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The Beyond GreenTM Awards
"Green Building Pages is honored to be included in this year's 2006 SBIC Awards and to be in such great company. The award provides more visibility to the industry, but even more valuable has been and will continue to be, the feedback and multiple networking opportunities SBIC brings together with its diverse membership and organizational focus. As the building industry seriously grapples with the issues of climate change, SBIC will play an ever-increasing and essential role in facilitating the dialog and in providing positive solutions."
- Marilyn Miller Farmer, AIA, LEED AP
Director of Green Building Pages
In 2001, the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council established its own Awards Program to recognize the exceptional contributions its members make to sustainability across the United States. The Best Sustainable Practice Award and Exemplary Sustainable Building Award were awarded to Council members and industry professionals who incorporated the whole building approach into their practices and designs.
The Awards Program is a key part of SBIC's commitment to the design, construction and maintenance of high-performance buildings through education, outreach, and advocacy.
As the Council entered its seventh year of awards programs, the emphasis was updated to reflect its evolving approach to building design, summed up by the concept of going...
Beyond GreenTM
These unique awards recognize initiatives that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance building market, as well as the real-world application of high-performance construction practices. The program is open to all and offers two entry categories, High-Performance Initiatives and High-PerformanceBuildings. Federal, state and private sector entries are welcome. Commercial, institutional and residential buildings are all eligible. Appropriate applicants include trade associations, researchers, architects, engineers, consultants, universities and educators, builders, public and private building owners, product manufacturers and suppliers, marketing and media experts, and utilities.
For details on this year's program visit the 2008 Beyond GreenTM Awards home page.
For a complete list of past winners, please visit our Hall of Fame.
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