 MENU News DOEE Releases Final BEPS Compliance Rules for Washington, D.C., Building Owners NOVEMBER 18, 2021 SWA is working closely with clients that are evaluating their BEPS compliance options to determine the most cost-effective pathway for their buildings. READ MORE SWA Partners with The Clean Fight to Support Decarbonization Startups NOVEMBER 16, 2021 The Clean Fight New York announced its second cohort of startups working to decarbonize and electrify the mass of New York’s non-luxury residential and commercial buildings, including below-market-rate, affordable housing. As a Clean Fight customer partner, SWA will work with these companies as they scale their technologies and services. READ MORE SWA Staff Help Draft NYC Construction Code Revisions Approved by City Council OCTOBER 8, 2021 Three members of the Steven Winter Associates staff were selected to help draft extensive revisions to New York City's Construction Codes. They volunteered their time to help advance building safety, sustainability, and accessibility in NYC. READ MORE Two SWA Projects Honored at 2021 CTGBC Green Building Awards OCTOBER 8, 2021 The Connecticut Green Building Council (CTGBC) announced that two Steven Winter Associates projects received recognition. The Tyler received the Award of Excellence and Sendero Verde received the Multifamily Merit Award. READ MORE SWA’s Karla Butterfield and James Fera Recognized as Home Innovation 2020 NGBS Green Partners of Excellence AUGUST 13, 2021 Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA), and James Fera, Sustainability Consultant at SWA, have both been named Home Innovation NGBS Green Partners of Excellence for 2020. READ MORE SWA Awarded US EPA’s Indoor airPLUS Leader Award for Tenth Consecutive Year AUGUST 11, 2021 2021 marks the tenth year that SWA has received the Indoor airPLUS Leader recognition from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This annual award recognizes market leading homebuilders and raters who promote safer, healthier, and more comfortable indoor environments by participating in this home labeling program, utilizing the Indoor airPLUS brand in their marketing, and educating the general public about the enhanced indoor air quality protections they offer to new home buyers. READ MORE SWA Collaborates to Advance Inclusive Design as Building Performance JULY 20, 2021 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. recently launched a new partnership dedicated to advancing the firm’s work in inclusive design. The collaboration aims to align inclusive design with sustainability, health, and other high-priority building performance initiatives. The team will explore innovative applications of inclusive design across disability, gender, culture, LGBTQ+ identity, language, among other factors of human diversity, and will be introducing a participatory inclusive design model centered on connecting architectural project teams with a diverse range of building users and community members. READ MORE Announcing Partnership with Building Innovation Hub as Founding Member APRIL 13, 2021 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) is excited to announce our partnership with the Institute for Market Transformation’s Building Innovation Hub (The Hub) as a founding member. We will help play a key role in ensuring that building industry professionals across the District have access to resources that allow them to build, operate, and maintain more efficient and resilient buildings which benefit both their occupants and the environment. READ MORE Cooper Park Commons Building 2 Awarded in Second Round of Buildings of Excellence Competition MARCH 23, 2021 Building 2 of Cooper Park Commons was recently selected as a $1 million winner in the second round of New York State’s Buildings of Excellence Competition for its high efficiency, low carbon emitting design. The project is also one of five projects awarded a Blue Ribbon for Design Excellence by the Architectural League of New York, based on building and unit design, space functionality and use by occupants, site context, and integration of energy saving and resiliency measures into overall design goals. READ MORE SWA Pre-Approved to Perform NYSERDA FlexTech IAQ Studies JANUARY 20, 2021 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) has been pre-approved to perform eligible indoor air quality (IAQ) studies under the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Flexible Technical Assistance (FlexTech) program. READ MORE SWA Project Shortlisted as International Project of the Year JANUARY 15, 2021 SWA project, Cornell Tech, is nominated by CIBSE Journal as the International Project of the Year for the 2021 Building Performance Awards. The award winners will be announced on February 25th at the CIBSE award ceremony. READ MORE Steven Winter Associates Selected to