2011 Oregon / SW Washington BetterBricks Awards

Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2011 Oregon / SW Washington BetterBricks Awards. A total of 13 green building professionals were recognized at the Hilton Portland the morning of February 11. Kevin Kampschroer, Director of the Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings for the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA), delivered the keynote address. He discussed his experience in overseeing the green building program for GSA with a focus on energy efficiency. Kevin also discussed the importance of including tenants in the decision-making process to get the best energy-saving and other resource-conserving results. Download Kevin's PPT presentation here.

Read the press release here or download Portland Business Journal's special section here.

Quick Links to awards by category

Owner/Developer
Architect
Design Engineer
Advocate
Emerging Leader
Facility Manager/Operator
Property Manager
Outstanding Industry Contribution

Owner / Developer:

Winner - Bill Wyatt, Port of Portland

Winner - Greg Herrenbruck, New Seasons Market

Architect:

Winner - Lisa Petterson, SERA Architects

Finalist - Phil Beyl, GBD Arcitects

Finalist - James Meyer, Opsis Architecture

Design Engineer:

Winner - Omid Nabipoor, Interface Engineering

Winner - Steven Straus, Glumac

Advocate:

Winner - Elaine Aye, Green Building Services

Winner - Clark Brockman, SERA Architects

Emerging Leader:

Winner - Kipp Baratoff, Equilibrium Capital Group / Gerding Edlen Sustainable Solutions

Facility Manager / Operator:

Winner - Lewis & Clark Facilities Services Team, Lewis & Clark College
Richard Bettega, Larry Atchison, Sharon Hayes, Michael Iannantuano, Amy Dvorak, Janice Carter, Mike Gipsonn, Gabe Bishop