March 13, 2026
ENR Best of the Best 2025
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The 20 projects recognized here are the result of a nearly yearlong effort by ENR editors and more than 100 construction industry judges to determine category winners at various stages of the annual Best Projects contest.
Representing the pinnacle of U.S. design and construction achievement for projects completed between May 2024 and May 2025, teams showcase how they overcame an array of challenges to deliver impactful community assets.
Responding to ENR’s call for entries, more than 800 entries were submitted. In each ENR region, editors assembled judging teams to pick winning projects in 20 categories. Of those regional winners, more than 200 moved up to the national competition.
A new group of judges (see next page) then reviewed each regional winner to determine the Best of the Best based on teamwork, safety, overcoming challenges, innovation and quality. Importantly, no judges reviewed any category where they had a conflict of interest.
Three projects were then shortlisted as Project of the Year nominees, with Intel’s Fab 52 (Project Eagle) earning the title of 2025 Project of the Year.
Join ENR to recognize winning team members at the Award of Excellence gala in New York City March 26. For more information, visit ENRAwardofExcellence.com.
The Projects
- Project of the Year, Excellence in Safety: Offsite Assembly, High Velocity Design Help Deliver Fab Plant
- How Sanibel Turned Disaster into an Infrastructure Blueprint
- Klamath River Renewal Project: Tight Collaboration on Historic Dam Removal Brings Back Salmon
- Delta Air Lines LGA Airfield Reconfiguration Program
- Museum of Natural History | Commons
- Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Landfalls and Trenchless Crossing
- South Airfield Military Construction (MILCON) Projects, NAWS China Lake
- Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
- Westminster University L.S. Skaggs Integrated Wellness Center
- Atlantic Council Relocation
- Emma Willard School, Alice Dodge Wallace ’38 Center for the Performing Arts
- Parklane Park: Transforming a Former Quarry into a Recreational Landmark
- Ford BlueOval City: Net-zero Ford Plant Designed for EV, Battery Production
- T3 RiNo: Mass Timber Office Advances Denver’s Low-Carbon Workplace Design
- Hotel Del Coronado Victorian Building Renovation
- First Light: Close Collaboration Helps Team Deliver a ‘Total Work of Art’
- Thomas Brook Rail Bridge Replacement
- Populus Hotel: Precise Coordination Keeps Systems Hidden at Aspen-inspired Denver Hotel
- Intuit Dome: Basketball Stadium Pushes the Boundaries of Arena Construction
- NYCHA Eastchester and Jackson Houses – Geothermal DHW and Heating Upgrade
The Judges
Eva Bauer-Furbush
Bauer-Furbush Engineering & Management Advisory
Owner/Principal
Dan Clevinger
DLR Group
Principal, Global Cultural+Performing Arts Leader
Nicholas DeNichilo
Mott MacDonald
President and CEO (Retired)
Bart Eberwein
Hoffman Corp.
Executive Vice President (Retired)
Ginger Evans
Tower Consulting LLC
President
Camilo Garcia
DPR Construction
Northeast Co-Regional Leader
Mike Headrick
PCL
Senior Vice President and District Manager
Sam Hassoun
GLA Corp.
Founder and President
Randy Iwasaki
Iwasaki Consulting
CEO
Kai Kaoni
Northern Arizona University
Associate Professor of Practice
Parham Khoshkbari
Google
Director of Infrastructure
Manish Kothari
Sheladia Associates Inc.
President & CEO
David Miles
Kiewit
Executive Vice President
Rachel Rasmussen
Architekton
Architect and Principal
John Schaufelberger
University of Washington
Dean Emeritus, College of Built Environments
Cliff Schexnayder
Emeritus Eminent Scholar, Del E. Webb School of Construction, Arizona State University
Consultant
Tom Smith
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Executive Director (retired)
Claire Weisz
WXY Studio
Founding Principal
Edgar Westerhof
Arcadis
Senior Vice President and U.S. Director for Climate Adaptation
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