2011 Puget Sound BetterBricks Awards

Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2011 Puget Sound BetterBricks Awards. A total of 14 green building professionals were recognized at the Hyatt Olive 8 the evening of February 17. Dana Schneider, VP, Sustainability Services Market Lead for Jones Lang LaSalle was the keynote speaker. Dana and Jones Lang LaSalle led the implementation of an energy management and sustainability program at the Emprire State Building with an anticipated annual energy savings of $4.4 million. In her keynote address, Dana discussed the Empire State Building energy retrofit and how Jones Lang LaSalle is replicating this success in their commercial portfolio across the country. Download Dana's PPT presentation here.

Read the press release here or download Seattle Business Magazine's special section here.

Quick Links to awards by category

Owner/Developer
Architect
Design Engineer
Advocate
Emerging Leader
Facility Manager/Operator
Property Manager
Service Contractor

Owner / Developer:

Winner - Brian Fritz, AvalonBay Communities

Winner - Daniel Coxall, Hammes Company

Architect:

Winner - Ron van der Veen, DLR Group

Design Engineer:

Winner - Dick Moeller, Finn Jakobson, Norm Brown, CDi Engineers

Finalist - Scott Rushing, Rushing Company

Key Projects: Pike Place Market; Amazon.com; Alto Apartments; Lake City Village

Advocate:

Winner - Peter Dobrovolny, City of Seattle

Winner - Kathleen O'Brien, O'Brien & Company

Emerging Leader:

Winner - Jason Twill, Vulcan

Winner - Chris Flint Chatto, ZGF Architects

Facility Manager / Operator:

Winner - Stephen Grose, Virginia Mason Medical Center

Winner - Edward Krause, Providence St. Peter Hospital

Property Manager:

Winner - Unico Properties Puget Sound Management Team, Unico Properties Brett Philips, Mike Bedsworth, Clarence Clipper, Steve Guagliardo, Jim Rock, Darrin Williams, Ross Peyton

Finalist - Jeff Myrter & Jeff Kasowski, Wright Runstad & Company

Key Projects: Company Energy and Environmental Stewardship Initiative; incorporated an Energy and Environmental Stewardship report into quarterly property manager report; water reclamation at 1201 Third Ave.