Implement Ambitious Plan to Reduce DC Building Emissions NOVEMBER 11, 2020 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) has been selected by Washington, D.C.’s Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) to perform a detailed analysis of costs and benefits associated with the Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS) program, which will allow DOEE to implement the District’s plan to encourage energy performance improvements in existing buildings. READ MORE 2020 CTGBC Green Building Award Recipients OCTOBER 30, 2020 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) is happy to announce that one of our team members and three of our projects received awards at this year’s Connecticut Green Building Council Awards Ceremony. READ MORE Article Co-Authored by SWA Published in Springer Nature OCTOBER 16, 2020 “Venting for health: indoor air quality improvements from upgraded ventilation systems in multifamily high-rise housing,” co-authored by Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), investigates the impact of various ventilation upgrades on indoor air quality (IAQ). READ MORE SWA Awarded US EPA’s Indoor airPLUS Leader Award for Ninth Consecutive Year SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 SWA is honored to be recognized as a 2020 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award Winner for the ninth consecutive year! Since 2012, we have verified over 800 Indoor airPLUS qualified homes throughout New England, New Jersey, New York and the DC area. READ MORE Grass House Announced as Recipient of USGBC-NCR Responsible Design Award JULY 29, 2020 The National Capital Region chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council awarded a SWA project, Grass House, the Responsible Design Award at their annual "A Midsummer Night's Green" celebration. READ MORE 3365 Third Avenue is a USGBC LEED Homes Awards Recipient in the Outstanding Affordable Project Category JULY 22, 2020 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded a Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) project, 3365 Third Avenue, as a LEED Homes Award winner in the Outstanding Affordable Project category. READ MORE Karla Butterfield Recognized as Home Innovation 2019 NGBS Green Partner of Excellence JUNE 4, 2020 Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at Steven Winter Associates, Inc. has been named a Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence for 2019. READ MORE SWA’s Gayathri Vijayakumar Acknowledged by NPR as 2020 Influential Woman APRIL 13, 2020 SWA's Gayathri Vijayakumar was featured as one of Nonprofit Resource's influential women in honor of National Women's Month and Equal Pay Day. READ MORE AIA New York Names SWA Project as 2020 Design Award Recipient JANUARY 24, 2020 SWA Project, Star Garments Innovation Center, received the 2020 Design Award of merit in the sustainability category. This project, which is the first Passive House in Sri Lanka, was awarded by the AIA New York chapter for it’s “design quality, response to its context and community, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique.” READ MORE Sentient Buildings & SWA CEO Featured in Commercial Observer Article JANUARY 23, 2020 David Unger, founder of Sentient Buildings, as well as SWA CEO Marc Zuluaga, are featured in this Commercial Observer article. The mission of Sentient Buildings, an IOT company partly owned by SWA, is to "marry the internet of things" to enhance efficiency, save energy, and improve tenant comfort. READ MORE SWA Authored, “NYC Biggest Sustainable Surprise,” featured in Home Energy Magazine DECEMBER 11, 2019 At nearly 75 years old, New York City's largest apartment complex, Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, continues to raise the bar for sustainability and energy-efficient retrofits. The past decade has been particularly transformative and noteworthy for the strategic emphasis placed on improving building performance. The 500-plus staff members at the complex have worked with Steven Winter Associates to achieve the highest levels of energy efficiency and sustainability, all while housing a population that is the size of a small city. READ MORE D.C. High-Performance Buildings Hub Created to Help Building Owners Comply With Climate Goals DECEMBER 4, 2019 To help the District achieve its ambitious climate commitments, create jobs, and grow its economy, the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), under the leadership of Mayor Muriel Bowser, has developed a new High-Performance Building Hub to provide critical hands-on assistance to the District’s real estate community and building industry professionals affected by the law. Steven Winter Associates Inc., as well as ARUP, the Building Energy Exchange, and New Buildings Institute completed a needs assessment of the specific