Mayor Daley Honors CNT with Greenworks Award
First of its kind award recognizes excellence in Sustainable Building Design
CNT has been awarded Mayor Daley’s GreenWorks Award for excellence in Sustainable Building Design. It received the award at the U.S. Green Building Council-Chicago Chapter’s Emerald Gala on May 8, 2004.
The GreenWorks Awards is a bi-annual program that recognizes outstanding examples of green building in Chicago’s private sector. Awards were chosen in two categories: Residential Projects and Non-Residential Projects.
CNT was named 2004 Outstanding Non-Residential Project. In the renovation of its headquarters, an 80-year-old former textile factory, CNT used an integrated planning approach that involved all project stakeholders. The building’s renovation was guided by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System™ Version 2.0. Features include native landscaping and natural stormwater management, low-emitting VOC materials and a thermal ice storage system for air conditioning.
The 2004 GreenWorks Awards applications were evaluated by a jury of sustainable building and design experts who considered how well each building integrates systems, uses energy efficiently, provides a healthy environment for occupants, is sensitive to natural surroundings, and minimizes the environmental impact of materials, construction and operation.
“The Center for Neighborhood Technology renovation demonstrates that green building and design can be done affordably and aesthetically, using readily available products,” said Sharon Feigon, CNT.
