The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) announced its 2017 Design-Build Project/Team Awards at its annual conference last week. These annual awards recognize highly successful projects executed with a design build construction approach that have met or exceeded cost and schedule goals — as well as exceeding owner expectations. DBIA is an industry organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design build.
“Whether it’s a beautiful public facility, small commercial building, bridge or transportation project, America’s design-builders are showing in a big way how the power of integrated delivery and collaboration is delivering real value to their communities,” said Lisa Washington, CAE, Executive Director/CEO of DBIA. “This year’s DBIA National Design-Build Project/Team Award winners are truly the best of the best. Their projects will not only improve the lives of millions of Americans they’ve also delivered innovative projects which provide time and cost savings at the same time. DBIA is thrilled to honor this impressive list of design build projects and their contributions to improving our nation’s infrastructure.”
The DBIA 2017 Design-Build Project/Team Awards showcase design build best practices and celebrate the achievements of owners and project teams in 10 categories across the spectrum of horizontal and vertical construction. The National Awards of Merit for each category were announced earlier this year. The awards below were announced on November 9, 2017.
2017 Project of the Year
University of California, Irvine – Mesa Court Student Housing Expansion
2017 Excellence in Design (Architecture)
University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
2017 Excellence in Design (Engineering)
The Elizabeth River Tunnels Project
2017 Excellence in Teaming
Lenovo – Project Oasis
2017 Excellence in Process
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns Remodel Project
New this year to the DBIA awards is the Chairman’s Award for Community Impact and Social Responsibility. Recipients are:
- Rogersville Project Freeway Design-Build
- University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
2017 National Awards of Excellence by Category:
Commercial Buildings : Shake Shack
Educational Facilities: University of California, Irvine – Mesa Court Student Housing Expansion
Federal/State/County Municipal : City of Cincinnati Police District 3 Headquarters
Healthcare Facilities: Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns Remodel Project
Industrial/Process/Research Facilities : Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) – Launch Complex 41
Office Buildings: 1401 Lawrence
Rehabilitation/Renovation/Restoration: Lenovo – Project Oasis
Transportation: Rogersville Project Freeway Design-Build
Water/Wastewater : Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Northern Treatment Plant Facilities Project
2017 National Awards of Merit, by category:
Commercial Buildings: Shake Shack, Dallas, TX
Educational Facilities
- Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
- New Canine Training Academy for the Transportation Security Administration’s National Explosives Detection Canine Training Program, San Antonio, TX
- University of California, Irvine – Mesa Court Student Housing Expansion, Irvine, CA
- University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons, Chicago, IL
Federal/State/County/Municipal
- City of Cincinnati Police District 3 Headquarters, Cincinnati, OH
- Minnesota Senate Building, St. Paul, MN
- Mule Creek Infill Complex, Ione, CA
- United States Courthouse – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Healthcare Facilities
- Maryland Proton Treatment Center, Baltimore, MD
- Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns Remodel Project, San Diego, CA
Industrial/Process/Research Facilities
- Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) – Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL
- Sabra Dipping Company’s LEED Gold Certified Processing Facility in South Chesterfield, Virginia, South Chesterfield, VA
- University of Washington West Campus Utility Plant, Seattle, WA
Office Buildings
- 1401 Lawrence, Denver, CO
- Zurich North America Headquarters, Schaumburg, IL
Rehabilitation/Renovation/Restoration
- Intelligence Community Campus – Bethesda (ICC-B), Bethesda, MD
- Lenovo – Project Oasis, Morrisville, NC
- Los Angeles Unified School District – Jordan High School Redevelopment Project, Los Angeles, CA
- Rehabilitation of Four Bridges, Route 8, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport, CT
Transportation
- Dallas Horseshoe Design-Build, Dallas, TX
- Rogersville Project Freeway Design-Build, Greene/Webster County, MO
- Sisters Creek Bridge Replacement Design-Build, Duval County, FL
- The Elizabeth River Tunnels Project, Cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA
Water/Wastewater
- Liberty Utilities and Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Liberty, MO
- Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Northern Treatment Plant Facilities Project, Brighton, CO
To read about any of the winning projects, visit the DBIA site here.
