Workers install a panel amid pollinator-friendly plants at an Alliant Solar Energy site.
Photo courtesy of Burns & McDonnell
Sustainability experts have once again judged sustainability entries as part of the 2024 ENR Midwest Best Projects Awards.
The regional Excellence in Sustainability winners, along with all other Best Project winners, will be honored as part of the ENR Midwest Best Projects 2024 awards event on November 15 in Chicago.
Sustainability judges were Jill Katic, Senior Director, Knowledge Management and Learning, Barton Malow Holdings, Laura Drescher, Technical Sustainability Services Leader, Burns & McDonnell, and Lynda Leigh, Development Manager, CedarSt Companies. Judges were not allowed to judge or score any of their own company’s projects.
For the sustainability award, our experts judged the projects based on their sustainability information, which includes the project’s overall sustainability strategy, choice of materials, energy savings, etc. as described in an essay question. While major green designations such as LEED and WELL are preferable, they are not entirely critical. Our judges also considered how well the project team went beyond basic industry requirements in the submitted project. Entries that clearly identified strategies that led to excellent sustainability results scored higher than more general responses.
ENR Midwest Best Projects will be featured in the November 11 regional print edition. Plus, check out previews of the big event, an awards breakfast scheduled for Friday, November 15 in Chicago, where ENR Midwest Legacy Award winners, Specialty Contractor of the Year, Contractor of the Year, Homeowner of the year and the design company. of the year, will also be honored.
This year’s Excellence in Sustainability winners are:
Award for Excellence in Sustainability
Omaha Riverfront Revitalization
Omaha, Neb.
Submitted by HDR
Award for Merit, Sustainability
Project Dolphin/DB Schenker
Presented by Clayco
Award for Merit, Sustainability
Alliant Energy Solar Program
Nine locations in Wisconsin
Submitted by Burns & McDonnell