training, capacity buildings, support, and technical assistance needs of the District’s building owners and the consultants they rely on; such as architects, contractors, facility managers, property managers, and real estate brokers. READ MORE Seven SWA Projects Awarded at NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence Awards NOVEMBER 20, 2019 SWA team members attended the Building of Excellence Awards, where seven SWA projects were awarded. NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence competition incentivizes innovative multifamily projects that aim to achieve near- to net-zero carbon emissions through design, construction, and operation. The competition, which was started by Governor Cuomo in support of the Green New Deal, has a $40M award pool to be distributed throughout three rounds. READ MORE SWA’s Accessibility Director Interviewed on USGBC Podcast NOVEMBER 7, 2019 SWA Senior VP and Managing Director of Accessibility Services, Peter Stratton, was interviewed on USGBC's podcast "Built for Health." The conversation takes a look at how designing with accessibility in mind is a smart sustainability move, and what the importance is in creating adaptable spaces that work for everyone. READ MORE NYSERDA to provide up to $4 million to develop Next Generation Innovation NOVEMBER 5, 2019 The Next Generation Innovation Challenges support clean energy companies that want to develop, commercialize and demonstrate new technologies for HVAC systems. SWA is working with a NYS manufacturer to design and demonstrate a new system for individual heating and cooling units in hotels and multifamily buildings which is expected to reduce greenhouse emissions by 20% or more compared to conventional systems. READ MORE An Interview with SWA’s Director of Passive House Services OCTOBER 24, 2019 SWA's Director of Passive House Services, Lois Arena, was interviewed alongside Deborah Moelis of Handel Architects for Passive House Accelerator. READ MORE SWA Projects Receive Awards at CTGBC Green Building Awards OCTOBER 4, 2019 SWA accepted the 2019 Out-of-State Award of Merit and the Institutional Award of Honor at the 2019 CTGBC Green Building Awards Ceremony on behalf of the MGM Springfield project and UCONN Engineering & Science building. READ MORE SWA’s CEO Interviewed for Habitat Magazine SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 SWA CEO Marc Zuluaga discusses the links between the pragmatic application of smart building principles and compliance with New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act in an interview with Habitat Magazine. READ MORE SWA Honored for Eighth Consecutive Year as EPA Indoor airPLUS Leader AUGUST 21, 2019 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Steven Winter Associates for our outstanding commitment to constructing homes with improved indoor air quality through participation in the Indoor airPLUS Program. SWA was one of four Home Energy Raters to be awarded with a 2019 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award. READ MORE The Grass House Receives 2019 Washingtonian Residential Design Award AUGUST 15, 2019 The AIA Washington DC Chapter has awarded The Grass House Project as a recipient of the 2019 Washingtonian Residential Design Award. SWA provided sustainability consulting services and was the Green Rater for this highly efficient, nature-inspired, unique building. READ MORE SWA’s Director of Passive House Services Featured in New York Times Article JULY 15, 2019 A New York Times article on New York City's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, 'Counting Down to a Green New York', quoted Lois Arena, and discusses multiple SWA projects that are using Passive House design to decrease building's carbon emissions. READ MORE GreenHomeNYC featured on WFUV JULY 8, 2019 The WFUV radio station's Strike a Chord campaign this summer is focusing on energy conservation and the individuals/companies working in sustainability. Katie Schwamb, Senior Sustainability Consultant at SWA, discusses her involvement in GreenHomeNYC- an organization working to raise awareness regarding energy consumption in the built environment. READ MORE SWA Announces New Leadership JUNE 19, 2019 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. announces new leadership following the retirement of former President, Dianne Griffiths. Appointed by the firm’s Board of Directors, Marc Zuluaga will step in as Chief Executive Officer, and Srikanth Puttagunta will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer. This transition solidifies an expanded leadership team with a long track record of empowering innovative employees. READ MORE CAMBA Gardens Phase II Honored with 2018 LEED Homes Award JUNE 18, 2019 CAMBA Gardens Phase II, located in Wingate, Brooklyn, has been selected as a 2018 LEED Homes Award winner in the