Valley Forward’s 31st annual Environmental Excellence Awards program, held in partnership with SRP for the tenth consecutive year, announced its winners at The Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale.
More than 130 entries were received in Arizona’s oldest and most prestigious awards competition focusing exclusively on environmental initiatives. Winners were announced Sept. 17, at Valley Forward’s awards gala attended by more than 600 community leaders at The Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale.
2011 Environmental Excellence Awards Winners
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Residential
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Meritage Homes Launches Net-Zero Revolution
Submitted by: Meritage Homes
AWARD OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Cedar Street Residence 2010
Submitted by: colab studio, llc
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Civic
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Chandler City Hall
Submitted by: SmithGroup
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Appaloosa Branch Library
Submitted by: Douglas Sydnor Architect and Associates, Inc.
Name of Entry: Harmon Public Library
Submitted by: richard+bauer, llc
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Historic Preservation
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Santa Fe Freight Depot
Submitted by: Arrington Watkins Architects
AWARD OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Shade Platform
Submitted by: SmithGroup
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Commercial & Mixed Use
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: U-Haul Contributions to Phoenix Metro Area Built Environment
Submitted by: U-Haul International
AWARD OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Macy’s
Submitted by: Arizona Public Service
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Institutional
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Paradise Valley Community College – Life Sciences Building
Submitted by: Marlene Imirzian & Associates LLC, Architects
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Chandler-Gilbert Community College’s Ironwood Hall
Submitted by: Architekton
Name of Entry: Arizona State University College of Nursing & Health Innovation Phase 2
Submitted by: SmithGroup
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Industrial & Public Works
CRESCORDIAName of Entry: Intel Ocotillo Campus LEED Existing Building: Operations & Maintenance AWARD OF MERITName of Entry: Glendale Regional Public Safety Training |
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LIVABLE COMMUNITIES: Sustainable Communities
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Sustainable Landscape Management: Standards for Landscape Care in the Desert Southwest
Submitted by: Arizona Landscape Contractors’ Association
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Maricopa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Submitted by: Logan Simpson Design Inc.
Name of Entry: Saguaro Transplant Study
Submitted by: Logan Simpson Design Inc.
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES: Adaptive Reuse
AWARD OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Tempe Marketplace
Submitted by: Vestar Development Co.
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES: Multimodal Transportation & Connectivity
AWARD OF MERIT
Name of Entry: 96th Street Improvement Project: Shea Boulevard to Thunderbird Road
Submitted by: City of Scottsdale
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES: Public Policy/Plans
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Downtown Chandler Redevelopment
Submitted by: City of Chandler
AWARD OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Southern Scottsdale Character Area Plan
Submitted by: City of Scottsdale
SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LANDSCAPE: Residential
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Arcadia Residence
Submitted by: colwell:shelor Landscape Architecture
SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LANDSCAPE: Public Sector
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: U.S. 60 Gonzales Pass
Submitted by: Logan Simpson Design Inc.
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: White Tank Branch Library and Nature Center
Submitted by: Maricopa County Library District
Name of Entry: South Arizona Avenue Improvement Project
Submitted by: City of Chandler
SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LANDSCAPE: Private Sector
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: W.L. Gore & Associates Phoenix Campus
Submitted by: LVA Urban Design Studio
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: The Dot Garden
Submitted by: colwell:shelor Landscape Architecture
Name of Entry: Solar Pavilion at Chase Field
Submitted by: Arizona Public Service
SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LANDSCAPE: Trails
CRESCORDIAName of Entry: Soleri Bridge AWARD OF MERITName of Entry: Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Loop 101 Crossing at 63rd Avenue |
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SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LANDSCAPE: Parks
AWARD OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Harmon Park
Submitted by: Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture Public Art Program
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Soleri Bridge and Plaza
Submitted by: Scottsdale Public Art
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Extraordinarily Common
Submitted by: colab studio, llc
Name of Entry: Maple Ash Irrigation Standpipes Project
Submitted by: City of Tempe
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES: Public Sector
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: White Tank Branch Library and Nature Center
Submitted by: Maricopa County Library District
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES: Private Sector
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: IKEA Tempe Solar Energy Project
Submitted by: IKEA Tempe
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Edwin and Nancy Van Brunt Central Energy Plant
Submitted by: Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Name of Entry: Water Conservation in Medical Device Industry
Submitted by: Medtronic, Inc.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION: Public Sector
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Conservation and Sustainable Living Programs
Submitted by: City of Glendale
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Regional Tree & Shade Summit
Submitted by: Sustainable Cities Network/ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability
Name of Entry: White Tank Branch Library and Nature Center
Submitted by: Maricopa County Library District
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION: Private Sector
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Sonoran Sustainable Building Advisor Program
Submitted by: Sonoran SBAP, Inc.
AWARD OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Sustainable Landscape Management: Standards for Landscape Care in the
Desert Southwest
Submitted by: Arizona Landscape Contractors’ Association
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION: Educators, Students & Nonprofit Organizations
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Valley Permaculture Alliance’s Education Program
Submitted by: Valley Permaculture Alliance
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Keep Phoenix Beautiful Education Outreach Program
Submitted by: Keep Phoenix Beautiful
Name of Entry: The Arizona Challenge
Submitted by: Two Worlds Community Foundation
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP – The SRP Award
CRESCORDIA
Name of Entry: Intel Ocotillo Campus LEED Existing Building: Operations & Maintenance
Submitted by: ARCADIS
AWARDS OF MERIT
Name of Entry: Frito Lay Net Zero Program
Submitted by: Arizona Public Service
Name of Entry: Phoenix Public Art Program
Submitted by: Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture Public Art Program
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Name of Entry: U.S. 60 Gonzales Pass
Submitted by: Logan Simpson Design Inc.
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