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2003 Award Winners Announced

The Northeast Green Building Awards is an annual competition recognizing outstanding achievements of high-performance architecture in the northeastern United States. The 2003 competition was open to built works - either new construction or renovations - completed after January 1, 1998 and before January 1, 2003 in the northeastern United States. In addition, this competition includes an award for an exemplary student project. Award categories include: places of work, residences, places of learning, solar electric buildings, and student proposals. Awards were announced at the Building Energy 2003 Conference on Thursday, March 13, 2003.

Honors for design and building excellence for either new construction or renovations were given in four award categories: Places of Learning, Places of Work, Residences, and Solar Electric Buildings. In addition, there was an award for a Student Project.  

All project boards will be on display during the Mid-Atlantic Sustainability 2003 Conference in Trenton, NJ from June 4 – 7. This year’s awards included cash prizes of $1,000 awarded for first place in each building category and, for the student projects category, the award was $500 for second place and $250 for third place.

Northeastern states include: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Washington DC.

In making their selections, the judges emphasized architectural form which: integrates energy-efficiency, renewable energy systems, sensitivity to natural surroundings, the health of the building for occupants, along with the environmental impact of materials, construction, and operation.

And the winners are:

First Prize: Places of Learning
Clearview Elementary School, Hanover, Pennsylvania
L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Architects and Engineers
"This is an outstanding example of the capacity of high-performance schools to significantly reduce operating costs and improve indoor air quality…."

First Prize (tie): Places of Work
Philip Merrill Environmental Center, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Bay Ridge, Maryland
SmithGroup, Inc.
"This handsome project addressed complex site issues, while utilizing an impressive range of green building technologies."

First Prize (tie): Places of Work
French Wing Addition to the Conservation Center, Concord, New Hampshire
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Banwell Architects, EnergySmiths, and Bruss Construction
"This building was commended for its efficient use of resources, including energy, water, and materials."

Honorable Mention: Places of Work
The Family Center, Somerville, Massachusetts
Elton + Hampton Architects and The Hickory Consortium
"The project team achieved significant successes with a project type and a budget that most often have little room for addressing green issues."

First Prize: Residences
Melrose Commons II, Bronx, New York
MCII Associates, David Danois Architects, PC, and Steven Winter Associates
"This efficient, well built project includes 90 well-designed affordable dwelling units."  

Honorable Mention: Residences
Old Usquepaug, Rhode Island
Lindsay Suter, Architect
"This single-family house represents a solid, non-ostentatious green building."

Honorable Mention: Residences
Tennis House, Washington, Connecticut
Gray Organschi Architecture
"…this beautiful modern house is integrated effectively into the landscape."

First Prize: Solar Electric Buildings
The MATCH School, Boston, Massachusetts
HMFH Architects, Inc.
"This school shows how to adapt an existing structure responsibly for a new use…."

First Prize: Student Projects
McKelvy Elementary School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Clement Ka Man Cheng, Carnegie Mellon University
"This project successfully addressed many environmentally important subsystems to achieve an integrated design proposal."

More detailed judges’ comments and photos of the buildings are available upon request. Photos and information about all entries in the competition will be placed on the NESEA website, www.nesea.org in two weeks.

The competition is sponsored by the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, and organized by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.

Read the list of the jurors for the design competition.

Read about the winners from 2002.