Outstanding Affordable Project category. SWA is proud to have served as the sustainability and energy consultants for this project, which will continue to provide affordable housing for tenants and establish positive and beneficial relationships with the hospital and community. READ MORE SWA Earns ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Market Leader Award MAY 22, 2019 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named SWA a 2019 ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Market Leader. The award recognizes builders and raters that verify an outstanding number of ENERGY STAR certified homes, in which SWA contributed to 242 in 2018 alone! READ MORE Steven Winter Associates Joins IWBI as a Cornerstone Member APRIL 30, 2019 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) announced its involvement in the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) membership program as a Cornerstone Member. SWA is excited to join like-minded companies from across the globe that are committed to enhancing buildings and communities to help people thrive. READ MORE SWA Becomes Passive House Institute Certifier APRIL 4, 2019 The Passive House team at SWA has become one of only two firms located in the United States to be listed as an accredited certifier for the Passive House Institute (PHI). By extending this service offering, SWA can significantly contribute to the growth of the Passive House market in the U.S. READ MORE Candela Lofts Honored by USGBC-NJ as LEED Project of the Year: Residential Passive House MARCH 20, 2019 Candela Lofts, located in Hoboken, New Jersey, was awarded LEED Project of the Year in the Residential Passive House category by the USGBC-NJ Chapter. SWA is honored to have served on the project team for Candela Lofts, helping it to obtain this outstanding achievement in green building and sustainability. READ MORE USGBC Announces Inclusive Design Pilot Credit Proposed by SWA MARCH 1, 2019 USGBC has announced that it will now include an inclusive design pilot credit for the LEED rating system. The intrinsic connection between green building, health, and accessibility is what led SWA to propose this credit back in 2017. We are excited and proud of our contribution toward improving the LEED program with a more holistic approach to building design and construction. READ MORE As one Building America Project Ends, Another Begins for SWA’s Research Team FEBRUARY 25, 2019 On January 29, the DOE announced the allocation of $42 million in project selections for innovative building research, which included funding for SWA’s proposal to conduct research to develop a low-load integrated heating, dehumidification, and air conditioning (HDAC) comfort system. READ MORE Karla Butterfield Named 2018 NGBS Green Partner of Excellence FEBRUARY 25, 2019 Karla Butterfield has been named a Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence for the third consecutive year. NGBS Green, which is based on the National Green Building Standard™ (NGBS), has certified more homes than any other national green home certification program thanks in large part to its knowledgeable in-field verifiers. READ MORE SWA’s Managing Director of Accessibility Services Quoted in New York Times Article FEBRUARY 8, 2019 A New York Times article on accessible housing in NYC, 'Where Luxury Meets Accessibility', quoted Peter Stratton while discussing the types of litigation often faced by developers. READ MORE New York’s First LEED for Communities Certification FEBRUARY 5, 2019 New York’s Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, the largest rental apartment complex in the US, is the first in New York State to earn the LEED for Communities certification. Steven Winter Associates led the certification process for this landmark accomplishment, which earned a LEED Platinum rating. READ MORE Peter Stratton’s Interview on ADA Compliance JANUARY 11, 2019 SWA Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Accessibility Services, Peter Stratton, was recently interviewed by Common Edge Magazine to discuss why architects still struggle with accessibility and ADA compliance. READ MORE Maureen Mahle of Steven Winter Associates Selected as 2018 LEED Fellow NOVEMBER 9, 2018 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. announces that Maureen Mahle, Managing Director of Sustainable Housing Services, has been named a 2018 LEED Fellow by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). LEED Fellows are LEED Professionals at the top of their fields in green building design, engineering, and development. READ MORE Announcing the Smart Buildings NYC Website OCTOBER 23, 2018 The definition of a Smart Home has been refined over the past decade. However, the same cannot yet be said for the idea of Smart Buildings. These spaces in which many of us live or work are much more