The NECA 2026 Project Excellence Award winners were recognized on stage at NECA 2026 Las Vegas on Oct. 6.
The winning projects were completed in 2025 and were judged on the following criteria: originality in construction techniques and scope of work, quality of workmanship, difficulty of installation, application of technology to aid construction and use of preconstruction or prefabrication.
The full photo gallery of the 2026 Project Excellence Awards winners can be viewed here.
Commercial/Institutional > Over $1 Million
National Medal of Honor Museum
Southland Industries
North Texas Chapter NECA
Commercial/Institutional > Under $1 Million
Chapman Hill Ski Area Transformation
Guarantee Electrical Co.
Rocky Mountain Chapter NECA
Design Build > Over $1 Million
ZoomInfo
Christenson Electric Inc.
Oregon-Columbia Chapter NECA
Design Build > Under $1 Million
Delta House Testing Facility
CREM-INC
Inland Empire Chapter NECA
Educational > Over $1 Million
UCSD Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood
Morrow-Meadows Corp.
San Diego Chapter NECA
Educational > Under $1 Million
Bear Mountain Elementary School TK Campus Buildings
Bronco Electric Inc.
Kern County Chapter NECA
Electric Vehicle (EV)
Boston Public School EV Bus Yard
Lynnwell Associates Inc.
Boston Chapter NECA
Energy Solutions/Green Buildings > Over $1 Million
Harvard Treehouse
McDonald Electrical Corp.
Boston Chapter NECA
Healthcare > Over $1 Million
UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health
Alterman Inc.
South Texas Chapter NECA
Industrial
PepsiCo Bottling and Manufacturing Plant
Guarantee Electrical Co.
Rocky Mountain Chapter NECA
Low Voltage/Limited Energy Technology Installations
Manhasset Secondary School Theatre
Advance Sound Co.
Long Island Chapter NECA
Overhead Transmission
Brunot Island Crescent 138 kV Transmission Line Replacement
Sargent Electric Co.
Western Pennsylvania Chapter NECA
Residential/Mixed Use
Cherapa Place
Thompson Solutions Group
Dakotas Chapter NECA
Streetlighting/Traffic Signals > Over $1 Million
Glenn Highway: Parks Highway to South Inner Springer Loop
Sturgeon Electric Co. Inc.
Alaska Chapter NECA
Substation/Interconnection
Whiteman Air Force Base Substation Replacement B147
Citadel Electric Group Inc.
Kansas City Chapter NECA
Transportation & Infrastructure
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) State of Good Repair (SOGR) Traction Power Substation (TPSS) Rehabilitation
C3M Power Systems
Intermountain Chapter NECA
