Architecture + Energy Award Winners

The

Architecture + Energy: Building Excellence in Sustainable Design 2001 Awards were announced in July. This year the program was open to projects from outside the Pacific Northwest for the first time, and jurors noted that the entries were the best they had seen in a competition. The four winners were:

Tom Bender,

Architect in association with

SERA

Architects, PC—represents a community’s rebellion against impersonal megabanks controlled from afar. Juror Gail Lindsey, FAIA, noted that it “goes beyond daylighting and electricity systems to address community impact related to sustainability.” (Wayne Curtis Construction

, contractor · Cundiff Engineering

, lighting and energy consultant · Accipio Consulting Engineers,

mechanical consultant)

Galen Ohmart of Integrare in Eugene, Oregon was recognized for its integration of simple technologies. It is “clearly a market transferable project,” according to juror Kevin Hydes. (Essex General Construction,

contractor · Hatten/Johnson Associates,

lighting and energy consultant · Comfort Flow,

mechanical consultant)

•The California College of Arts and Crafts building was remodeled from a bus station in downtown San Francisco by

William Leddy of TLMS Architecture. “It demonstrates how to make the most out of a difficult situation,” said juror Dennis Wilde. (Oliver and Co.,

general contractor · Architectural Lighting and Design,

lighting and energy consultant · Ove Arup and Partners,

mechanical consultant)

•The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Office and Training Center in Ankeny, Iowa, by

Renaissance Design Group, has “an extremely efficient passive lighting system,” according to juror Steven Ternoey. Dr. Ray Cole, also a juror, noted that this design “broke down the big pieces of the project and dealt with the problem-solving architecturally.” (Story Construction,

contractor · The Weidt Group,

lighting and energy consultant)