Big Announcements Made at 7th Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards
Regional leaders in the advancement of sustainable design and construction were recently honored as winners of Viridiant’s Sustainable Leadership Awards. Winners were announced at the organization’s 7th annual awards ceremony on March 22nd at the historic Bolling Haxall House in downtown Richmond. The event drew over 150 individuals representing home builders, non-profit and for-profit housing providers and developers, program sponsors, homeowners, affordable housing advocates, and those interested in creating green housing opportunities in Virginia.
Each year, Viridiant presents awards to builders, developers, and other stakeholders throughout the region who demonstrate superior dedication to the advancement of sustainable housing. Nominees and winners are honored in a variety of categories to cover new construction, renovation, single family, multifamily, and more.
Winners were awarded based on projects completed in 2015. This year’s award winners include:
- Visionary Award: Janaka Casper – Community Housing Partners
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- Single Family Builder of the Year: Southern Development Homes – Charlottesville, VA
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- Single Family Project of the Year: Home on Rankin Drive, Hardy, VA – PD&M
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- EarthCraft Single Family Debut Award: Dan Guinn Homes – Harcum, VA
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- Habitat for Humanity Affiliate of the Year: Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads
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- Multifamily Developer of the Year: Fairfield Residential
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- Multifamily New Construction Project of the Year: The Shell, Arlington, VA – AHC Inc.
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- Multifamily Renovation Project of the Year: Jefferson Brookeville Apartments, Newport News, VA – Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority
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- Top Ten High Performance Home Builders
- #1: Community Housing Partners – 4 Duplexes on Grissom Lane, Blacksburg, VA
- #2: Promethean Homes – Heston Farm, Waynesboro, VA
- #3: Health E Community Enterprise – 7 homes on Louisiana Street, Richmond, VA
- #4: Artisan Construction – Home on Camargo Drive, Charlottesville, VA
- #5: Luke Construction – Home on Oakum Creek Road, Virginia Beach, VA
- Tied for #6: Latitude 38 – Home on Montrose Ave, Charlottesville, VA
- Tied for #6: Dan Guinn Homes – Home on Robins Nest Lane, Harcum, VA
- #7: Southern Development Homes – Home on Burnet Way, Charlottesville, VA
- #8: J. Hall Homes – Home on Sawhill Blvd, Spotsylvania, VA
- #9: PD&M – Home on Rankin Drive, Hardy, VA
- #10: Bain-Waring – Home on Grey Oaks Park Terrace, Glenn Allen, VA
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- Top Ten High Performance Homes
- #1-6: Duplexes on Grissom Lane, Blacksburg, VA – Community Housing Partners
- #7: Heston Farm, Waynesboro, VA – Promethean Homes
- #8-10: Homes on Louisiana Street – Health E Community Enterprise of Virginia
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In addition to recognizing award winners and nominees, Viridiant celebrated its 10th anniversary and unveiled its new name! To find out why EarthCraft Virginia is now Viridiant, watch the launch video.
Event sponsors included: Virginia Housing Development Authority, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, Superior Walls of Central Virginia, The Joyce Agency, Habitat for Humanity Virginia, Ferguson, HVAC by JM, Virginia Community Development Corporation, and S.B. Cox.