2005 AIA Committee on the Environment Green Project Awards

On Earth Day April 22nd, the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced the winners of its annual prestigious COTE Green Project Awards, an international competition to select the top high-performance, sustainable projects designed by U.S. Architects and completed since 1994. This year's competition was sponsored in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® and Target Finder programs and BuildingGreen Inc.

The projects will be formally unveiled at a special reception on April 28th at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, and showcased in mid-May at the AIA National Convention in Las Vegas.

On Thurs. May 12th, the AIA NY Chapter Committee on the Environment, in partnership with the EBA/CEEP Green Salon, will host a panel discussion consisting of three of the jurors from this year's Awards program -- Susan Maxman, FAIA; Dan Nall, FAIA; and Deborah Snoonian, PE -- who will present the winning projects.

The AIA COTE Green Project Awards program seeks to identify and recognize the benefits of an integrated, high-performance design approach and acknowledge architects as experts in the creation of energy-conscious and environmentally responsible design solutions. COTE places a high value on sustainable design practices, not only to educate the architecture community and the public at large, but also for developers, building owners, and occupants.

Moderated by Joyce Lee, AIA, Chief Architect, NYC Office of Management & Budget, and former Chair AIA National COTE

Panel: ( 3 members of the Jury)

Susan A. Maxman, FAIA - Design Principal of Susan Maxman & Partners Architects, Philadelphia
Ms. Maxman is a nationally recognized advocate and expert on the principles of sustainable design, as evidenced by her architectural practice and professional activities. As Principal of her own firm since 1980, Ms. Maxman challenges herself and the firm to consistently design in a way that does not detract from the beauty of nature and that mitigates the effects of building on the environment. Under Ms. Maxman’s design leadership the work of the firm has been recognized for excellence in design and environmental sensitivity. A recent project, The Cusano Environmental Education Center has received many awards from Federal Government Agencies and other non-profit groups for its cutting edge environmental sustainability. In 1993, as the first female President of the American Institute of Architects, Ms. Maxman became a spokesperson and advocate for the practice of sustainable design. For her advocacy of sustainable design, Ms. Maxman received Honorary Doctorates at Ball State University and The University of Detroit-Mercy. She has been included in the Pennsylvania Honor Roll of Women, is a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania, and is among those listed in Who’s Who in America. Ms. Maxman served as Chair of the Board of overseers of the Graduate School of Fine Arts and is the past Chair of The Urban Land Institute’s Environmental Council.

Daniel H. Nall, FAIA, PE - Senior Vice President of Flack and Kurtz Consulting Engineers, New York
Mr. Nall is a Senior Vice President of Flack and Kurtz Consulting Engineers in New York. He is currently involved with the Newseum in Washington, DC, new US Embassies in Kathmandu and Cape Town, the Nashville Federal Courthouse, the New York Times Headquarters Building and the new Computer Center for the University of North Carolina.  Other notable projects with his involvement include the Alcoa Corporate Headquarters and the TRW Corporate Headquarters.
A graduate of Princeton University and Cornell University, Mr. Nall is both a Registered Architect and a Professional Engineer, and is also a LEED Accredited Professional.  He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Chapter of the US Green Buildings Council and has been vice-chairman of the US Green Buildings Council Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group. He was also a member of the ASHRAE 90.1 Committee (Energy Efficiency), and the Advisory Group of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment.  
Mr. Nall is an expert in the use of computer simulation in building design and is the author of over 30 papers in technical and professional journals on that topic.  He has been an invited speaker at a number of symposia on energy efficiency in buildings, is a Visiting Lecturer at the Princeton University School of Architecture and has been an Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture at Columbia University.

Deborah Snoonian, PE - Senior Editor for Architectural RECORD
Ms. Snoonian holds a degree in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University. She practiced for several years as an engineer, consultant, and researcher before joining Architectural Record in 2001 to cover technology, building science, and sustainable building. She's a former board member and newsletter editor for the Washington, D.C. chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 2002 she was named a finalist for the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award for coverage of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Her freelance writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and other publications.

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