June 18, 2003—Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, a network of public and private organizations working to develop the green roof industry, presented its first-ever “Green Roof Awards of Excellence” at The First North American Green Roof Infrastructure Conference, Awards and Trade Show, held in Chicago in May. There were six award categories, which apply to all types of buildings and installed green roof designs.
Category: Retrofit Extensive
Winner: Montgomery Park Business Center, Baltimore, Md.
Category: New Extensive
Winner: 901 Cherry Offices for GAP, Inc., San Bruno, Calif.
Category: Retrofit Intensive
Winner: Garden Room, Shorewood, Wisc.
Category: New Intensive
Winners: Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters and Oak Hammock Marsh, Interpretive Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Category: Retrofit Combination
Winner: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago, Ill.
Category: New Combination
The Church of Jesus Latter-Day Saints Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Green roofs involve planting gardens and other vegetation on the roofs of buildings, helping to keep the building cool while also reducing the urban heat island effect that can drive up temperatures within cities.
Based on a report from the US Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
