NEW YORK, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC) is pleased to announce the winners of its first annual Best of the Best Awards, a national competition that recognizes design and construction excellence based on regional winners of MHC's 11 Regional Publications' Best of 2008 Awards. Winners will be profiled in the April 2009 issues of all 11 Regional Publications and in the March 9 issue of Engineering News-Record. A slideshow is available at ENR.com.
'The judges for our inaugural national awards were very impressed by the caliber of projects submitted,' said Janice Tuchman, editor-in-chief, Engineering News-Record. 'It's important for our industry to celebrate the many positive achievements accomplished in 2008, especially during the current economic times.'
Out of 225 regional winners, an independent jury of construction professionals selected 70 national finalists and 23 national winners in 22 categories. Projects were judged for innovation, contribution to the community, aesthetic quality, and craftsmanship.
McGraw-Hill Construction's 2008 Best of the Best Award Winners:
- Architectural Design - Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA; submitted to California Construction by Webcor; and Hunt Oil Corporate Headquarters, Dallas, TX; submitted to Texas Construction by Beck Group
- Bridges - US 17-92 General Hutchison Pedestrian Bridge, Seminole County, FL; submitted to Southeast Construction by Ayres Associates
- Civil/Public Works - Harvey Canal Sector Gates, Harvey, LA; submitted to South Central Construction by Boh Bros. Construction Co. LLC
- Cultural - The Newseum, Washington, DC; submitted to Mid-Atlantic Construction by Turner Construction
- Government - Social Security Administration SE Payment Center, Birmingham, AL; submitted to South Central Construction by Faithful+Gould Inc.
- Green Building - ASU Polytechnic Academic Complex, Mesa, AZ; submitted to Southwest Contractor by RSP Architects and DPR Construction
- Health Care - Michael F.
