Sustainable Buildings Industry Council

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 26, 2009

Contact: Anna Bran, Program Director

(202) 628-7400

ABran@SBICouncil.org

SBIC Presents the 2008 Beyond Green(TM) High-Performance Building Awards at Congressional Briefing

WASHINGTON, DC February 26, 2009 -- On February 26, 2009, winners of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) 2008 Beyond Green(TM) High-Performance Building Awards were honored on Capitol Hill as part of a Congressional briefing intended to recognize outstanding initiatives and real-world applications that shape, inform, and catalyze the market for high-performance buildings.

The awards program and briefing took place in the afternoon at the Rayburn House Office Building in conjunction with the High-Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus and the High-Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus Coalition (HPBCC).

According to SBIC Executive Director Sophia Greenbaum, "Our intention is to sensitize the audience to the benefits of high-performance buildings by showcasing actual examples of these buildings from across the country. To that end, today we are presenting our 2008 Beyond Green(TM) High-Performance Building Awards and sharing why these projects exemplify best-in-class for high-performance construction practices and initiatives nationally."

Following opening comments by Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL), and Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Co-Chairs of the HPBCC, Jack Armstrong, on behalf of BASF Corporation, a Platinum Sponsor of the program, served as master of ceremonies. The program highlighted three winning case studies:

First Place Category A: High-Performance Buildings: Nationals Park ballpark in Washington, DC, presented by Joe Spear, FAIA and Susan Klumpp, AIA, LEED AP, HOK Sport and HOK

First Place Category B: High-Performance Initiatives: High Performing Buildings (a publication), presented by Fred Turner and Ryan Colker, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Award Winner, Category A: California Public Employees' Retirement System Headquarters Complex, Sacramento, CA, presented by Anthony Markese, AIA, Pickard Chilton

All fourteen winning submissions listed below will be featured on SBIC's website, described in depth as case studies on the Whole Building Design Guide, and integrated into SBIC educational programs.

The 2008 Beyond Green(TM) High-Performance Building Awards challenged public and private sector practitioners to demonstrate the successful application of the whole building approach and show how they integrated some or all eight design objectives that define high-performance buildings including accessibility, aesthetics, cost effectiveness, function, historic preservation, productivity, safety/security and sustainability. The awards program is open to both SBIC members and nonmembers.

Awards were given in two categories: High-Performance Buildings (Category A) and High-Performance Initiatives (Category B). High-Performance Building entries included commercial, government, institutional, residential, and school buildings. High-Performance Initiatives included policy programs, educational initiatives, consumer awareness efforts, research product development, and new construction processes.

SBIC's 2008 Beyond Green^TM High-Performance Building Awards

Winning Projects

High-Performance Buildings (Category A )

First Place:

Nationals Park

Submitted by: HOK / Devrouax and Purnell Architects

Award Winners:

Multi-Family: Garden Street Lofts

Submitted by: SHoP Architects, PC

Mixed-Use: California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Headquarters Complex

Submitted by: Pickard Chilton

Single Family: Coming Home - The Restoration and Greening of 643 Felder Ave

Submitted by: Joe Catledge Builders

Academic: Garthwaite Center for Science & Art

Submitted by: Architerra Inc.

Private - Commercial: Christman Building

Submitted by: SmithGroup

Public - Commercial: Kitsap County Administration Building

Submitted by: The Miller|Hull Partnership

Research & Development Project: The Home Depot Smart Home, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Submitted by: SmithGroup

Municipal: Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center

Submitted by: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

High-Performance Initiatives (Category B)

First Place:

HPB

Submitted by: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Award Winners:

Education: Advanced Energy Design Guides: Transforming the Marketplace

Submitted by: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Construction Process: High Performance Laboratory Facility Decommissioning Initiative

Submitted by: DHHS National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities

Education: UNIVERSAL GREEN INITIATIVE

Submitted by: San Francisco Institute of Architecture

Policy / Program Development: New York City Green Schools Guide and Standards Revision

Submitted by: New York City School Construction Authority, Dattner Architects

The 2008 Beyond Green(TM) High-Performance Building Awards Jury

The 2008 jury was comprised of industry members whose commitment to excellence is longstanding and well documented. The jury included Mr. Gregg Ander, FAIA, Ms. Marianne Cusato, Mr. Kevin Kampschroer, Dr. Get Moy, Ms. Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA, RAS, and Mr. Mack Scogin. The program was chaired by SBIC member Mr. Christopher Fennell.

2008 Award Sponsors

This year's Platinum level sponsors are the BASF Corporation and Southern California Edison. Additional support was provided by the Portland Cement Association, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the International Masonry Institute, the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance, Composite Building Structures Ltd., Chatelain Architects PC, Trane, and the North Carolina Solar Center at North Carolina State University.

About SBIC: The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council is an independent, nonprofit organization and a pioneer advocate of the whole building approach to sustainable facilities. SBIC was founded in 1980 as the Passive Solar Industries Council by the major building trade groups, large corporations, small businesses, and individual practitioners who recognized that energy and resource efficient design and construction are imperative to a sustainable built environment. Today, SBIC members view energy use and sustainability within a larger context of benefits related to productivity and overall efficiency, health and safety, serviceability, and other performance factors. These ideas are reflected in the Whole Building Design Guide (www.wbdg.org), and in recent federal legislation mandating high-performance buildings.