Enr West is pleased to announce the winners for the regional competition of better regional projects in northern California and in the south of the California subregions.
After several weeks of hard work, an independent group of AEC experts reviewed 145 projects from all California, Nevada and Hawaii and selected 30 best projects and 36 merit awards. The northern California subregion includes northern Nevada and Hawaii, while the South California subregion includes southern Nevada.
The projects were evaluated on the capacity of the project team to overcome challenges, their contribution to the industry and the community, security and construction and the quality of the design.
The 2025 competition judges are:
- Amer Bata, Department Deputy Director, AECOM
- Priscilla Chavez, business development manager, PCL
- Doug Conrath, retired, CRB group
- Larisa Escala, Railway and Traffic Lead, North California, GHD
- Rick Fochtman, Executive Vice President, Most Own Builders
- Chris Forster, Vice President Operations, Largo Concrete
- Matthew Grubb, Vice President of Engineering, RD Olson Construction
- Donald Kahn, principal consultant, TMS project consulting
- Glen Kanehige, President of NordicpCl
- Beatriz Kim, leader of the engineering team Rosendin
- Phil Lecocq, Project Management, Division of Engineering, Dept. of California water resources
- Kabri Lehrman-Schmid, project leader Hensel Phelps
- Vicce Mangano, director of strategic solutions, Mark Thomas
- TJ McNulty, Office Leadership, Levett Bucknall Pilot
- David Mori, engineering manager, city of Anaheim
- Suzanne Napier, Vice President, Smithgroup
- Calla Raymer, construction manager, PCL
- Kim Scott, Vice President, Blach Construction
- Brian Staton, President/CEO, HMC Architects
- Pamela Touscher, world leader, architecture, DLR
- Tim Wilson, Senior Vice President, Pacific, Ames Construction
As always, in order to avoid conflicts of interest, our judges did not score any category in which their companies presented tickets and abstained from scoring projects on which they had any participation.
Winners of the Excellence in sustainability prize and the Excellence in safety The California Subregions Award will be announced later this month. The winners of the northern subregion -will be announced in September.
All the winning teams of the project, as well as the owner of the year, the design firm of the year, the contractors of the year, the specialized contractor of the year and the winners of the Legacy Award, will be recognized in a couple of awards events in November.
In addition to selecting the winners in the category, the judges have also chosen three finalists each for northern California and southern California The projects of the year 2025 by Enr Westwhich will also be announced at the best project events.
- The South California awards will be presented on November 5 in Los Angeles.
- The Northern California Awards will be presented on November 7 in San Francisco.
This year’s winning projects in the main categories – following below – will be out of depth in the October California Printing Number.
Congratulations to this year’s winners!
The winners of best regional projects of 2025 California Enr
North California
Best airport/traffic
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco
Sent by Turner Construction Co.
Merit Award: Airport/Traffic
Reconstruction of the terminal loop road
Reno, Nev.
Sent by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Merit Award: Cultural/Cult
Henry Auditorium J Kaiser
Oakland, Calif.
Sent by Build Group Inc.
Best energy/industrial
Smud Solano Wind Energy Project Phase 4
Rio Vista, Calif.
Sent by Clark Bros. Inc.
Merit Award – Energy/Industrial
Update 230kv transmission line to birds
Rio Vista, Calif.
Sent by Michels
Best Government/Public Building
South Airport Military Construction projects (Milcon), Naval Air Weapons Station (Naws) China Lake
Ridgecrest, Calif.
Sent by EEC
Merit Award: Government/Public Building
Presidio Building 643 Rehabilitation Project
San Francisco
Sent by Herrero Builders
Best health care
Outpatient Center of the UCSF Peninsula
Burlingame, Calif.
Sent by Swinerton Builders
Merit Award: Health Care
UCSF Bayfront Medical Building
San Francisco
Sent by Clark Construction
Better Higher Education/Research
Evergreen Valley College Service Complex
San Jose, Calif.
Sent by XL Construction
Merit Award – Higher Education/Research
Malloy Pavilion of the University of San Francisco New Gym Practice
San Francisco
Sent by ZFA structural engineers
Merit Award – Higher Education/Research
State University of San Francisco West Grove Commons
San Francisco
Sent by McCarthy Building Cos.
Best road/bridge
Ndot 3935 Fernley Bridges
Fernley, Nev.
Sent by the construction of questions and q
Best interior/tenant improvement
San Mateo Science Center
San Mateo, Calif.
Sent by Trubeck Construction
Merit prize: Interior improvement/lessee
Geneench b86
South San Francisco, Calif.
Sent by XL Construction
Merit Award – Education K -12
Isaac R. Monanez Elementary & Middle School
Brentwood, Calif.
Sent by C. Overaa & Co.
Merit Award: Manufacture
Valley Natural Drink Milk Milk Processing plant
Bakersfield, Calif.
Sent by Big-D Construction
Best Office/Detail/Mixed Use
The vanage and Healthpeak properties phase and
South San Francisco, Calif.
Sent by Salas O’Brien
Merit prize: Office/Detail Sale/Mixed Use
1265 boruses
SunnyVale, Calif.
Sent by XL Construction
Better renewal/restoration
SFO Alaska Airlines T1 Lounge
San Francisco
Sent by Turner Construction Co.
Merit Prize – Renewal/Restoration
Renewal of the Gregory Bateson building
Sacramento, Calif.
Sent by McCarthy Building Cos.
Best residential/hospitality
The Martin
SunnyVale, Calif.
Sent by Build Group Inc.
Merit Prize – Residential/Hospitality
Limelight, Mammoth
Mammoth Lake, Calif.
