NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ — McGraw-Hill Construction today announced the winners of its second annual Best of the Best Awards, a national competition that recognizes design and construction excellence based on the winners of McGraw-Hill Construction's 10 regional publications' Best of 2009 Awards. Winners will be profiled in the January 4, 2010 issue of Engineering News-Record.

"Aesthetically pleasing and technically challenging, this year's Best of the Best award winners illustrate the finest achievements of 2009 in design and construction," said Janice L. Tuchman, editor-in-chief of Engineering News-Record. "We are very pleased to showcase these award winners for the second year."

Out of 273 regional winners, an independent jury of construction professionals selected 76 national finalists and 24 national winners in 23 categories. Projects were judged on innovation, safety, contribution to the community, aesthetic quality, and craftsmanship.

  McGraw-Hill Construction's 2009 Best of the Best Award Winners:
  --  Architectural Design - Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing and
      Nichols Bridgeway, Chicago, IL; submitted to Midwest Construction by
      Turner Construction Co.
  --  Civil/Public Works - Brightwater Marine Outfall, Shoreline, WA;
      submitted to Northwest Construction by Vanir Construction Management,
      Inc.
  --  Cultural - Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing and Nichols
      Bridgeway, Chicago, IL; submitted to Midwest Construction by Turner
      Construction Co.
  --  Engineering Design - Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal Building at
      Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, IN; submitted to
      Midwest Construction by Hunt Construction Group, Inc.
  --  Environmental - River Point at Sheridan, Sheridan, CO; submitted to
      Colorado Construction by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
  --  Government/Public - Historic DC Courthouse, Washington, DC; submitted
      to Mid-Atlantic Construction by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects &
      Planners
  --  Green Building - Museum of Northern Arizona Easton Collection Center,
      Flagstaff, AZ; submitted to Southwest Contractor by Kinney
      Construction Services and Roberts|Jones Associates
  --  Healthcare - LAC+USC Medical Replacement Facility, Los Angeles, CA;
      submitted to California Construction by Clark Construction Group, LLC
  --  Higher Education/Research - Scripps Florida, Jupiter, FL; submitted to
      Southeast Construction by Weitz/DPR Joint Venture
  --  Industrial - MultiCare Central Utility Plant, Tacoma, WA; submitted to
      Northwest Construction by GBJ Architecture
  --  Interior Design/Tenant Improvement - U.S. Green Building Council
      Headquarters, Washington, DC; submitted to Mid-Atlantic Construction
      by James G. Davis Construction Corp.
  --  K-12 Education - Cherokee Central Schools Building Program, Cherokee,
      NC; submitted to Southeast Construction by BE&K Building Group a KBR
      Co.
  --  Landscape/Urban Design - Civic Space, Phoenix, AZ; submitted to
      Southwest Contractor by ForeSite Design & Construction, Inc.
  --  Office - Sony Electronics North American Headquarters, San Diego, CA;
      submitted to California Construction by Sundt Construction, Inc.
  --  Renovation/Restoration - Milwaukee City Hall Historic Building
      Restoration, Milwaukee, WI; submitted to Midwest Construction by
      Engberg Anderson, Inc.
  --  Residential/Hospitality - 200 Carondelet, New Orleans, LA; submitted
      to South Central Construction by DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
  --  Retail - The Arches at Deer Park, Deer Park, NY; submitted to New York
      Construction by Aurora Contractors, Inc.
  --  Small Project (tie) - David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian
      Bridge, San Diego, CA; submitted to California Construction by T.Y.
      Lin International
  --  Small Project (tie) - Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill,
      Washington, DC; submitted to Mid-Atlantic Construction by First
      Finish, Inc.
  --  Specialty Contracting - Phoenix Children's Hospital Expansion,
      Phoenix, AZ; submitted to Southwest Contractor by Schuff Steel Co.
  --  Sports/Recreation - Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, North End
      Zone Expansion, Austin, TX; submitted to Texas Construction by Hensel
      Phelps Construction Co.
  --  Teamwork/Project Management - LAC+USC Medical Replacement Facility,
      Los Angeles, CA; submitted to California Construction by Clark
      Construction Group, LLC
  --  Transportation - Package 6, Main Terminal People Mover Station at
      Washington Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, VA; submitted to
      Mid-Atlantic Construction by Turner Construction Co.

  --  Worship - The Church of Saint Aloysius, Jackson, NJ; submitted to New
      York Construction by Erdy McHenry Architecture, LLC

  Best of the Best Panel of Judges:
  --  William Browne, Jr., principal/president, RATIO Architects,
      Indianapolis, IN
  --  Larry Bruton, partner, ZGF, Portland, OR
  --  Patrick Burns, vice president, federal contracting group, Mortenson
      Construction, Alexandria, VA
  --  Tim Culvahouse, principal, Culvahouse Consulting, Berkeley, CA
  --  Don Gendall, vice president, The Weitz Co., Denver, CO
  --  Sam Gioldasis, senior vice president, Brandt Engineering, Dallas, TX
  --  Ed Hollander, principal, American Civil Construction, Frederick, MD
  --  Concettina Jancarik, architect, Chicago, IL
  --  Michael McClure, associate professor, SoAD, University of Louisiana at
      Lafayette
  --  Bryan McFarland, principal, development, Alberta Development Partners,
      Greenwood Village, CO
  --  Ken Petterson, manager, preconstruction services, Hensel Phelps
      Construction Co., Orlando, FL
  --  Alan Rindlisbacher, director of corporate marketing, The Layton
      Companies, Sandy, UT
  --  Wade Simpson, principal, Pugsley.Simpson.Coulter Architects, Las
      Vegas, NV

  --  Russell Snyder, executive director, California Asphalt Pavement
      Association, West Sacramento, CA

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