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2010 Excellence in Design Awards

2010 Excellence in Design Awards

May 1, 2010

Congratulations to the 2010 ED+C Excellence in Design Award winners. The following five green building projects completed in 2009 demonstrate outstanding sustainable design techniques. In addition, ED+C recognizes the top finalists and notable honorable mentions.

Information was provided by applicants.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield. photo credit: Esto Photographics Inc.

Commercial
The Commercial category winner, Blue Cross Blue Shield headquarters, will be featured in the October 2010 edition of ED+C and online at www.EDCmag.com.

WINNER: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Corporate HQ

Submitted By: SMMA (www.smma.com)

Date Completed: October 2009

Size: 327,000 square feet

Location: Providence, R.I.

Commercial Finalists:
* Hotel Indigo Athens, Submitted by Rialto Property Partners

* Franke Corporate Headquarters and Distribution Center, Submitted by Hastings Architecture Associates LLC

* SAP Americas Headquarters Expansion, Submitted by FXFOWLE Architects

Commercial Honorable Mentions:
A Grander View, Enermodal Engineering; Emerson Global Data Center, St. Louis, Fox Architects; Freeman Webb Building, Hastings Architecture Associates LLC; Hermann Park, Overland Partners Architects; National Grid’s New England Main Office at Reservoir Woods, National Grid; NRDC Eighth Floor Expansion, Croxton Collaborative Architects PC; RBC Centre, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Technology Center, Orion Energy Systems; Terrazzo, Hastings Architecture Associates LLC; The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, Balfour Beatty; and Twelve West, ZGF Architects LLP.

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Roosevelt Community Center. photo credit: Cesar Rubio.

Government
The Government winner, Roosevelt Community Center, will be featured in the November 2010 edition of ED+C and online at www.EDCmag.com.

Winner: Roosevelt Community Center

Submitted By: Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning Inc. (wwww.g4arch.com)

Date Completed: March 2009

Size: 30,000 square feet

Location: San Jose, Calif.

Government Category Finalists:
* Keizer City Hall, Police & Community Center, Submitted by Group Mackenzie

* JPL Flight Projects Center, Submitted by LPA Inc.

* Research and Interpretive Center – Grand Bay NERR, Submitted by Lord, Aeck & Sargent (design architect)

* Blue Earth County Justice Center, Submitted by Paulsen Architects

Government Honorable Mentions:
Appaloosa Branch Library, City of Scottsdale, Ariz., PPG Industries; DuSable Harbor Building, David Woodhouse Architects; North Vancouver City Library, Diamond and Schmitt Architects; Silver Lake Branch Library, M2A Milofsky Michali & Cox Architects; and Tommy Douglas, Burnaby Public Library, Diamond and Schmitt Architects.

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Kroon Hall. photo credit: Morley Von Sternberg.

Educational
The Education category winner, Kroon Hall, will be FEATURED IN the September 2010 edition of ED+C and online at www.EDCmag.com.

Winner: Kroon Hall, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Submitted By: Centerbrook Architects (www.centerbrook.com)

Date Completed: January 2009

Size: 68,818 square feet

Location: New Haven, Conn.

Educational Finalists:
* Germantown Friends School, Upper School Science Classroom Building, Submitted by SMP Architects

* George R. White Library & Learning Center, Submitted by Group Mackenzie

* Medical Education Building, University of Windsor, Submitted by Diamond and Schmitt Architects

Educational Category Honorable Mentions:
Cañada College Facilities Maintenance Center, BCA Architects; Carleton College Dormitories, Reward Wall Systems; Columbia University Knox Hall, Helpern Architects; Creekview Ranch Middle School, Perkins+Will; Harris A. Smith Building for Packaging Science & Graphics at Clemson University, Lord, Aeck & Sargent; Immaculate Conception Catholic Regional School, Saccoccio & Associates Architects; Institute for Global Citizenship, Macalester College, Bruner/Cott; John Dorr Nature Laboratory, Horace Mann School, Centerbrook Architects; Lawrence University Campus Center, The Boldt Company; Ringling College of Art & Design – New Academic Building, Lawson Group Architects Inc.; Searle Chemistry Laboratory, Wilson Architects Inc.; and Western Washington University Academic Instruction Center, Opsis Architecture.

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Center for Global Conservation. photo credit: David Sundberg/esto.

Institutional

The Institutional category winner, Center for Global Conservation, will be featured In the August 2010 edition of ED+C and online at www.EDCmag.com.

Winner: Center for Global Conservation

Submitted By: FXFOWLE Architects (www.fxfowle.com)

Date Completed: June 2009

Size: 35,000 square feet

Location: Bronx Zoo; Bronx, N.Y.

Institutional Finalists:

* Holy Wisdom Monastery, Submitted by Hoffman LLC

* Herrington Recovery Center, Submitted by TWP Architecture

* Southface Energy Institute EcoOffice, Submitted by Lord, Aeck & Sargent

Institutional Honorable Mentions:

Freight & Salvage, Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects; Rockefeller Brothers Fund, FXFOWLE Architects; Surfrider Foundation Headquarters, LPA Inc.; The Camilla and Peter Dalglish Atrium at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Diamond and Schmitt Architects.

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Los VECINOS. PHOTO courtesy of Wakeland.

Residential
(Single and Multifamily)

The Residential category winner, Los Vecinos, will be featured in the July 2010 edition of ED+C and online at www.EDCmag.com.

Winner: Los Vecinos

Submitted By: Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation (www.wakelandhdc.com)

Date Completed: April 2009

Size: 51,014 square feet

Location: Chula Vista, Calif.

Residential Finalists:
* ECO Spanish Colonial, Submitted by EnviroHomeDesign

* English Residence, Submitted by ZeroEnergy Design

* My Sisters’ House, Submitted by UNCG-Urban Studio

* The Vermont Street Project, Submitted by New Energy Works

Residential Honorable Mentions:
Bethesda-Zero, Meditch Murphey Architects; Bluff House, Bruns Architecture; Casa Feliz Studios, First Community Housing (see page 18); Key Peninsula Residence, David Vandervort Architects; Labron Residence, mitchell garman architects; Mohle Remodel, Laura Britt Design.

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