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SALT LAKE CITY — Six Jacobsen Construction project teams are the recipients of awards in the Engineering News-Record Mountain States 2025 Best Projects contest, the leading industry publication has announced.
The annual regional awards program run by Engineering News-Record (ENR) is a celebration of the exemplary problem solving, close collaboration and attention to detail that are all required to make a project successful. A panel of 13 independent industry expert judges also evaluated each submitted project for the significance of its positive community impacts.
Jacobsen’s project teams will be formally presented with their awards at a celebratory breakfast hosted by ENR on Dec. 2 in Salt Lake City.
The company’s award-winning projects in this year’s ENR Mountain States competition are as follows:
Best Health Care Project | Intermountain Health Washington Fields Clinic
Architect: HKS
Owner: Intermountain Health
St. George, Utah
The Intermountain Health Washington Fields Clinic was built to serve a rapidly expanding community in southern Utah by creating more convenient access to primary and pediatric care closer to home. The 15,208-square-foot facility includes several patient exam rooms, a small suite for minor outpatient medical procedures, a mental health counseling room, space for basic lab and imaging services, and administrative/staff support areas.
St. George, in the southwest corner of the Utah, is at the center of one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States, having more than doubled in population since the turn of the century to about 208,000 residents today. This has naturally led to a sharp increase in local demand for primary care, and Intermountain Health’s long-term aim is to locate a clinic within a 10-minute drive of all residents in St. George and the surrounding metro. This project was a key step toward meeting that goal.
Best Higher Education Project | Westminster University L.S. Skaggs Integrated Wellness Center
Architect: VCBO Architecture
Owner: Westminster University
Salt Lake City, Utah
The L.S. Skaggs Integrated Wellness Center at Westminster University was inspired by the university’s vision to create a campus space promoting holistic wellness for all students. The facility was designed and built to include a student medical clinic, counseling center, wellness studio, demonstration kitchen, outdoor activity courtyard, large gathering space, staff offices and more.
The 11,200-square-foot Integrated Wellness Center is a net-positive energy facility, with 145 photovoltaic solar panels on the roof that more than offset the building’s energy use. It was constructed using mass timber beams and columns and cross-laminated timber (CLT) roof decking.
Opened in August 2024, the building is already supporting the mental, physical, financial, intellectual and social wellbeing of Westminster students, preparing them with a well-rounded set of life skills that will benefit their quality of life long after they graduate.
Best Small Project (under $10 million) | Weber State University ‘W’
Completed by the Jacobsen Building Services (JBS) unit of Jacobsen Construction
Architect: VCBO Architecture
Owner: Weber State University
Ogden, Utah
The beloved Weber State University ‘W’ mountain monogram on the hillside that looms above campus — an off-and-on temporary visual attraction at the school since 1937 — has finally been built into the foothills as a permanent feature.
In October 2024, a Jacobsen Building Services team finished their installation of an eight-inch-thick shotcrete ‘W’ slab on the hillside that can be remotely lit for special occasions during the school year. The shotcrete slab structurally supports purple-tinted solar panels that generate more energy than the ‘W’ requires for its lighting, and the surplus electrical energy is put to other uses by the university.
As the first mountain monogram in Utah to use its naturally abundant exposure to sunlight to create solar energy, the newly reinvented Weber State ‘W’ is a spectacular point of pride for the university and its innovative spirit.
Best Sports/Recreation Project | Soldier Hollow Nordic Center Competition Management Building
Renovation & Expansion
Architect: Elliott Workgroup
Owner: Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation
Midway, Utah
The Soldier Hollow Nordic Center Competition Management Building Renovation and Expansion was a project with extraordinary impacts on Utah’s readiness to host the 2034 Winter Olympic Games and other international sporting events.
This project called for demolishing some of the previous Competition Management Building, renovating 7,000 square feet of existing area and adding 26,000 square feet to accommodate Nordic sports broadcasters, competition officials, athletes and fans. The building includes space for indoor and outdoor spectators, modern booths for broadcasting and race management, flexible multi-use event spaces, upgraded athlete training areas and a Nordic sports equipment rental shop. It also features a 360-degree viewing deck overlooking the competition areas and surrounding landscapes. The building’s exterior showcases SVK cladding from Belgium and 14-foot bifold walls that open to the deck, creating a stunning space for world-class athletes and guests.
Merit Award, Higher Education category | Tooele Technical College Expansion & Renovation
Architect: Method Studio
Owner/Client team: State of Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management, Tooele Technical College
Tooele, Utah
The Tooele Technical College Expansion & Renovation was a significant upgrade to a much beloved, locally based higher education resource in Tooele County, Utah. The project consisted of 38,400 square feet of new building space, 23,500 square feet of renovated space and the addition of a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) driving range for training.
This extensive upgrade and expansion of the Tooele Tech campus allowed multiple student programs that were co-located to have their own space, and improved the overall student and faculty experience. The project benefited students learning welding, machining, robotics, diesel tech, nursing, medical assisting, surgical tech, cosmetology, information technology (IT), commercial driving, law enforcement and much more. Student common areas and office/administration spaces were also expanded and refreshed.
Parts of the Tooele Tech campus were occupied throughout construction, requiring a phased approach to the project. The project team adhered to an ambitious schedule that prioritized getting students into their new and improved learning environments as soon as possible.
Merit Award, Mixed-Use category | Grand Hyatt Deer Valley
Architect: OZ Architecture
Developer: Extell Development Company
Park City, Utah
Grand Hyatt Deer Valley is a 642,095 square-foot luxury hospitality and residential resort located south of Park City. It includes four below-grade and eight above-grade levels and holds 387 hotel guest rooms, 55 private condos, 252 structured parking spaces and plentiful locker storage for skiers. The building also includes ballrooms capable of hosting as many as 2,500 conference attendees, in addition to restaurants, bars, a coffee shop and other retail space.
Grand Hyatt Deer Valley is the ambitious anchor project for a comprehensive skiing destination being developed by prestigious New York City-based firm Extell. It will be the centerpiece of Deer Valley East Village, which is set to significantly expand the existing Deer Valley resort.
Grand Hyatt Deer Valley was also uniquely developed, designed and built as the first ever U.S. Military Morale, Welfare and Recreation ski resort setting in America, where members of the armed forces and their families can enjoy steep discounts and reserved blocks of rooms in gratitude for their service to their country.