When the Brazilian government decided to build a pair of large, run-of-river hydro powerplants in remote Rondônia state, a shortage of skilled workers put not only the project at risk but also the government's Amazon Basin dam-based energy strategy and the profit margin of Odebrecht Energia, a leading contractor in the project consortium.It took a finance guy to solve the people problem. 

Brian D. Winter never thought one project would set the tone for his entire career. Winter is the National Park Service's lead on the largest-ever dam-removal and river-restoration project in the U.S.

As one of the five photo judges for this year's photo contest I have to say thanks to everyone who submitted.

The Beavers, a national heavy-construction group based in Los Altos, Calif., has named four executives to receive 2013 Golden Beaver awards on Jan. 18 in Los Angeles.

When Ted Zoli and 2010 Award of Excellence winner John Hillman discussed the format for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's initial TransOvation educational workshop last September, they agreed on the need to do something different.

Photo by Henry Cabala Best Higher Education/Research Project: Kravis Center at Claremont McKenna College Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners Kravis Center at Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, Calif.  Region ENR California Project Team Owner Claremont McKenna CollegeArchitect Rafael Viñoly Architects PC, New York CityGeneral Contractor Bernards, San Fernando, Calif.Engineers Andreasen Engineering, Pomona, Calif.; Nabih Youssef & Assoc., Los Angeles; IBE Consulting Engineers, Sherman Oaks, Calif.Using a striking design by prominent architect Rafael Viñoly, the $56-million, 169,000-sq-ft academic and administration complex on the campus of a private liberal-arts college in eastern Los Angeles has remastered

The Facebook Data Center is a project of many firsts.

Photo courtesy Turner Construction Co. Best Health Care Project: Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (exterior) Photo courtesy Turner Construction Co. Best Health Care Project: Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (interior) Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, Mich.  Region ENR MidwestProject TeamOwner Spectrum Health, Grand RapidsArchitect URS Corp., Southfield, Mich.General Contractor Wolverine Group, Grand Rapids; Turner Construction Co., DetroitMEP Engineer URS, San FranciscoStructural Engineer Zinser Grossman Structural, DallasSpaces within this 11-story, $286-million facility are rooted in sustainable design principles as well as decades of research in creating optimal healing environments for

Photo courtesy Lend Lease Best Interior Design/Tenant Improvement Project: BP Bright Lights Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners BP Bright LightsChicago  Region ENR MidwestProject Team Owner BP Products North America, ChicagoArchitect Gensler, ChicagoConstruction Manager Lend Lease, ChicagoStructural Engineer Tylk Gustafson Reckers Wilson Andrews, ChicagoMEP Engineer Environmental Systems Design Inc., ChicagoCost Consultant Faithful+Gould, ChicagoBP Bright Lights calls it the largest LEED-CI project in the Midwest to achieve Platinum status, in part due to the diversion from landfill of some 85% of construction and demolition waste as well as the implementation of an under-floor air-delivery