By Joshua Burd
The U.S. Green Building Council New Jersey chapter will celebrate six real estate and infrastructure projects at its upcoming awards gala, including a student housing development at Princeton University and a transformative manufacturing campus in Camden.
As in past years, USGBC NJ will recognize and present awards to companies and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and best practices in green building and sustainability, the organization said. This year’s gala will take place Wednesday, May 16, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Palace at Somerset Park in the Somerset section of Franklin.
“USGBC NJ’s Annual Awards Gala is a terrific event,” said USGBC NJ Board Chair Gregg Woodruff, associate and sustainability leader with Langan Engineering and Environmental Services. “This is the one time each year that we pause to honor a select group of projects and initiatives that represent the best of the best throughout the state when it comes to sustainability efforts.
“We get many highly qualified applicants and we search to find those that are truly setting an example we hope others strive to match and exceed in the year to come. It is also a terrific opportunity for quality networking and fundraising for this important organization.”
This year’s honorees include:
LEED Project of the Year – Interiors: TD Bank – Princeton Store (TD Bank Group)
- TD Bank Group, Core States Group, Builders Inc., Delos Solutions
LEED Project of the Year – Residential: Lakeside Graduate Apartments, Princeton University (American Campus Communities)
- American Campus Communities, Princeton University, Studio Ma, Steven Winter Associates, Dagher Engineering, Costanza Builders
LEED Project of the Year – Campus: Holtec International Technology Campus (Holtec International)
- Holtec International, USA Architects, T&M Associates, Joseph Jingoli & Son, Concord Engineering, O’Donnell & Naccarato, Structural Engineers
Innovation and Sustainability Best Practices – Public: Southwest Resiliency Park, Hoboken
- City of Hoboken, Starr Whitehouse Landscape, Architects & Planners, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Dagher Engineering, Suburban Consulting Engineers
Innovation and Sustainability Best Practices – Materials And Resources: Humanscale Living Product Challenge (Humanscale)
- Humanscale, International Living Futures Institute, Pfister Energy, 2020 Engineering
Innovation and Sustainability Best Practices – Sustainability Planning: Village Retro: Strategy for Sustainability/Ecology/Stormwater (Chambers Design in partnership with Township of South Orange Village, SO Environmental Commission and SO Green Team)
- Chambers Design in partnership with Township of South Orange Village, South Orange Environmental Commission, South Orange Green Team and South Orange Downtown Village Alliance
Ed Walsh, principal and managing director of project management services for Avison Young’s New Jersey office, will return as master of ceremonies.
For more information, visit https://usgbcnj.wildapricot.org/widget/event-2819902
