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Northeast Green Building Awards - 2003 Winners

These are the winners from this year's competition! You can also see all of the entries at 2003 Entries. You can see information about the jurors at 2003 Jurors.

First Prize: Places of Learning

Clearview Elementary School
Hanover, PA

Submitted by:

John A Boecker, AIA
L Robert Kim ball & Associates
4400 Deer Path Road, Ste 105
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 221-8820
BOECKJ@lrkimball.com

Full view of Clearview Elementary School.

Library of Clearview Elementary School.

Jurors' Comments: This is an outstanding building based on a rigorous design process. The building is oriented appropriately and features a good daylighting design. There is an excellent exterior envelope. There was considerable attention given to water issues and energy use. There is a strong indoor air quality management plan.

Clearview Elementary School (*.pdf)

First Prize (tie): Places of Work

Phillip Merrill Environmental Center
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Bay Ridge, MD

Submitted by:

Gregory Mella, AIA
SmithGroup, Inc
1825 Eye Street, NW, Ste 250
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 842-2100
greg.mella@smithgroup.com

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Headquarters viewed from the bay.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Headquarters view of outside porch.

Jurors' Comments: This project successfully addressed complex site issues and placed the building in context. It is a nicely packaged design, a handsome building, and a pleasant place to work. It is one of the few buildings in the region with natural ventilation in a commercial building. There are some weak spots in this otherwise highly successful building: the photovoltaic array is poorly located, there is too much glazing, and there is excess material.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Headquarters (*.pdf)

First Prize (tie): Places of Work

French Wing Addition to the Conservation Center
Society for the Protection of NH Forests
Concord, NH

Submitted by:

Paul Leveille, SPNHF Facilities Manager
Society for the Protection of NH Forests
54 Posrtsmouth Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-9945 x309
pleveille@spnhf.org

Society for the Protection of NH Forests French Wing Addition view from stairs into hall.

Society for the Protectin of NH Forests French Wing Addition - view of the downstairs hall.

Jurors' Comments: This building reflects a strong environmental sensibility. There was great concern for resource efficiency, energy efficiency, and water efficiency. Materials were chosen well and daylight is controlled effectively. There is an excellent plan for how the building will be used. The building includes many strong green features. The aesthetics of the building could have been stronger.

French Wing Addition (*.pdf)

Honorable Mention: Places of Work

The Family Center
Somerville, MA

Submitted by:

Bruce M Hampton, AIA
Elton + Hampton Architects and The Hickory Consortium
23 Penniman Road
Allston, MA 02134
(617) 783-0674
bruce@eltonhamptonarchitects.com

Jurors' Comments: The project team achieved significant successes with a project type and a budget that most often have little room for addressing green issues. They showed what can be done in a constrained urban site. They recycled a structure and were responsive to the site. They used daylight as a design tool.

The Family Center (*.pdf)

First Prize: Residences

Melrose Commons II
New York, NY

Submitted by:

Les Bluestone
MC II Associates, LLC
Three Park Avenue, Ste 3800
New York, NY 10016
(212) 532-0333

Melrose Commons II exterior view of a row of front entrances.

Melrose Comons II closer view of one unit's entrance.

Jurors' Comments: This is efficient, well-designed multi-family housing. There is a very efficient design in terms of floor plan. The pre-cast units are masked well. They used the right amount of equipment, including a small boiler and a linked domestic hot water tank. Recycled and low toxicity materials are used.

Melrose Commons II (*.pdf)

Honorable Mention: Residences

Old Usquepaug Home
Kingston, RI

Submitted by:

Lindsay Suter, Architect
16 Mill Road
North Branford, CT 06471
(203) 484-5059
Lindsay.Suter@aya.yale.edu

Old Usquepaug exterior view of single-family home.

Living area view.

Jurors' Comments: This single-family house represents a solid, non-ostentatious green building. It has an efficient, simple floor plan and include cost-effective, logical features. It used some salvaged wood. It is oriented the right way, although it could have had more windows on the south side. It is getting good energy performance.

Old Usquepaug (*.pdf)

Honorable Mention: Residences

Tennis House
Washington, CT

Submitted by:

Gray Organschi Architecture
35 Crown Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 777-7794
kyle@grayorganschi.com

Tennis House panoramic view.

Tennis House - view of grass roof.

Jurors' Comments: This guest house is integrated effectively into the landscape and was developed in a way that it protected and enhanced the landscape. It includes a green roof.

Tennis House (*.pdf)

First Prize: Solar Electric Buildings

The MATCH School
Allston, MA

Submitted by:

Susan M. Elmore, Marketing Manager
HMFH Architects, Inc
130 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 492-2200
elmore@hmfh.com

Classroom view of The MATCH School.

Exterior view of The MATCH School.

Jurors' Comments: This school shows how to adapt an existing structure responsibly for a new use. They created a pleasant environment in which to learn. Photovoltaics (PV) are successfully incorporated into the building as a supplement to energy efficiency measures, as opposed to being a substitute for energy efficiency. The PV is on a large enough scale to make a meaningful contribution to the building’s electricity needs and fits well with the educational mission and curriculum of the school.

The MATCH School (*.pdf)

First Prize: Student Projects

McKelvy Elementary School
Pittsburgh, PA

Submitted by:

Clement Cheng
5809 Walnut Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 708-8165
ckc@andrew.cmu.edu

Perspective of proposed McElvy Project.

Conservatory of proposed McElvy Project.

Jurors' Comments: This project successfully took an integrated approach to green design. The student considered environmental issues, social issues, and pedagogic issues, and looked at the role of sub-systems in creating a green building. He came up with an interesting conceptual design that could be developed to the next stage with projections of cost and energy use.

McKelvy Elementary School (*.pdf)