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The UMass Chan Medical School Paul J. DiMare Center won an ENR New England Award of Merit for sustainability as part of the regional Best Projects contest.
Industry sustainability experts judged the sustainability entries as part of the 2025 ENR New England Best Projects awards.
The Sustainability Award winner is recognized as part of the Best Projects 2025 awards event on Dec. 11 in Boston. For more information on the event click here.
All of the Best Project winners and Award of Merit winners will be recognized at the event and profiled more in depth in the November issue of ENR East.
For the sustainability award, our experts judged the projects based on their sustainability information, which includes the project’s overall sustainability strategy, choice of materials, energy savings, etc., as described in an essay question. While major green designations like LEED and WELL are preferable, they are not absolutely critical.
Our judges also considered how well the project team went above and beyond baseline industry requirements on the submitted project. Entries that clearly identify the strategies that led to excellent sustainability results were scored higher than more general responses.
Judges did not score or vote for projects submitted by their own firm.
The sustainability judges were:
Lauren Alger, national director of sustainable design at STV
Jennifer Mahan, associate at Thornton Tomasetti
Nate Russo, project engineer II at AECOM
This year’s winners are:
Excellence in Sustainability Award
Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Penobscot County, Maine
Submitted By Wright-Ryan Construction
(Government/Public Building)
Award of Merit Sustainability
UMass Chan Medical School Paul J. DiMare Center
Worcester, Mass.
Submitted by Shawmut Design and Construction
Justin Rice is Editor for ENR East.
