Sustainability Awards Recognize Industry Best Practices
Projects in five different categories were recently recognized by the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council as winning entries in its 2002 "Best Practice" Sustainability Awards program. This program recognizes innovation and excellence in market-ready "green" building and building-product design. Read More
Projects in five different categories were recently recognized by the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council as winning entries in its 2002 “Best Practice” Sustainability Awards program. This program recognizes innovation and excellence in market-ready “green” building and building product design. The awards were presented during the U.S. Green Building Council’s International Conference and Expo held recently in Austin, Texas.
The five categories and winning projects include:
- Sustainable Policy Initiatives
Title of Entry: Industry Foundation of Cool Metal Roofing Coalition
Submitted by: American Iron and Steel Institute
The Cool Metal Roofing Coalition is a nonprofit, unincorporated association founded by five industry associations in 2002 with the mission of educating architects, building owners, specifiers, codes and standards officials, and other stakeholders about the sustainable, energy-related benefits of metal roofing. The education and outreach provided by the coalition will assist the traditional building trade with knowing the business and environmental rationale for cool roofing systems as well as the practical knowledge and resources for their implementation into sustainable buildings. To learn more about the project, visit the American Iron and Steel Institute Web site for more information. - Buildings: Residential
Title of Entry: Passive Solar House Plans by Sun Plans, Inc.
Submitted by: Debra R. Coleman, Architect
Sun Plans Inc. is the only house plan company in the US that exclusively markets existing designs for passive solar house plans on a national basis. Approximately half of the house plan book is dedicated to passive solar and energy efficiency in general. - Buildings: Small Commercial
Title of Entry: Environmentally Sensitive Architecture
Submitted by: Alicia Ravetto, Architect
RAFI-USA (Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA) is a private, nonprofit organization in Pittsboro, North Carolina, working with rural farmers to promote conservation and agricultural biodiversity, as well as advising farmers of their rights and opportunities. In their new building, they wanted to provide offices for the organization staff, six rental offices for like-minded small nonprofits, and space for the Don Pollitt Conference Center. The building features numerous energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive strategies. - Buildings: School
Title of Entry: Radnor Elementary School
Submitted by: Harry Pettoni, Architect, Gilbert Architects
Gilbert Architects researched cost effective ways to include methods of sustainable green architecture into educational facility design and came up with a new Radnor Elementary School that includes numerous applications of sustainable green architecture and construction methods, including optimized building orientation, an energy efficient geothermal mechanical system, enhanced daylighting, maximized indoor air quality, site and wildlife preservation, construction waste recycling methods, and maintenance and cleaning protocols. - Sustainable Design Curriculum
Title of Entry: Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices Program
Submitted by: Robert Koester, Director of the Center for Energy Research/Education/
Service
The Center for Energy Research/Education/Service at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, is an interdisciplinary academic support unit focused on issues related to energy and resource use, alternatives, and conservation. To learn more, visit the project Web site.
