The judging for ENR California’s Best Projects 2015 has nearly wrapped up, and we can reveal all the winners except for the Safety Award of Excellence, which is juried by a separate group of safety experts.
The winners listed below are for projects located in Northern California. A separate announcement will reveal the Southern California winners. All of these projects will be profiled in depth in the Dec issue of ENR California, and at two awards presentations in December – one in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and another in San Francisco on Dec. 3.
This year our panel of industry judges reviewed and discussed nearly 120 projects located throughout California and Hawaii. This year we had 11 judges from all walks of the industry who were split up into three groups and assigned categories that fit in within their areas of expertise. The judges were amazed at the number of outstanding projects this year. Unfortunately, we can only honor a fraction of the projects that are submitted each year, so if your project didn’t win this year, please be sure to submit next year!
Judges could select any combination of Best Project-level category winners and Award of Merit honorees. They will also designate an overall Project of the Year from the Best Project-level winners listed below – we’ll announce that winner in our Dec. issue and at the banquet.
Due to the overwhelming participation from the construction community in the awards again this year, we are thrilled to host two banquets to honor the winners. Be sure to mark your calendars to meet and congratulate all of the project teams. The projects listed below for Northern California will be recognized at a breakfast event on Dec. 3 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom at 465 California St., 15th Floor, in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.enrbestprojectsawards.com
Also at the banquets, we will also take the opportunity to honor the firms that were selected throughout the year as our Owner, Design Firm, Contractor and Specialty Contractor of the Year, as well as ENR California’s Legacy Award winner. Hope to see you there!
Airport/Transit
Best Project
San Francisco International Airport Runway Safety Area Program Services, located in San Francisco, Submitted by AECOM
Award of Merit
Central Subway Tunnel Project, located in San Francisco, Submitted by San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Cultural/Worship
Best Project
Stanford Windhover Contemplative Center, located in Palo Alto, Submitted by SC Builders Inc.
Energy/Industrial
Best Project
Stanford Energy System Innovation, located in Stanford, Submitted by ACCO Engineered Systems
Government/Public Building
Best Project
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole U.S. Courthouse, located in Honolulu, Submitted by Gensler
Award of Merit
San Andreas Courthouse, Superior Court of California, located in San Andreas, Submitted by DLR Group
San Francisco Public Safety Campus, located in San Francisco, Submitted by HOK + Mark Cavagnero Associates
Health Care
Best Project
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, located in San Francisco, Submitted by DPR Construction
Higher Education/Research
Best Project
LBNL Chu Hall - Solar Energy Research Center, located in Berkeley, Submitted by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Award of Merit
San Jose State University - Student Health Center, located in San Jose, Submitted by Blach Construction Co.
Highway/Bridge
Award of Merit
Golden Gate Bridge Median Barrier, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Interior/Tenant Improvement
Best Project
Weebly Headquarter Relocation, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
Award of Merit
Westfield Co-Working, located in San Francisco, Submitted by BNBT Builders, Inc.
K-12 Education
Award of Merit
La Escuelita Educational Center, located in Oakland, Submitted by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Landscape/Urban Development
Best Project
Rotary PlayGarden, located in San Jose, Submitted by Hensel Phelps
Award of Merit
Castro Streetscape Improvements Project, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Manufacturing
Award of Merit
VSP Optical Laboratory & Manufacturing Facility, located in Folsom, Submitted by Mark III Construction, Inc.
Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
Best Project
535 Mission Street, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Swinerton Builders
Award of Merit
Mission Hall: Global Health & Clinical Sciences Building, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.
Renovation/Restoration
Best Project
1TENth, located in San Francisco, Submitted by BNBT Builders, Inc.
Award of Merit
The Strand, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), located in San Francisco, Submitted by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Residential/Hospitality
Best Project
100 Van Ness, located in San Francisco, Submitted by Plant Construction Company, L.P.
Award of Merit
Spring Lake Village & West Grove, located in Santa Rosa, Submitted by Perkins Eastman
Small Project (under $10 million)
Best Project
HanaHaus, located in Palo Alto, Submitted by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co.
Sports/Entertainment
Best Project
CSU Cal Maritime Physical Education & Aquatics Center, located in Vallejo, Submitted by Gilbane Building Company
Water/Environment
Best Project
Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade - Bay Tunnel Project, located in Between Meno Park and Newark, Submitted by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
