News Brief

2004 Northeast Green Building Awards

The winners of the annual Northeast Green Building Awards were announced in March at the Building Energy 2004 conference in Boston. The competition recognizes high-performance architecture—including new construction and renovations—built in the northeastern U.S. between the beginning of 1999 and the end of 2003. This year’s judges were

Daniel Arons, AIA, of Architerra, Inc.;

Elizabeth Cordero, green building consultant;

Andrew Shapiro, president of Energy Balance, Inc.;

Donald Watson, FAIA; and

Mark Webster, PE, senior staff engineer at Simpson Gumpertz & Hager, Inc.

In the Places of Learning category, first place was awarded to the

Capuano Early Childhood Center in Somerville, MA, designed by HMFH Architects, Inc. Honorable mentions went to the

Black Rock Forest Center for Science and Education in Cornwall, NY, designed by Fox & Fowle Architects, and

ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington, VT, designed by Smith Alvarez Siekiewycz Architects (see online case study in BuildingGreen Suite).

The Plaza at PPL Center, an eight-story office building in Allentown, Pennsylvania, achieved a LEED® Gold certification. In this photo, a daylit atrium overlooks the vegetated lower roof.

Photo: Peter Aaron/Esto
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Plaza at PPL Center in Allentown, PA, designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc. as architect of record and Spillman-Farmer Architects for the tenant improvements, took first place in the Places of Work—Large Buildings category. Second place was awarded to the

Genzyme Center in Cambridge, MA, designed by Behnisch, Behnisch & Partners with Next Phase Studios and House Robertson Architects. An honorable mention went to the

McFarland State Office Building in Barre, VT, designed by Freeman French Freeman, Inc.

The Gilman Ordway Building in Falmouth, Massachusetts, provides office and laboratory space for the Woods Hole Research Center. The building is highly energy efficient and relies on a 26.4 kW photovoltaic array to produce much of its energy.

Photo: Alan Orling
Two projects tied for first place in Places of Work—Small Buildings: the

Gilman Ordway Building at the Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, MA, designed by William McDonough + Partners, and the

Natural Lands Trust Headquarters Expansion in Media, PA, designed by Susan Maxman & Partners.

The Felician Sisters Building in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, includes a convent and a 300-student high school. These nuns follow Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the environment.

Photo: Denmasch Photography

This strawbale home in Wilmington, Vermont, includes office space so the homeowners can forgo the daily commute. It is energy-efficient and built with low-embodied-energy materials.

Photo: Joseph Cincotta
Two projects also tied for first place in Places to Live: the

Felician Sisters Convent in Coraopolis, PA, designed by Perkins Eastman, and

Eden: A Strawbale Home in Wilmington, VT, designed by LineSync Architecture. An honorable mention was awarded to

Linden Street Housing in Somerville, MA, designed by Mostue & Associates Architects, Inc. (see online case study in BuildingGreen Suite).

In the Student Projects category, first place went to

Daniel Lamb, of the Boston Architectural Center. Second place went to

Elizabeth Taylor Arnaiz, of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture.

Justin T. Allen and

David Rooth, both students at the State University of New York at Buffalo, tied for third place.

For more information:

Northeast Sustainable Energy Assoc.

www.nesea.org

Published April 1, 2004

(2004, April 1). 2004 Northeast Green Building Awards. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/2004-northeast-green-building-awards

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