by Brianna Crandall — February 25, 2013—The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing announced the recipients of its 2012 RoofPoint Excellence in Design Awards in January. This year’s award winners were selected among nearly 100 projects submitted for consideration and evaluated based on the mission and criteria of RoofPoint. The RoofPoint program is a voluntary, consensus-based green rating system developed by the Center to recognize design excellence and to provide a means for building owners, roofing contractors and designers to select roof systems based on long-term energy and environmental benefits.
The RoofPoint Excellence in Design Award contest recognizes design excellence in eleven categories. Award recipients best exemplify the spirit and requirements of specific RoofPoint credits, and demonstrate significant leadership in advancing the awareness and application of sustainable roofing. The RoofPoint Program Structure covers the categories of Energy/Environmental Categories, Critical Functional Strategies, Specific Strategic Goals, Measurable Criteria, Evaluation System, and Recognition.
The 2012 RoofPoint Excellence in Design Award winners are:
- Excellence in Energy Management: DERBIGUM Americas, Inc.; Project: Bayer CropScience — Kansas City, MO
- Excellence in Materials Management: Sika Sarnafil; Project: GM Aftersales Warehouse — Lansing, MI
- Excellence in Water Management: Carlisle Construction Materials; Project: Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 3 — Brooklyn, NY
- Excellence in Life Cycle Management: Hutchinson Design Group, Ltd.; Projects: Recognized for four projects exemplifying high levels of durability and energy efficiency
- Excellence in Innovation: Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance; Project: MD Anderson Cancer Center Labyrinth Garden Roof — Orlando, FL
- Excellence in Reroofing: Benchmark, Inc.; Project: Aviall Services — Dallas, TX
- Global Leadership: Firestone Building Products; Project: Lowe’s Etobicoke — Toronto, Canada
- Community Leadership: Porter Roofing Contractors, Inc.; Projects: Recognized for 18 projects in Tennessee and Alabama.
- Private Sector Leadership: D.C. Taylor Co.; Project: TD Ameritrade Headquarters — Omaha, NE
- Public Sector Leadership: United Materials, LLC; Projects: Recognized for nine federal sector projects in Denver, CO
- Advancing Sustainable Roofing: Firestone Building Products; Project: Bridgestone Americas Technical Center — Akron, OH
The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, whose mission is to promote the development and use of environmentally responsible, high performance roof systems and technologies.
