5.08.2007 - 11:30am ET

(CSRwire) ATLANTA- May 8, 2007 - CoreNet Global today joined for the fourth consecutive year with the American Institute of Architects and the International Interior Design Association to present the annual Sustainability Leadership Awards for Design and Development at the CoreNet Global Summit Denver.

There were a record number of nominations for the 2007 award, signifying the dramatic increase in the awareness and use of sustainable practices by global for-profit and not-for profit organizations.

"Sustainability – when applied at its optimal level – is really an integrated set of practices, policies and products across the supply chain . . . another version of the People, Planet and Profit theme," commented CoreNet Global Chairman Mark Golan. "The entire field of nominees reflects the true influence and impact that corporate real estate and the workplace together can have on sustainability."

Joining Golan, Vice President, Internet Solutions Group, Connected Real Estate, for Cisco Systems, Inc., in the awards presentation were Alexander Thome, AIA, CDT, LEED AP, Fentress Bradburn Architects, representing the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and Elise Shapiro, Facilities Manager, Booz, Allen, Hamilton, representing the International Interiors Design Association (IIDA).
Five winners and two special recognitions were announced:

2007 WINNER
For Achievement in Sustainable Design Collaboration:
G-S-B-S and BIG-D Construction

GSBS architects and Big-D construction, Salt Lake, Utah, masterfully converted the historic 1922 Art Deco style Fuller Paint Company warehouse into a modern office space. The team skillfully led the renovation to obtain LEED certification from the US Green Building Council and admission to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Accepting the award was: Dale Berreth, GSBS.

2007 WINNER
For Achievement in Not-For-Profit Organizations:
The team of RAND CORPORATION and D-M-J-M DESIGN

DMJM architects, Los Angeles, and the Rand Corporation, a non-profit policy research institute in San Monica, teamed up to create Rand’s new corporate headquarters – the first since the original was built 50 years before. Housing nearly three-quarter’s of RAND’s entire workforce, the new 310,000-square-foot facility provides workspace for 1,100 employees. The building earned the coveted LEED Gold Rating from the US Green Building Council. Accepting the award were Kelly Olson and Ellyn Wulfe, both representing D-M-J-M Design.

2007 WINNER
For Achievement in the category of Large Corporations:
THE Hearst Corporation with Tishman Speyer Properties for the new Hearst Tower in New York City

The Hearst Tower is a sustainability supply chain success story linking the corporate client to an effective collaboration with development, design, construction, workplace, brokerage, advisory and economic development partners. The 46-story high rise is benefiting the company, employees and New York, having been described as the city’s first major new landmark of the 21st century by Time magazine. The tower was designed by Lord Norman Foster. Accepting the award were: Brian Schwagerl, Vice President of Corporate Real Estate, The Hearst Corporation, and Steve Grant, Managing Director for Tishman-Speyer.

2007 WINNER
For Achievement in the category of Public Sector and Government:

The U.S. General Services Administration for its new San Francisco high rise office complex

The U.S. General Services Administration worked with the City of San Francisco to select a site for a new sustainable high rise federal office building at the fringe of a challenged urban neighborhood. The 18-story finished product "challenges ideas of what a government high-rise should look like – its humane design is green and dazzling," as described by the San Francisco Chronicle. At $144-million, it cost only $242 per square foot and was designed by architect Thom Mayne. Accepting the award for the GSA team were: Jeff Neely, Assistant Regional Administrator, Public Building Service Maria Ciprazo, and Senior Project Manager, Public Building Service David Winstead, Commissioner, Public Building Service.

2007 WINNER
For Achievement in the category of Small to Mid-Sized Enterprises:

Adobe Systems Inc. with Cushman & Wakefield for Adobe’s Platinum LEED™ Certification

Adobe Systems responded to the California Governor’s plea to cut energy use by 10% several years ago during the state’s utility crisis. It marked the beginning of a comprehensive retrofitting of Adobe’s San Jose office center. To date, more than 60 upgrades have been completed at a cost of $1.3-million. The annual return on investment is an impressive $1.2-million. Adobe achieved a rare PLATINUM LEED EB rating for integrating a wide array of sustainable materials and practices into its existing facilities in Northern California. Accepting the award were Director of Real Estate for Adobe, Randy Knox, and George Denise, General Manager of Cushman & Wakefield.

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

ABN AMRO for its corporate-wide commitment to sustainability and successful reduction of energy and carbon emissions. Accepting the recognition award was Stephen Smith FBIFM MIoD, Global Head of Facilities Management & Sustainability

Both HOK and ABN AMRO are former winners.

HIGHLY COMMENDED ENTRIES

Envision for the Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C.
Gensler for Fluor, Irving, TX
Gensler for Herman Miller, London, UK
Gensler for Toyota government offices, Washington DC
Hines Corporation for its corporate headquarters, Houston, TX and NOP, Atlanta, GA
IA Interiors for the California Public Employee Retirement System, Sacramento, CA
Perkins & Will for their Seattle office, Seattle, WA

COMMENDED ENTRIES

ASD for the Navy Federal Credit Union, Pensacola, FL
Carpet & Rug Institute, Dalton, GA
Melaver/Ozell Tankus Associates for the Abercorn Center, Savannah, GA
Northern Ireland Science Park, Belfast, NI
Perkins & Will for the US Green Building Council Headquarters, Washington DC
Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois
Smith Group, for Visteon (MI) and Pagago Gateway Center (for Chestnut Properties) Tempe, AZ
Workstage, Grand Rapids, MI

Award underwriters are:

Bill Sisson, Director of Corporate Sustainability, United Technologies, Connecticut

The International Interior Design Association (IIDA is a professional networking and educational association of 10,000 members in eight specialty forums and more than 30 Chapters around the world, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

AIA/Interior Architecture Committee and the AIA/Committee on the Environment are professional interest areas of the American Institute of Architect – the world’s leading organization representing the architecture profession. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

CoreNet Global is the world’s premier association for corporate real estate executives. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

For more information please contact:

Martha Parker
603-863-5005
401.225.9000

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