Sent by khs & s
Best small project
California Fire Memorial Expansion Expansion
Sacramento
Sent by Turner Construction Co.
Best specialized construction
301 update the mission perimeter stack
San Francisco
Sent by Shimmick
Merit Award – Specialized Construction
Caltrain Electrification Project
San Francisco
Sent by Caltrain – Electrification Project of the Peninsula runner
Best sports/entertainment
San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center
San Bruno, Calif.
Sent by Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc.
Merit Award: Sports/Entertainment
William N. Pennington Moana Springs Community Aquatics & Fitness Center
Reno, Nev.
Sent by Core Construction
Best water/environment
Klammh River renewal project
Hornbrook, Calif.
Sent by Kiewit Infraestructure West Co.
Merit Award – Water Environment
Aired static composting installation covered in Shafter – Wasco
Shafter, Calif.
Sent by Clark Bros Inc.
South of California
Best Airport/Traffic of the Best Project
Alaska Airlines Terminal 6 Redevelopment
Los Angeles
Sent by PCL Construction
Merit Award: Airport/Traffic
Pier B Rail support installation on DOCK-TURNING BASIN & PIER C HDD
Long Beach, Calif.
Sent by Primary Services Corp. | Arb uder.
Merit Award: Airport/Traffic
Terminal Island Wye Track realizing on the wharf and pier t
Long Beach, Calif.
Sent by Herzog Contracting Corp.
Best cultural/cult
Museum of Natural History – Commons
Los Angeles
Sent by Matt Construction
Merit Award: Cultural/Cult
GLORYA KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CENTER
City City, Calif.
Sent by Shawmut Design and Construction
Best energy/industrial
Sentinel Energy Center Battery System of Energy Storage with Black Start
Desert Hot Springs, Calif.
Sent by Burns & McDonnell
Merit Award – Energy/Industrial
Bess
Grand Terrace, Calif.
Sent by Rosendin Electric Inc.
Best Government/Public Building
Headquarters of the Orange County Sanitation District
Fountain Valley, Calif.
Sent by Swinerton Builders
Merit Award: Government/Public Building
San Diego County Public Health Laboratory
San Diego
Sent by Bnbuilders
Merit Award: Government/Public Building
Henderson City, Fire Station #92
Henderson, Nev.
Sent by Carpenter Sellers of the Gatto Architects
Best health care
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Tower II
San Diego
Sent by McCarthy Building Cos.
Merit Award: Health Care
City of Hope – Hope Plaza
Duarte, Calif.
Sent by RDP Construction
Better Higher Education/Research
Caltech Resnick Sustainability Center
Pasadena, Calif.
Sent by Hensel Phelps
Merit Award – Higher Education/Research
UCSD Living and Learning Neighborhood Theater District
The Jolla, Calif.
Sent by Kitchell
Merit prize – road/bridge
First Avenue Bridge
BARSTOW, Calif.
Sent by Skanska USA Civil West
Best interior/tenant improvement
A&J MONTE Training Improvement of tenants
El Monte, Calif.
Sent by Swinerton Builders
Merit prize: Interior improvement/lessee
Confidential project
Los Angeles
Sent by Hitt Contracting
Best k-12 education
Of the sea heights school
San Diego
Sent by Balfour Beatty
Merit Award – Education K -12
Athletic Complex of Phase 8 of Francis Parker School
San Diego
Sent for Level 10 Construction
Better manufacture
Neogene NGF40
Santa Mònica, Calif.
Sent by Hitt Contracting
Best Office/Detail/Mixed Use
8980 Villa Jolla Drive
San Diego
Sent by Swinerton Builders
Merit prize: Office/Detail Sale/Mixed Use
Scarce
Las vegas
Sent by Burke Construction Group
Merit prize: Office/Detail Sale/Mixed Use
Apparent
Los Angeles
Sent by Suffolk
Better renewal/restoration
Coronado Hotel Renewal of the Victorian building
Coronado, Calif.
Sent by Swinerton Builders
Merit Prize – Renewal/Restoration
Fairmont Breakers Hotel Long Beach
Long Beach, Calif.
Sent by Arc National Construction
Best residential/hospitality
Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood
The Jolla, Calif.
Sent by Clark Construction
Merit Prize – Residential/Hospitality
Gylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center
Chula view, calif.
Sent by Mortenson | McCarthy (Mortenson Construction and McCarthy Building Cos., To Joint Venture Partnership)
Best small project
Skims the badge
Los Angeles
Sent by Schimenti Construction Co.
Merit – Small Project
Tory burch
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Sent by Schimenti Construction Co.
Best specialized construction
DIN TAI FUNG IN DOWNTown Disney
Anaheim, Calif.
Sent by PCL Construction
Best sports/entertainment
Intuited dome
Inglewood, Calif.
Sent by Aecom Hunt – Turner, JV
Merit Award: Sports/Entertainment
“The Bolt” Los Angeles Chargers and training facilities
The second, Calif.
Sent by PCL Construction
Merit Award: Sports/Entertainment
San Diego Football Club and Law Training Installation at Dream Academy
The drawer, Calif.
Sent by Aecom Hunt
Best water/environment
Carlsbad Desalination Plants and Download Facilities
Carlsbad, Calif.
Sent by HDR
-Water/Environment Merit Award
Hyperion Advanced Water Purification Facility
Playa del Rey, Calif.
Sent by Walsh Construction Co. II
-Water/Environment Merit Award
Newport Bay Trash Interceptor
Newport Beach, Calif.
Sent by City of Newport Beach
