The 2024 ENR Northwest Best Projects competition featured a host of innovative projects that spanned the construction and design spectrum.

Sunstone Solar is planned with 1.2 GW of generating capacity and up to 7.2 GW of battery energy storage, with contractor SOLVEnergy in talks to build the project.

The Alcan Land Port of Entry was built in 1972 and needs new facilities to improve operations and security at the remote U.S.-Canada border crossing.

The Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant project will expand the plant to meet projected population growth as well as protect it against earthquakes and sea level rise.

Corps of Engineers halts first-phase procurement of $662-million project with proposed prices exceeding available funding.

The West Seattle Extension is part of the ST3 plan approved by voters in 2016 — the largest infrastructure program in Seattle’s history. 

While infrastructure and tech-focused sectors show steady growth, interest rates and lingering pandemic effects dampen outlook.

Opportunities abound, but headwinds continue to temper prospects in California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

Seattle-based Parametrix has been named ENR Northwest Design Firm of the Year.