ENR Rankings
CRB’s Growth Earns Recognition in ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms List
CRB improves in the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list, landing at number 101. The 2021 ENR rankings, a key industry standard, mark the fourth consecutive year of CRB’s growth in the annual list. Improving from 107th in 2020, CRB’s rise is tied to its increasing and industry-leading work for clients across the life sciences and food and beverage spaces. The 2021 list also sees CRB breaking into the Top 20 Design Firms for Industrial Process.
Additionally, ENR recently issued its international rankings, placing CRB in the top 40 for industrial process design less than five years after the company established its international presence with offices in Stuttgart, Germany; Basel, Switzerland; and Toronto, Canada.
3X ISPE Company of the Year
#32
Top International Design Firms, Industrial Process—Engineering News Record
#18
Top Food + Beverage Contractors—Engineering News Record
#20
Top Science + Technology Engineering Firms—Building Design + Construction
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2021
ENR Rankings
#101, Top 500 Design Firms
2020
Captive Resources
Evolution Risk Control Award
2020
ENR Ranking
#32, Top International Design Firms, Industrial Process, CRB
2020
IIDA PA/NJ/DE Design Awards
Winner, Best of Corporate, 20,000 SF+
Amicus Therapeutics
Global Gene Research and Gene Therapy Center of Excellence
Amicus Therapeutics
Global Gene Research and Gene Therapy Center of Excellence
2020
ENR Ranking
#3, Pharmaceuticals Top Contractors, CRB
2020
ENR Ranking
#18, Food & Beverage Top Contractors, CRB
2020
IES International Illumination Awards
2020
ENR MidAtlantic Best Project Award
2020
ENR Ranking
#203, Top 225 International Design Firms, CRB
2020
ConstructSecure
Platinum Safety Award, CRB
2020
ENR Ranking
#107, Top 500 Design Firms, CRB
2020
ENR Ranking
#3, Pharmaceuticals Top Design, CRB
2020
ENR Ranking
#6, Industrial Process Top Design, CRB
2020
ENR Ranking
#198, Top 400 Contractors List, CRB
2020
ENR Ranking
#9, Industrial, Top 20 Contractors by Sector, CRB
2020
ENR Ranking
#62, Top 100 Design-Build Firms, CRB
2020
ISPE Facility of the Year
2020
Food Engineering Sustainable Plant of the Year
2019
ENR Mountain States Best Projects
Manufacturing Category Winner
MycoTechnology, Headquarters and Plant-based Protein Facility
MycoTechnology, Headquarters and Plant-based Protein Facility
2019
Building Design + Construction
#4, Top Industrial Sector Engineering Firms
2019
Building Design + Construction
#7, Top Engineering Architecture Firms
2019
Building Design + Construction
#113, Top Contractors
2019
Building Design + Construction
#30, Top Construction Management + Project Management Firms
2019
Building Design + Construction
#20, Top Industrial Sector Contractors
2019
Building Design + Construction
#5, Top Science and Technology Sector Engineering Firms
2019
Building Design + Construction
#28, Top Science and Technology Sector Construction Firms
2019
Building Design + Construction
#55, Top University Engineering Firms
2019
ENR Ranking
#5, Pharmaceuticals Top Contractors, CRB Builders
2019
ENR Ranking
#12, Industrial, Top 20 Contractors by Sector, CRB
2019
ENR Ranking
#99, Top 100 Design-Build Firms, CRB
2019
ENR Ranking
#12, Industrial Process Top Contractors, CRB Builders
2019
ENR Ranking
#269, Top 400 Contractors List, CRB
2019
ENR Ranking
#20, Food & Beverage Top Contractors, CRB Builders
2019
ENR Ranking
#4, Pharmaceuticals Top Design, CRB Engineers
2019
ENR Ranking
#9, Industrial Process Top Design, CRB Engineers
2019
MEP Giants
#34, Consulting-Specifying Engineers
2019
Zweig Hot Firm for 2019
#38, the fastest growing A/E/P firms
2019
ENR Midwest Regional Best Projects
Manufacturing, MycoTechnology Inc.