complex, use far more energy and resources, and require a multi-faceted approach to making them “smarter.” Steven Winter Associates and Sentient Buildings have created an online resource to serve as a forum for understanding Smart Buildings, in New York City and beyond. READ MORE SWA Wins 2018 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award for Seventh Consecutive Year SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Steven Winter Associates for our outstanding commitment to constructing homes with improved indoor air quality through participation in the Indoor airPLUS Program. SWA was one of three Home Energy Raters to be awarded with a 2018 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award. READ MORE SWA Projects Take Top Honors in USGBC’s LEED Homes Awards JUNE 29, 2018 The USGBC recently released the 2017 LEED Homes Award recipients. Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) is proud to have been part of these incredible project teams: The House at Cornell Tech, recipient of the Project of the Year award and JHM Group’s Crescent Crossings, awarded Outstanding Affordable Project. Several of SWA’s clients were also awarded for their continued commitment to LEED Certification including The Hudson Companies, named Outstanding Multifamily Developer, as well as The Community Builders and JHM Group were also acknowledged as 2017 Power Builders. READ MORE Universal Design Principles Published in New WELL Building Standard (WELL v2) JUNE 20, 2018 The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has formally adopted Universal Design (UD) principles into the new and improved WELL Building Standard version 2 (WELL v2). Inclusion of the UD concepts were proposed by Steven Winter Associates’ Accessibility Team in February of 2017. SWA is thrilled at the news of this achievement, solidifying Universal Design as an option for anyone wishing to pursue the WELL v2 certification. READ MORE EVGB on East 14th Street – Raising the Bar for Sustainable Buildings in NYC MAY 22, 2018 Extell Development Company’s newest edition to their portfolio is located in Manhattan’s exciting East Village neighborhood. The project, referred to as EVGB, will comprise 160 residential rental apartments as well as retail space on the ground floor. Under the guidance of Steven Winter Associates, Inc., the project is currently pursuing a range of sustainability and energy efficiency performance standards. READ MORE CAMBA Gardens Receives Excellence in Affordable Housing Award from ULI APRIL 26, 2018 We are pleased to announce that CAMBA Gardens Phase I and II located in Wingate, Brooklyn, has been recognized by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as a winner of the 2018 Excellence in Affordable Housing Development award. As the sustainability and energy consultants, Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) facilitated the project’s certification under multiple energy efficiency programs, including LEED®, ENERGY STAR®, and Enterprise Green Communities®. READ MORE Gayathri Vijayakumar Appointed as Chairwoman of the RESNET Standards Development Committee 300 MARCH 15, 2018 The Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) Standards Management Board has appointed Gayathri Vijayakumar of Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) to serve as Chairwoman of the RESNET Standards Development Committee 300 (SDC 300). The SDC 300’s primary function is to oversee and amend RESNET's Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating System Standard, as well as provide oversight of the ANSI/RESNET/ICC Standard 301 and the ANSI/RESNET/ICC Standard 380, both of which are cited in the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). READ MORE Karla Butterfield Named 2017 NGBS Green Partner of Excellence FEBRUARY 5, 2018 SWA Sustainability Director, Karla Butterfield, has been named a Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence for the second consecutive year. Since becoming a Verifier in 2008, she has helped 1,818 units to achieve certification, with another 1,221 units currently in the process of construction and/or NGBS registration. Karla is one of only eight professionals worldwide to hold the designation of NGBS Green Master Verifier. READ MORE Lois Arena Featured in Architectural Record Magazine NOVEMBER 30, 2017 SWA's Director of Passive House Services, Lois Arena, talks with Architectural Record Magazine about the advantages of building at a larger scale, from a building-envelope perspective. Find out what the critics have to say about The House at Cornell Tech in this recent article by Architectural Record Magazine. READ MORE SWA Staff Selected to Participate in Revision of NYC Construction Codes NOVEMBER 15, 2017 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) is pleased to announce the selection of staff