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« CVS trial: Celona to return to stand | Today | Public records bill headed for vote today » May 20, 2008Providence contest honors sustainable building designThe winners of Providence's first Sustainable Housing Design Competition proposed housing projects that were not only sustainable and efficient, but affordable as well. Christine West of Providence-based Kite Architects and Robert Swinburne, from Brattleboro, Vt., were the winners of the contest which challenged participants to be efficient, to conserve and to use renewable energy in their designs. "These winning designs are an excellent example of 21st century housing that is energy efficient, affordable and good for our environment," Mayor David Cicilline said in a statement this morning. The awards were presented at the city's Celebration of Housing breakfast. More than a dozen designs were submitted to blind judging, according to the statement. Judges focused on design and community context, LEED certification and technology standards, replicable design and realistic budget and materials.
Cicilline also awarded the executive director of the West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation, Sharon Conard Wells, with the Top Producer Housing Award. Cynthia Langlykke, executive director of the Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services, was given the Mayor's Partnership Award for the group's merger with the Elmwood Foundation. Cicilline also went over some of the programs that the city was initiating as a response to the growing number of houses going into foreclosure, such as penalties for abandoning properties and $1 million from the Housing Trust Funds to be made available for repairing foreclosed homes. Posted by Brandie Jefferson CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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