit: Sacramento International Airport Runway 16R-34L Pavement Rehabilitation

March 10, 2021

The team tasked with completely rehabilitating an 8,500-ft-long, 150-ft-wide runway at Sacramento International Airport in just 6½ months not only did so on schedule, but also achieved a record industry standard for pavement smoothness.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Interior/Tenant Improvement: Starbucks Reserve Roastery Chicago

Bruce Buckley

March 10, 2021

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Where coffee meets Willy Wonka is what Starbucks fans will find at its Chicago Reserve Roastery on Michigan Avenue, in a renovation that turned the 43,000-sq-ft space into a retail experience as much as a coffee outlet and cafe.

University of Arizona Health Sciences Innovation Building

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Higher Education/Research: University of Arizona Health Science Innovation Building

Justin Rice

March 10, 2021

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A congested site near three ongoing campus projects and three operating medical buildings required the Health Sciences Innovation Building team to attend weekly meetings with other project teams and the owner to ensure needed 24-hour access to campus buildings.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Health Care: Mission North Tower

Scott Judy

March 10, 2021

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Shortly after work began in 2017 on Mission Health’s long-planned 12-story hospital tower in Asheville, N.C., an unexpected problem at the jobsite began setting off alarms.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Government/Public Building: Long Beach Civic Center

Alisa Zevin

March 10, 2021

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The Long Beach Civic Center in Long Beach, Calif., spans more than 22 acres across six city blocks, with four connected buildings.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Cultural Worship: United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum

Nancy Kristof

March 10, 2021

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The museum’s design was inspired by the physical motion of the athletes it celebrates.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Excellence In Safety: CAESARS FORUM

Louise Poirier

March 10, 2021

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The $365-million CAESARS FORUM, located on a 24.5-acre site, is the first facility of its size built on a single level.

ENR's Best of the Best Projects 2020

March 10, 2021

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These 20 awards come as the result of a nearly yearlong effort by ENR editors and about 100 members of the construction industry who judged project submissions at various stages of the contest.