members to aid in the revision of the New York City Construction Codes. The Department of Buildings (DOB) has selected SWA’s Jason Block, Harold Bravo, and Mark Jackson to participate in three of the eight technical committees responsible for the revision. SWA is proud to contribute expertise necessary to impact the City’s design and construction standards for years to come. READ MORE Crescent Crossings Receives Residential Project Award of Honor at 2017 CTGBC Awards NOVEMBER 3, 2017 Crescent Crossings, a recently developed affordable housing complex in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was honored at the Connecticut Green Building Council's (CTGBC) Award Ceremony on December 2, 2017. The development received the Residential Project Award of Honor, the highest award in the Residential category. Projects were judged on categories such as sustainable goals, challenges, innovative strategies and performance metrics. READ MORE One for the Books: Cornell Tech Officially Certified World’s Tallest Passive House OCTOBER 23, 2017 October 17th marked the official designation of The House at Cornell Tech as the tallest Passive House Certified building in the world. The House is a 26-story residential tower designed by Handel Architects, and developed by The Hudson Companies, The Related Companies, and Cornell University. SWA provided Passive House consulting, green building certification services, commissioning, accessibility consulting, and energy modeling services for the project. READ MORE USGBC Announces Recipients of their 2017 LEED Homes Awards SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 On September 12, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the winners of their annual LEED Homes Awards. The awards recognize innovative projects, developers, and builders who lead the residential market in sustainable development. The awards also recognize the "LEED Homes Power Builders", which honors an elite group of developers and builders that have exhibited an outstanding commitment to LEED and the green building movement within the residential sector. Steven Winter Associates provided services to three of the LEED Homes Power Builders, including a winner of the Outstanding Affordable Project Award. READ MORE SWA Wins 2017 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award for Sixth Consecutive Year AUGUST 28, 2017 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Steven Winter Associates for our outstanding commitment to constructing homes with improved indoor air quality through participation in the Indoor airPLUS Program. SWA was one of four Home Energy Raters to be awarded with a 2017 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award. READ MORE SWA Expands Enclosure Consulting Services JULY 19, 2017 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) is excited to announce the expansion of our Building Enclosure Design and Consulting Services with the addition of four enclosure experts formerly of James R. Gainfort, AIA Consulting Architects (JRGAIA). JRGAIA provides enclosure consulting services to some of the most architecturally significant buildings in the country, including New York City’s Guggenheim Museum, The Clark in Williamstown, MA, and currently, The Culture Shed in Hudson Yards. READ MORE SWA Project Receives Multiple Industry Awards JUNE 13, 2017 195 Broadway, an historic Manhattan site owned by L&L Holdings, was named a recipient of the 2017 Excelsior Award and the 2017 NYCxDESIGN Award by The American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) and Interior Design Magazine. Steven Winter Associates provided accessibility consulting to the project's Design Architect, Gabellini Sheppard. READ MORE Two SWA Projects Honored by ULI New York MAY 1, 2017 Two SWA projects have been honored with 2017 Awards for Excellence in Development by Urban Land Institute New York. The Awards for Excellence recognize outstanding development projects in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors across New York State that best exemplify ULI’s commitment to responsible land use and creating sustainable, thriving communities. READ MORE Karla Butterfield Recognized as Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence JANUARY 16, 2017 Karla Butterfield has been named a Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence for 2016. NGBS Green, which is based on the National Green Building Standard™ (NGBS), has certified more homes than any other national green home certification program thanks in large part to its knowledgeable in-field verifiers. READ MORE Mamaroneck Self Storage Takes Top Commercial Honor DECEMBER 1, 2016 Mamaroneck Self Storage is the recipient of the 2016 HOBI Award for Best Green Commercial Project by The HBRA of Connecticut. The HOBI Awards are the most prestigious awards presented annually