The Midwest construction industry continued to thrive in 2023, bolstered by a steady flow of projects that kept many firms busy producing work that pushed the boundaries of innovation, promoted sustainability and safety, reinvented historic structures and spurred forward-thinking construction solutions.

The Southeast construction industry isn’t just busy, it’s producing exceptional work that is pushing the envelope in a range of projects from highways in Puerto Rico to universities in North Carolina.

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 2024 ENR California’s Best Projects competition honors an array of projects boasting dynamic and innovative design and construction methods.

Featuring a wide range of team-based student learning spaces, social spaces and departmental offices for faculty and staff, the $87.4-million Education Building II (EDII) is a strategically located, highly visible structure on campus that creates a new home for the medical school.

Spanning approximately 65,000 sq ft, this $63.4-million state-of-the-art facility serves as a central hub of health and social services, catering to the varied needs of a socioeconomically diverse community.

The 345 Hudson Decarbonization – Phase 1 won ENR New York's Excellence in Sustainability award.

Energy conservation is a hallmark of this California State Office Building in Sacramento, one of the state’s first net-zero energy, net-zero carbon, all-electric government office facilities.

For several weeks this summer, nearly a dozen judges read scores of project nominations from across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma to decide the winners of ENR Texas & Louisiana’s annual Best Projects competition.

The 2023 ENR Northwest Best Projects competition featured a host of innovative projects that spanned the construction and design spectrum.