Situated on the Pend Oreille River north of the Metaline Falls in Washington state is Boundary Dam, a 340-ft-tall concrete arch hydroelectric dam first built in 1967 that can generate 1,117 MW of power.
Building on advances at similar tunnels in China, the Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel team had to solve numerous technical challenges and adapt to cold site conditions to complete the first cross-sea immersed tube tunnel in the northern reaches of the country.
From 120 contest entries, this year's Global Best Projects judges selected 35 winning projects—located in 19 different countries—for demonstrating construction and design excellence while overcoming tremendous challenges.
ENR’s Best Projects competition brings together engineering and construction teams from across the industry to celebrate innovative techniques, teamwork, design, craft quality, safety efforts and the ability to overcome challenges.
A 483,000-sq-ft hospital provides a critical resource for families in Lehi, Utah, featuring a wide range of services such as behavioral health, newborn intensive care, sleep medicine, infusion therapy and physical therapy, and it is designed in a way that promotes better health outcomes.
Considered part of the historical fabric of Springfield, Mass., the site of the Knox Residences was once at the center of commerce and manufacturing in the city.
The first completed utility-scale offshore wind energy project in the state, and the U.S., provides clean power to Long Island through a local grid link.
The ENR Southwest Best Project-level winners will now advance to the national level, and will compete with winners from nine other regions to be considered for ENR’s Best of the Best awards.
The 300-ft-tall commercial office high-rise 200 Park in San Jose, Calif., is just the second tower built with the SpeedCore concrete-filled composite steel plate shear wall core system. The result is the Northern California 2024 Project of the Year.