From left: Microsoft Thermal Energy Center in Redmond, Washington; the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kan.; and the recapitalization of the dry dock at Kings Bay, St. Marys, Ga.
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A diverse trio of challenging and impressively presented projects have made it through several rounds of judging to emerge as finalists for Project of the Year in ENR’s Best of the Best 2023 competition.
Last month, the 20 project category winners were recognized from more than 800 entries submitted in 12 regional competitions and reviewed by several industry juries. Of those selected, further review produced a handful of projects considered candidates for the highest recognition.
ENR editors then reviewed this list of projects, evaluating performance in meeting the criteria of innovation in design and construction and quality, safety and community impact— and after considerable discussion and debate — selected the following as finalists for the top prize.
In alphabetical order, they are:
Recapitalization of the Kings Bay Dry Dock, located in St. Marys, Ga. and originally presented by Alberici-Mortenson, A Joint Venture a ENR Southeast
Microsoft Thermal Energy Center, located in Redmond, Wash. and originally submitted by GLY Construction a ENR Northwest
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), located in Manhattan, Kan. and originally presented by McCarthy Mortenson Joint Venture in ENR Midwest
The finalists, as well as all category-winning projects and recognition from numerous industry members who were Best Of The Best judges, will be detailed in the March 11 print issue of ENR, with the Project of the Year to be revealed on its cover.
