ENR Southeast’s 2025 Best Projects Award Winners Announced
ENR Southeast—now a sub-region of ENR’s Texas & Southeast super region—is pleased to announce the region’s winning entries for its 2025 Regional Best Projects contest. Representing the “best” in design and construction in the region that includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Puerto Rico, these winning projects range from airports to massive waterlines, and much more in between.
Our panel of industry judges reviewed entries in a variety of categories, and determined the projects listed below as this year’s “Best Projects.” Winning projects for the categories of Safety and Sustainability will be announced in the near future.
Thank you to our judges, listed below in alphabetical order:
- Scott Bartkowski, President/Founder, Living Shoreline Solutions
- Stuart Bruening, Senior Vice President, JE Dunn Construction
- Keith Douglas, Executive Vice President, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
- Robbie Ferris, President, SfL+A
- Dan Nawrocki, Senior Vice President, PC Construction
- Ron Osterloh, Vice President, Moffatt & Nichol
- Ray Riddle, Vice President, Holder Construction Co.
- Shirshant Sharma, Senior Project Manager, AtkinsRéalis
- Aaron Thomas, President/CEO, Metcon Inc.
- Ron Whalen, Vice President, Roger B. Kennedy Construction
In addition to the 37 winning projects listed below, ENR Southeast will soon be announcing the finalists for this year’s Project of the Year award, with the winner to be announced at the regional Best Projects Awards event, to be held Oct. 23 in Orlando. We will preview the finalists in another blog leading up to the event.
Airport/Transit
Best Project: P199 F-35B Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C. Submitted by Michael Baker International
Award of Merit: HJAIA Main Security Checkpoint Standardization and Optimization, Atlanta. Submitted by New South-Synergy, A Joint Venture
Award of Merit: Plane Train Tunnel West Extension at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Submitted by Clark Construction.
Energy/Industrial
Best Project: BAE Jacksonville Ship Repair ShipLift and Dry-docking Complex, Jacksonville, Fla. Submitted by Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
Award of Merit: Confidential Client Solar Decommissioning Project, Martin County, Fla. Submitted by Jackson Demolition Service Inc.
Government/Public Building
Best Project: United States Courthouse, Huntsville, Ala. Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie.
Award of Merit: Dormitories Complex at Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla. Submitted by Hensel Phelps
Health Care
Best Project: The Atrium Health Levine Cancer Proton & Advanced Radiation Center, Charlotte, N.C. Submitted by DPR Construction.
Award of Merit: UNC Health, North Carolina Surgical Hospital, Chapel Hill, N.C. Submitted by Skanska USA Building
Award of Merit: Cape Fear Valley Medical Center – Valley Pavilion Vertical Expansion, Fayetteville, N.C. Submitted by Rodgers Builders
Higher Education/Research
Best Project: Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility, Birmingham, Ala. Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie
Award of Merit: Chattahoochee Technical College Aviation Training Academy, Dallas, Ga. Submitted by CROFT & Associates
Award of Merit: University of Georgia (UGA) Holmes-Hunter Academic Building Renovation, Athens, Ga. Submitted by Ajax Building Co.
Highway/Bridge
Best Project: Hurricane Ian Sanibel Access Project, Sanibel Island, Fla. Submitted by Superior-de Moya Joint Venture Team
Award of Merit: Wekiva Parkway Section 8 Interchange Design-Build Project, Sanford, Fla. Submitted by The Lane Construction Corp.
Award of Merit: NASA Causeway Bridge Replacement, Titusville, Fla. Submitted by Orion
K-12 Education
Best Project: DPS Murray-Massenburg Elementary School, Durham, N.C. Submitted by LeChase Construction Services, LLC
Award of Merit: Claxton Elementary School, Greensboro, N.C. Submitted by SfL+a Architects
Landscape/Urban Development
Best Project: Wells Fargo Customer Information Center (CIC) Parking Garage, Charlotte, N.C. Submitted by RS&H
Manufacturing
Best Project: Ford BlueOval City, Stanton, Tenn. Submitted by Walbridge
Award of Merit: Hyundai Savannah Mobis PE Plant, Richmond Hill, Ga. Submitted by New South Construction Co.
Award of Merit: Project Scout, Blythewood, S.C. Submitted by BZI – Building Zone Industries
Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
Best Project: North Hills Expansion, Raleigh, N.C. Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie
Award of Merit: St. Regis Resort and Residences, Longboat Key, Fla. Submitted by Moss & Associates, LLC
Award of Merit: Science Square, Atlanta. Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie
Renovation/Restoration
Best Project: Navy Yard Charleston, North Charleston, S.C. Submitted by Edifice Construction
Award of Merit: Vanderbilt University Huber Center Basketball Practice Facility, Nashville. Submitted by Barton Malow
Residential/Hospitality
Best Project: Shepherd Center Arthur M. Blank Family Residences, Atlanta. Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie
Award of Merit: Maeve – 319 W. Lenoir Street, Raleigh, N.C. Submitted by W. M. Jordan Company
Small Project
Best Project: Galen College of Nursing – Orlando Campus. Submitted by Layton Construction
Specialty Construction
Best Project: Jim Ayers Tower, Nashville. Submitted by Charter Construction Inc.
Award of Merit: Chastain Horse Park, Marietta, Ga. Submitted by Macallan Construction, LLC
Sports/Entertainment
Best Project: P903 How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, Orlando. Submitted by Hensel Phelps
Award of Merit: Covenant Health Park, Knoxville, Tenn. Submitted by Barton Malow
Water/Environment
Best Project: Tampa Pipes – Comprehensive Infrastructure for Tampa’s Neighborhoods Design Build, Tampa. Submitted by Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
Award of Merit: Central Water Reclamation Facility, Nashville. Submitted by Brasfield & Gorrie
Award of Merit: Santee Cooper Cross and Winyah ELG Projects, Moncks Corner, S.C. Submitted by Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
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