Interviews & Articles

Here, you'll find profiles, interviews and articles on past BetterBricks Award winners and their projects.  

An Interview with Amanda Sturgeon, Perkins + Will
For more than a decade, Amanda Sturgeon has been a leader in the emerging sustainable building field. Working in both the private and public sectors through the course of her career, Sturgeon has been a leader helping convince clients and colleagues to embrace energy-efficient design. This is why Sturgeon received a BetterBricks Award for Architect in 2008.

An Interview with Ada Healey, Vulcan
Ada Healey, vice president of real estate at Vulcan, won a BetterBricks Award in 2006, a time when the real estate market was booming, for Vulcan's commitment to high performance buildings. In the ensuing three years, the marketplace has become very different, but Healey's values about promoting sustainability and green construction are stronger than ever.

An Interview with Norm Strong, Miller | Hull Partnership
In 2007 Norman Strong, managing partner of The Miller | Hull Partnership, a venerable Seattle architecture firm, received a BetterBricks Award in the Advocate category. In this interview, Strong shares his insights on the current state of the green building industry and how architects are continuing to progress energy efficiency.