Five projects delivered by Hensel Phelps were named among the recipients of the 2026 DBIA National Design-Build Project/Team Awards of Merit, recognizing collaboration among owners, designers, contractors and trade partners on complex construction programmes.
The recognized projects include the Alaska Airlines North Main Terminal Redevelopment, University of Washington Interdisciplinary Engineering Building, SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1, UC San Diego Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood, and UCI Health - Irvine.
DBIA selected 32 projects across 10 categories through a jury of design-build professionals. The awards recognize project teams for applying design-build practices to address project requirements involving cost, schedule and quality.
The five Hensel Phelps projects represent work across aviation, educational facilities and healthcare, demonstrating the use of collaborative project delivery in different construction environments.
The recognition was celebrated Nov. 5 in Cleveland, Ohio, where Hensel Phelps team members joined project owners, designers and trade partners for the awards ceremony.
In addition to the five Awards of Merit, the projects received five specialty awards. These distinctions recognize top-performing projects within their respective categories.
The awards highlight the contributions of project teams and the coordination required to deliver facilities with complex operational, design and construction requirements.
The recognition places attention on the role of integrated project teams in delivering major aviation, education and healthcare facilities. Design-build brings owners, designers and construction teams together under a collaborative delivery approach, supporting coordination throughout project development and execution.
For owners and contractors, the recognized projects provide examples of how early collaboration and trade partner involvement can help address project challenges while balancing cost, schedule and quality objectives.
Source: hensel Phelps.
