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Los Angeles Community College District, Audubon Society Headquarters, Among Top Award Winners for Excellence in Sustainability

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 06:35 CDT

CoreNet Global, AIA and IIDA Announce Winners of 6th Annual Sustainability Leadership Award for Design & Development

ATLANTA, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- For almost a decade the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) has been leading the green revolution thanks to a multi-billion dollar Sustainable Building Program, which will deliver approximately 90 new green buildings through its nine community college locations. The LACCD is among the winners of the 6th annual Sustainability Leadership Award for Design and Development announced by CoreNet Global.

This year's group of international nominees along with their service providers give a 360-degree view of the projects at hand, beginning with their own internal practices. Once again, these projects transcend standard LEED(TM) certification, looking even deeper into the theme of environmental and social sustainability.

"From under flooring and green HVAC to cutting edge buildings and revamped internal initiatives, this year's nominees have managed to keep the sustainable building and design world hungry for more in light of such economic peril," commented CoreNet Global Chairman Mark Tamburro.

Joining Tamburro, Vice President of Workplace Resources at Nokia, in the awards presentation was CoreNet Global CEO Dr. Prentice Knight.

Five winners were announced:

2009 WINNER

For Achievement in Design in For-Profit Organizations:

Woods Bagot: Eversheds, One Wood Street, London

The Eversheds project challenges conventional office configuration through the integrated development of a new "hybrid studio" brought derived from two directions: 1. Innovation sustainable heating/cooling solutions with multi-service chilled beams, and, 2. Analyzing and challenging cellular office arrangements for a new generation of staff. This combination of innovative workplace strategies, advanced technologies, environmental stewardship driven from the young graduates and change management, allowed Eversheds to elevate their leased base building from a "very good" to an "excellent" BREEAM rating. This reinvention of the environment allows Eversheds to meet the increasing demands for flexibility and efficiency in our rapidly globalizing economy.

2009 WINNER

For Achievement in Development in For-Profit Organizations:

NBBJ: 223 Yale, NBBJ Office Headquarters in Seattle

223 Yale employees experience a true live/work/play environment as the main tenant of Alley24--a sustainable, mixed use development also designed by NBBJ and outfitted with ground floor retail, cafes and pedestrian-friendly spaces. Employees enjoy significantly more natural light and fresh air: 88% of the building is lit by natural daylight: 90% is heated and cooled through operable windows & all 375 employees work within 36 feet of a window. All windows are clear glass, allowing 95% more light through compared to typical offices. The most unique feature is a hybrid HVAC system with both operable windows and an under-floor heating/cooling system, giving employees greater control over their environment and helping achieve a 49% energy reduction.

2009 WINNER

For Achievement in Design in Not-For-Profit Organizations:

FXFOWLE Architects: The National Audubon Society Headquarters

The National Audubon Society has long been a leader in sustainable architecture. Their new headquarters continues that tradition in maintaining its dedication to cost effective, state-of-the-art technology, and a design that provides a healthy and productive work environment. The innovation embodied in this project is that it's a replicable model for other non-profit organizations/for-profit businesses across the country - demonstrating that sustainable design can be successfully, and financially, achieved without sacrificing aesthetic quality, strategic goals/vision, pr budget. Audubon's leadership is now expanded to innovative solutions that lead to conservation in the workplace.

2009 WINNER

For Achievement in Design in For-Profit Organizations:

Woods Bagot: Out in PUBLIC

Believing that intellectual investigation is at the heart of a sustainable global practice Woods Bagot created, Public, its dedicated research arm, in 2006 and embarked upon a new and ambitious goal of developing innovative and sustainable design solutions underpinned by applied and theoretical research. Coupled with a cultural awareness of our impact on the environment, both in our work and in our own operations, we see enormous short and long-term opportunity in leveraging research as a fundamental tool in developing our sustainable business and design practices. It is our firm belief that maintaining global thought leadership on sustainable issues involves continuous learning, knowledge transfer and tireless investigation and research.

2009 WINNER

For Achievement in Design in Not-For-Profit Organizations:

Los Angeles Community College: LA Community College District's Sustainable Building Program

In an effort to counteract the planet's escalating energy consumption, dependence of non-renewable energy sources and depleting natural resources, the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is committed to going green. For almost a decade, the District has been leading the green revolution thanks to its $5.7 billion

sustainable building program, which is set to deliver approximately 90 new green buildings throughout its nine community colleges, making it one of the largest public sector green building efforts in the United States. This precedent-setting sustainable building policy has established the LACCD as an innovator, leader and promoter of environmentally-friendly solutions.

Award underwriters are:

• Tandus, Founding Sponsor
• Johnson Controls
• HOK
• Liberty Property Trust

A group of leading industry professionals served on the Award Steering Committee and as judges.

• Brian Schwagerl, Hearst Corporation
• Holley Henderson, IIDA, LEED AP, H2EcoDesign
• Alicia Martin, Sprint
• George Gosieski, Business EcoSystems
• Jean Hanson, HDR
• Mary Burke AIA, IIDA, Burke Design & Architecture

About CoreNet Global

CoreNet Global members manage US $1.2 trillion in worldwide corporate assets. With 7,000 members representing large corporations around the world, CoreNet Global (www.corenetglobal.org) operates in five global regions: Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and North America, including Canada.

About The American Institute of Architects

For over 150 years, members of the American Institute of Architects have worked with each other and their communities to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings and cityscapes. By using sustainable design practices, materials, and techniques, AIA architects are uniquely poised to provide the leadership and guidance needed to provide solutions to address climate change. AIA architects walk the walk on sustainable design. Visit www.aia.org/walkthewalk (http://www.aia.org/walkthewalk).

About The International Interior Design Association

The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) works to enhance quality of life through excellence in interior design and to advance interior design through knowledge, value and community. IIDA is a professional networking and educational association of 13,000 Members in nine specialty Forums in 30 Chapters around the world. Additional information is available on IIDA's website www.iida.org.

SOURCE CoreNet Global

Source: PR Newswire

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