13 projects earn BD+C's 2018 Building Team Awards

This year marked BD+C's 21st annual Building Team Awards. The submissions were judged based on two criteria:

1. Design/engineering/construction quality and excellence (50%)
2. How the Building Team (architects, engineers, contractors, CMs, subcontractors, building owners, developers, government entities, etc.) collaborated to overcome obstacles and make the project succeed (50%)

Platinum

1. McCormick Square

2. Iowa Correctional Institution for Women

Gold

1. San Diego Central Courthouse

2. United States Tennis Association National Campus

3. Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

4. Nursing and Science Building at Rutgers University

Silver

1. Park West

2. Everett University Center at Washington State University

3. Wilshire Grand Center

4. The Spark at Washington State University

Bronze

1. Talan Towers

2. Wentz Science Center at North Central College

Honorable Mention

1. Janet Durgin Guild and Commons at Sonoma Academy

Judges

Dan Ulbricht

Vice President

Skender

Chicago

Jennifer Suerth, LEED AP

Vice PResident, Technical Services

Pepper Construction Group

Chicago

Beau Sanders, PE, SE

Project Manager, Associate

GRAEF

Milwaukee, Wis.

Anantha Chittur, PE

Senior Associate

BASE

Chicago

Edoarda Corradi Dell'Acqua

Adjunct Professor

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

The 2018 Building Team Awards jury convened on march 27 at the Cliff Dwellers club in Chicago to judge the 21st annual awards program.