Mushroom Fermentation Production Plant & Headquarters
Mushroom Fermentation Production Plant & Headquarters
2019
ENR Ranking
#211, Top 225 International Design Firms, CRB
2019
Architectural Record
#193, Top 300 Architecture Firms, CRB
2019
Associated General Contractors of Missouri
Work Hours Category Safety Award, CRB Builders
2019
Associated General Contractors of Missouri
Safety Excellence Award, CRB Builders
2019
ISPE Facility of the Year
2019
ISPE Facility of the Year Award
2018
Building Design + Construction
#53, Top BIM Contractors + CM Firms
2018
ENR Texas & Louisiana Regional Best Projects
Manufacturing and Award of Merit, Excellence in Safety
Lonza Houston, Inc.
Cell and Viral Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility
Lonza Houston, Inc.
Cell and Viral Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility
2018
ENR California Regional Award of Merit
BioMarin, Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility
2018
ENR Ranking
#223, Top 400 Contractors List, CRB Builders
2018
ISPE Facility of the Year
2018
ISPE Facility of the Year
2018
ISPE Facility of the Year
2018
ISPE Facility of the Year
2017
National Safety Council
Safety Leadership Award
2017
ENR Southeast Regional Best Projects
Biogen
2017
Facility of the Year
Category Winner for Facility Integration, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Biologics Development Building/Clinical Manufacturing Building
2017
ENR Ranking
#268, Top 400 Contractors List, CRB Builders
2017
ENR Ranking
#88, Top 500 Design Firms, CRB Engineers
2017
St. Louis Business Journal
#23, Largest Architecture Firms
2017
St. Louis Business Journal
#18, Fastest-Growing Private Companies
2017
St. Louis Business Journal
#69, Top 150 Companies, CRB Builders
2016
National Safety Council
Safety Leadership Award
2016
Kansas City Business Journal
Champions of Business
2016
ENR Ranking
#335, Top 400 Contractors List, CRB Builders
2016
ENR Ranking
#120, Top 500 Design Firms, CRB Engineers
2015
ENR Southeast Regional Best Projects
2015
National Safety Council
Safety Leadership Award
2015
Food Engineering Plant of the Year
Mars Chocolate North America, Confectionery Manufacturing Facility
2014
DBIA-MidAmerica Region & DBIA Rocky Mountain Region Top Honor
Agilent Technologies NASD Lab Renovation
2014
Low Rise Buildings Award
Mars Chocolate North America, Confectionery Manufacturing Facility
2013
Zweig Hot Firm for 2013
The fastest growing A/E/P firms
2013
Design-Build Institute of America – Mid America Region
Top Honor Ceva Biomune, Research and Development Lab Renovation
2012
ENR Ranking
Top 200 International Design Firms List by ENR
2012
ISPE Company of the Year
First professional services company to receive this award twice
2012
ENR Ranking
#2, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities, CRB Engineers
2011
Facility of the Year
‘Honorable Mention’ Shire HGT, Project Atlas
2011
KC Ashrae Technology Award
Kansas Bioscience Authority, Venture Accelerator Project
2010
Facility of the Year
‘Equipment and Process Innovation’ MannKind Corporation, Inhalable Insulin Project
2009
National Best of ’09 Award of Merit
McGraw Hill Midwest Construction Award Covidien, R&D Pilot Plant
2007
Facility of the Year
‘Overall Winner’ Genentech, Inc., Oceanside Product Operations (NIMO)
2004
Design/Build Project of the Year Award
Serologicals Corporation, Bioprocess Manufacturing Facility
2003
California Construction Project of the Year
Abgenix Clinical Manufacturing Facility
2001
2001 ISPE Company of the Year
First professional services firm to ever receive this award. This award honors a company that continually supports ISPE’s commitment to providing knowledge and best practices to help meeting technical challenges of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
* Awards prior to September 2019 may have been awarded to CRB Builders or CRB Engineers.