Three LeChase projects have been honored in the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Regional Best Projects competition.
The Durham Public Schools Murray-Massenburg Elementary School received a 2025 Best Project Award in the K-12 Education category from ENR Texas & Southeast. The three-story school – comprised of several wings centered around an open courtyard – features a non-conventional layout and various indoor and outdoor learning spaces. It is on track to be the first WELL-certified K-12 elementary school in the state. The project was previously recognized with a 2024 Excellence in Construction Merit Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas and a 2025 Build America Merit Award from the Associated General Contractors of America.
The United Health Services Wilson Medical Center New Tower & Renovation project received the ENR New York Best Project Award in the Healthcare category. As the first major upgrade to the campus in more than 30 years, the project added a new 183,000-SF, six-story tower and made 29,000 SF of renovations to the existing hospital. The expansion includes four floors of inpatient medical and surgical units with 30 private rooms each, a new emergency department, an MRI suite, a surgical support area and a rooftop helipad.
The Corning Museum of Glass B Building Studio Expansion project received an ENR New York Award of Merit in the Cultural/Worship category. The project more than doubled the Studio’s available space for glassmaking programs and popular attractions like Make Your Own Glass. The updated space also houses the first large-scale kiln casting facility in North America, leading-edge glassmaking technologies and an artist-in-residence center. Earlier this year, The Studio was named one of TIME magazine’s World’s Greatest Places to Visit.
The ENR Regional Best Project Awards will be presented at ceremonies later this fall. For the full list of winners, click the following links: ENR NY | ENR Texas & Southeast
