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From an innovative energy center to a state-of-the-art ice arena, ENR MidAtlantic's Best Projects of 2014 represent excellence across a wide spectrum of project types.

This 700,000-sq-ft, cast-in-place building features several unique structural and architectural elements, including a materials lab with a concrete strong floor and strong wall suitable for testing; the integration between structural steel and cast-in-place concrete; more than 800 architectural columns; and 38,000 sq ft of architecturally exposed slab.

Part of the CSX National Gateway Clearance Improvement Program, the Jones and Laughlin Tunnel at the South Side Works increases rail clearances and enables trains to carry double-stack inter-modal container cars.

The hotel's program called for a 1.25-million-sq-ft building on a 100,000-sq-ft downtown site.

An independent jury of executives from various sectors of the construction industry spent several weeks evaluating project submissions.

With the opening of the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, students and the general public are getting a rare glimpse into research practices at the University of Pennsylvania.

A mixed-use residential development adjacent to Temple University, Paseo Verde is the first project in the nation to receive LEED Platinum for Neighborhood Design, the submitter says.

Developed as part of an effort to revitalize downtown Winchester, Va., the $7.5-million pedestrian mall improvement project involved renewing all existing underground public utilities and infrastructure while updating the streetscape to support commercial and residential developments on the mall.

For Penn State's new $89-million Pegula Ice Arena, university officials challenged the project team to deliver the "best ice in the nation."

For PinnacleHealth's West Shore Hospital project in Harrisburg, Pa., the team was able to complete construction of the 188,000-sq-ft facility within two years.