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ENR Mountain States & Southwest recently announced the primary class winners for the Mountain States Finest Tasks competitors, which acknowledges the very best in design and building in two separate contests: one for tasks situated in Colorado/Wyoming, and one for tasks situated within the Intermountain space of Idaho, Montana and Utah. Along with these awards, judges chosen from all of the winners three tasks in every sub-region as finalists for this yr’s Venture of the Yr. Consultants in security and sustainability chosen winners for these particular awards as properly. 

The profitable mission groups can be acknowledged at breakfast applications in Salt Lake Metropolis on Dec. 2 and in Denver on Dec. 4. Click here for extra particulars concerning the occasions and to register for the awards celebration in your space.

At every occasion we may even acknowledge different award winners from all year long, together with Homeowners of the Yr, Design Corporations of the Yr and our Contractors of the Yr.

The 2025 Venture of the Yr finalists are listed beneath in alphabetical order. 

Colorado/Wyoming

• Denver Worldwide Airport United Airways Concourse B Gates of the Future, situated in Denver. Submitted by Swinerton
• Populus Lodge, situated in Denver. Submitted by Hunt Electrical
• T3 RiNo, situated in Denver. Submitted by Whiting-Turner

Intermountain (for tasks in Idaho, Montana, Utah)

• Metropolis of Boise Hearth Staton No. 5, situated in Boise. Submitted by ESI Development
• Deseret Peak Excessive Faculty, situated in Tooele, Utah. Submitted by Hughes Basic Contractors
• Zion’s Block Enhancements, located in Vernal, Utah. Submitted by BHI

A panel of security consultants chosen the Excellence in Security winners, with a particular emphasis on security applications, cultures and outcomes. Judges didn’t rating tasks their agency labored on or any tasks with which they’d a battle. Our security panel judges are:

• Daniel Milinazzo, security director, Hensel Phelps
• Matt Ogle, senior security supervisor, JE Dunn
• Rick Zellen, senior security director, Holder Development

Colorado/Wyoming Security Awards

• Excellence in Security Award: 1900 Lawrence, situated in Denver. Submitted by Hensel Phelps
• Award of Advantage: Arvada Aquatics Heart, situated in Arvada, Colo. Submitted by Saunders Development
• Award of Advantage: Boulder 63rd Water Therapy Facility Campus Electrical & Excessive Service Pump Station, situated in Boulder, Colo. Submitted by Weifield Group Contracting 

Intermountain Security Awards

• Excellence in Security Award: Grand Hyatt Deer Valley, situated in Park Metropolis, Utah. Submitted by Jacobsen Development

One other panel of consultants chosen our Excellence in Sustainability winners, specializing in tasks that exceeded sustainable design and building objectives. Our security panel judges are:

• Jillian Cornelius, mission architect, Methodology Studio
• Kris Kreymborg, building government, JHL Constructors

Colorado/Wyoming Sustainability Awards

• Excellence in Sustainability Award: Denver Public Colleges Responsive Arts & STEAM Academy, situated in Denver. Submitted by Swinerton
• Award of Advantage: 1900 Lawrence, situated in Denver. Submitted by Hensel Phelps

Intermountain Sustainability Awards

• Excellence in Sustainability Award: Westminster College L.S. Skaggs Built-in Wellness Heart, situated in Salt Lake Metropolis. Submitted by Jacobsen Development
• Award of Advantage: Astra Tower, situated in Salt Lake Metropolis. Submitted by Jacobsen Development