Carl Elefante, former president of the American Institute of ArchitectsThe greenest building is the one that already exists.
This award recognizes the importance of renovation and reuse of existing buildings, extending their service life to the greatest extent possible while anticipating and accommodating the need for future maintenance, repair, and renovation.
The Facade-forward Adaptive Reuse award goes to a deserving building renovation (the adaptive reuse, refit, or modernization of an existing building) in which a significant facade system intervention plays a leading role in the success of the program.
Submissions for the Facade-forward Adaptive Reuse category will be evaluated in the overarching context of innovation and sustainability, which may include diverse considerations ranging from design concepts to project delivery strategies, supply chain management and lifecycle performance attributes.
In addition to the General Assessment Criteria, the hierarchy of consideration for the Facade-forward Adaptive Reuse award will be:
10% — Clarity (narrative and graphic representation)
25% — Durability
25% — Utility
25% — Beauty
15% — The extent to which collaboration and collaborative processes among the project team can be demonstrated to have played a definitive role in outstanding project outcomes.
Before beginning your submission, please review the following:
Ready to submit a project for consideration? Please complete the online submission form by the deadline!