The $38-million Douglas and Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center provides diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients and research in a hospitality—rather than hospital—environment.
Despite a challenging construction market, ENR California's 2012 Best Projects demonstrate that design and construction teams continued to push forward with exemplary and innovative work.
Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, dubbed "The Hospital of the Future," is the first greenfield hospital built in North San Diego County in more than five decades.
Part of the $543-million Airport Improvement Program for John Wayne Airport, the $125-million project comprised demolition of Parking Structure B1, construction of the 282,000-sq-ft Terminal C and improvements to Terminals A and B.
A shining example of the roster of outstanding projects in the Pacific Northwest sits perched on a high hillside overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. The expansion and renovation of the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Wash., features a design that is both modernistic and respectful of the existing historic site, combining smart engineering and well-executed construction.
Howard S. Wright, Portland, credits a personalized, morale-boosting safety culture combined with intricate planning for its clean safety record on the $14-million, three-story student center on the Corvallis, Ore., campus.
Using a worker-to-worker observation program that paired up two different trades to study the crew's work on the $117-million Central Washington Hospital Patient Tower in Wenatchee, Wash., the team logged 489,934 man-hours without a lost-time accident.
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