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Winners of the 2004 Northeast Green Building Awards

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First Prize
The Capuano Early Childhood Center

Judges’ Comments: This building packs a lot into a challenging site. For example, the roof area is used efficiently for skylighting and solar panels. The project team conducted careful daylight modeling to create a well-oriented building that uses daylighting effectively. The program for the school includes strategies for educating the students about the building’s green features.

Building Location: Somerville, MA
Submitted by: Doug Sacra, HMFH Architects, Inc.

Architects:
Doug Sacra, Project Manager and Stephen Friedlaender, FAIA Project Director

Project Consultants:
Landscape Architect – Carol R. Johnson & Associates
Structural Engineer – Foley & Buhl Engineering, Inc.
MEP Engineer – TMP Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer – Judith Nitsch Associates
Geotechnicial Engineer – McPhail Associates
Energy Analyst – DMI
Solar Energy Consultant – Solar Design Associates
Acoustics Consultant – Cavanaugh Tocci
Specification Consultant – Kalin Associates

City Project Manager – Michael Foley
General Contractor – T.R. White Co. Inc.

Project Information (*.doc)

Honorable Mention

Black Rock Forest Center for Science and Education

Judges’ Comments: Honorable mention is awarded for this project’s reliance on all local materials and for its excellent energy efficiency.

Building Location: Cornwall, NY
Submitted by: Abigail Carlen, Marketing Coordinator, Fox & Fowle Architects

Project Information (*.doc)






Honorable Mention

ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

Judges’ Comments: Honorable mention is awarded for this building’s elegant, well-considered design. It has impressive energy-efficiency results.

Building Location: Burlington, VT
Submitted by Steve Smith, Director of Facilities and Exhibits, ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Loren Doe, Burlington Electric Department
Marty Sienkiewycz, Smith – Alvarez - Siekiewycz Architects
Andrew Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc. Environmental and energy design consultant.

Project Information (*.doc)

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