By Jen Cole
Pictured Above: Andrea Love – USGBC MA Board Chair, Zach Pursley – Stantec, Judy Nitsch – Nitsch Engineering, Jefferson Poole – Goody Clancy, Molly Meyer – Omni Ecosystems, Dan Arons – Perkins Eastman, Madeline Burns – Architerra, Josh Rollins – Suffolk, Douglas Flandro – Cambridge 7 Associates, Nathan Butt – Sasaki, Celis Brisbin – USGBC MA Acting Executive Director
Congratulations to everyone who won an award at our 2017 Green Building Showcase! The Building of the Year Award is our most prestigious award given to a project that goes above and beyond in sustainable features and shows expletory design and innovation. We choose five professional judges to overlook the entries for this award and choose the most deserving winner. The eight Market Leadership Awards are given to projects that show excellence in specific categories. These awards were voted on through an online survey by all of our community members that attended the Showcase. Thank you to everyone who submitted a project and to all of those who voted for them!
The Green Building of the Year went to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School by Perkins Eastman. The design, targeting LEED for Schools Platinum, was recognized not only for its impressive, significant list of sustainable features, but also for its altruistic impact on education and the immediate surrounding community. The MLK School stood out among the other exemplary green buildings in the contest, demonstrating the impact that a sustainable design from a forward-thinking firm can have in a major city.
Health/Wellness Award went to Roux Center for the Environment at Bowdoin College submitted by Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. This project is the on track to achieve LEED Platinum certification and will act as a teaching lab for sustainable and innovative construction technologies.
Site Award went to The Eddy submitted by Gerding Edlen. Standing 17 stories tall, the Eddy consists of 259 apartment units, a suite of amenity spaces, a restaurant and unrivaled views of the Boston Skyline from East Boston.
Energy Efficiency Award went to Bristol Community College’s John J. Sbrega Health and Science Building submitted by Sasaki. The John J. Sbrega Health and Science Building is shared resource space occupied by multiple disciplines within the Sciences and Health Professions disciplines at Bristol Community College.
Beauty Award went to Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center for Executive Education at Harvard Business School submitted by Goody Clancy. This new building will become the new “front door” to the Executive Education precinct with a commitment to executive education, welcomes and orients participants, and providing space for learning, socializing, dining and networking.
Resilience Award went to the project Resilient Futures: Boston Living with Water International Competition submitted by Architerra. Taking top honors in the Boston Living with Water Competition, this proposal for a thriving, mixed-use district was among 50 submissions that envisioned a resilient future adapted for 2100 climate conditions and rising seas.
Materials Award went to UMass Amherst Design Building submitted by Suffolk. This landmark project targeting LEED Gold provides significant momentum for proponents of modern wood construction across the nation and the world.
These projects inspire all of us in the green building industry and here at the USGBC MA, we are amazed at how much can be accomplished in just one year. Stay up to date with our blogs and content to read up on #moregreenbuildings in Massachusetts.
Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
PE | Associate, LeMessurier
Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Director of Sustainability Programs, DASNY | LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
Principal, Bruner/Cott
Architect, Associate, and Sustainability Design Leader, Stantec Architecture and Engineering
FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen
Director of Acquisitions and Development
Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface
Sustainability Manager, Consigli Construction Company