News Brief

SBIC's "Best Practice" awards

Radnor Elementary School photo courtesy of Gilbert Architects
At a November 13 reception in Austin, the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) presented their

2002 Best Practice Sustainability Awards. Awards were made in five categories—details at www.sbicouncil.org:

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Sustainable Policy Initiatives:

The Cool Metal Roofing Coalition, a nonprofit organization founded last year to promote the energy-related benefits of metal roofing.

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Residential Buildings:

Sun Plans Inc., the only house plan company in the country to exclusively market existing designs for passive solar house plans on a national basis.

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Small Commercial Buildings:

Rural Advancement Foundation International–USA (RAFI-USA) headquarters, Pittsboro, North Carolina.

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School Buildings:

Radnor Elementary School, Radnor, Pennsylvania.

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Sustainable Design Curriculum:

Ball State University’s Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices Program, which brings together interdepartmental minors to offer new opportunities for study of environmentally sustainable practices.

Published December 1, 2002

(2002, December 1). SBIC's "Best Practice" awards. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/sbics-best-practice-awards

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