TOOL AND SERVICE CATEGORY

Honorable mention awards go to:

Suhasini Hyerabad from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque for Analytical Hierarchy Process-Based Selection Model for Best Sustainable Practices for Construction Projects.  This framework could help contractors to evaluate sustainable construction priorities.

Julie Phanstiel of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles for the Living Homes Studio, a solar powered sustainable housing prototype designed for disassembly with prefabricated components incorporating passive heating, cooling, and air exchange systems.

Jennifer Voichick with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin, for Promoting Reuse of Building Materials while Protecting Public Health, a project that explores options to divert building materials with lead-paint hazards from landfills in a manner that is environmentally responsible and protects public health.

Jeff Wagner of Charleston, South Carolina, for the Nail Extractor.  These extracting pliers were invented to aid in building restoration and renovation by removing nails and fasteners without bending or cutting the exposed materials. 

Winners

Student Service Category
The team of Keith Cullum and Paul Sargent from California Polytechnic State University in Yorba Linda, with their project, the Deconstruction Engineer.

The project proposes a new degree program for deconstruction engineers.  These professionals would consult throughout a building’s lifecycle to ensure that adaptation and deconstruction occur in the most effective way.  During the first stages of planning a structure, the engineer would offer design suggestions to anticipate efficient deconstruction.  At the end of a building’s life, the deconstruction engineer would evaluate and assess safe reverse construction procedures for salvaging materials.

Professional, built service 
Wayne Trusty with the Athena Assembly Evaluation Tool

Life Cycle Analysis—or LCA—is one tool for to determining the environmental impacts of various building materials through all phases of its life, from extraction through use and disposal.  The ATHENA software tool adopts LCA methodology to measure the climate-changing potential and other environmental impacts of more than 400 common building assemblies. 

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Decided by popular vote via the Internet, The People’s Choice Award goes to:
Mitch Boucher from Haworth Incorporated for the project Sustainability by Design: Deconstruction and Adaptive Reuse

When Haworth, a global designer and manufacturer of adaptable workspace environments, planned major renovations on its headquarters, the company set a goal to recycle or salvage up to 75 percent of the materials.  The project diverted more than 99 percent of construction materials through reuse and recycling. 321 tons of steel were recycled; 75 workstations were donated; and even the door locksets were removed intact and reused in other facilities. More than 58,000 tons of carpet tiles were removed for re-installation, donation to local schools, or recycled.