Wednesday, April 25, 2007
ecoMOD and Learning Barge Win Awards in JRGBC’s “Go Green” Awards Program
At the Go Green Awards ceremony sponsored by the James River Green Building Council (JRGBC) on April 20, the ecoMOD Project, directed by Assistant Professor John Quale, won both the JRGBC High Performance Building Award Grant of $10,000 and the Honor Award in the Built Work category. Quale announced that the grant funds will support the modular green roof and evacuated tube solar hot water panel at the third ecoMOD house to be sited in the Castle Hill / Fifeville neighborhood of Charlottesville. The Learning Barge Project, directed by Assistant Professor Phoebe Crisman, won the Honor Award in the Unbuilt Work category. Also, several projects designed by alumni practitioners won merit awards.
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