Before
Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley signs off from 21 years in office, he will announce the winners of the city-wide
Greenworks Awards. This annual competition honors three categories of green excellence: sustainable business, innovation in the built environment, and community leadership. This week, finalists faced off in a public presentation, telling the audience why their project or business was most deserving of the award. The eight contenders for the most innovative built environment include new
buildings,
energy efficiency upgrades and retrofits, smart growth developments (like brownfield redevelopment), achievements in alternative and native
landscaping, as well as city infrastructure improvements. See these finalists after the jump, and comment to let us know who you think the winner should be!
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Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo
This project includes a 14-acre revitalization of the pond located at Lincoln Park’s Zoo. The half-mile walkway is openly accessible to all visitors. 90% of the materials from the construction project were able to be reused, and the pond was dug deeper, so that fish would be able to weather the winter there. The outdoor classroom, shown above, was inspired by the shells of turtles that reside in the surrounding pond. The boardwalk, made from recycled plastic, has educational information about nature and the environment along its path.
CNT Energy Savers by CNT Energy
Facilitating efficiency upgrades to apartment buildings across the city, CNT Energy Savers has seen an average energy reduction of 30% per project. CNT doesn’t just help with the labor in their renovations, but also educates building owners and aids in sorting through rebate paperwork.
The Joy Garden at Northside Preparatory High School by Urban Habitat Chicago
Students, teachers, and members of the neighboring community invested numerous hours of labor in a plan to transform the contaminated earth of a former salt storage area into a beautiful garden — all for just $7,000. Almost all of the materials used were reclaimed from other Chicago building sites.
The winners were announced at a ceremony last night! For the Built Environment Category the award recipients were: Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo, the Lakefront Comfort Stations by Muller&Muller Ltd., and the Sakofa House by Harley Ellis Devereaux. The Fast Pitch audience choice winner was CNT Energy Savers. Congrats to all of the winners!
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