by the Connecticut-based association of construction professionals recognizing excellence in design, construction, sales and marketing, and financing by members of the organization. READ MORE JHM Group Honored as a Stamford 2030 District’s Change Maker NOVEMBER 16, 2016 JHM Group, a client of Steven Winter Associates, was honored at the Stamford 2030 District's Second Annual Change Makers Awards ceremony on October 5, 2016 for the development of Crescent Crossings in Bridgeport. As an affordable developer, JHM Group has continued to increase indoor air quality, energy, water, and resource efficiency with each consecutive development. READ MORE SWA’s Proven Track Record with LEED BD+C OCTOBER 18, 2016 Green Business Certification, Inc. (GBCI) recently designated Steven Winter Associates (SWA) as a LEED Proven Provider Organization, for the Building Design + Construction (BD+C) rating system family, which includes LEED for New Construction, LEED for Schools, LEED for Core + Shell and Retail: New Construction. READ MORE New Sustainability How-to Guide, Co-Written by SWA Sustainability Consultant Trevor Anderson, Released by IFMA AUGUST 30, 2016 SWA is proud to announce the International Facility Management Association (IFMA)'s release of "Sustainability How-To Guide: Carbon Footprint." Co-written by Trevor Anderson (SWA) and Dr. Sharon Jaye (Green Schools Alliance), this guide examines carbon footprinting from the perspective of a facility management professional. READ MORE Steven Winter Associates Announces Launch of Accessible Product Guide AUGUST 12, 2016 Steven Winter Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of the Accessible Product Guide, an innovative online tool to help architects, builders, developers, and homeowners find products that enhance the accessibility and usability of spaces. The guide contains products for commercial, residential, and retail projects, and features a wide range of categories, including door hardware, drinking fountains, faucets, pools, ramps, lavatories, and more. READ MORE Three Steven Winter Associates Projects Earn US DOE Housing Innovation Awards AUGUST 10, 2016 The Torcellini Residence in Eastford, CT, the Perkins Road project in New Hartford, CT, and the Sustainable Living Center, part of the TREE Project in Ithaca, NY, have been recognized among the nation’s top builders on the path to Zero Energy Ready Homes. READ MORE Victoria Lanteigne Featured in CT Post Article on The WELL Building Standard AUGUST 3, 2016 Senior Accessibility Consultant, Victoria Lanteigne, one of few certified WELL accredited professionals across the country, offers her thoughts on the WELL Building Standard's current state as well as its future. READ MORE CT’s Taft Faculty Residence Recipient of USGBC LEED Homes Award JUNE 29, 2016 A Steven Winter Associates project, the Taft School Faculty Home, recently received recognition as a USGBC LEED Homes award recipient. This annual recognition highlights projects, developers and builders leading the residential market for sustainable development. READ MORE US EPA honors SWA with 2016 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award JUNE 29, 2016 SWA has been recognized by the EPA for the 5th consecutive year for our outstanding commitment to verifying homes with improved indoor air quality through participation in the Indoor airPLUS Program. READ MORE SWA Projects Win Big in CT Zero Energy Challenge APRIL 21, 2016 The sixth annual CT Zero Energy Challenge featured nine new homes from across the state that exemplified efficient design. SWA provided sustainability consulting services for two of the three near net-zero energy overall winners. READ MORE SWA Examines Importance of IAQ in Green Energy Times APRIL 15, 2016 In the latest issue of Green Energy Times, SWA examines the certification programs, operational strategies, and occupant behavior trends that contribute to enhanced indoor air quality (IAQ). Find the complete article on page 29 of the April-June 2016 issue linked below. READ MORE Mike Flatley BOMA Outstanding Local Member of the Year MARCH 24, 2016 Mike recieved a BOMA Pinnacle Award for his consistent, outstanding contributions to BOMA/NY that began 25 years ago and continue with the same level of dedication today. Among his many contributions are participation as a panelist for eight BOMA/NY energy seminars, serving as a member of the Energy & Sustainability Committee, advocating for Local Laws, providing input on green leases and Con Edison steam demand billing, and currently, providing expert advice on the Mayoral 80 X 50 initiative. READ MORE “PureBlue” Brookfield Home Profiled in The Washington Post FEBRUARY 18, 2016 The Washington Post looks beyond the photovoltaic array and extensive grey water system to examine the architectural nuances that make the 'PureBlue' net zero-energy home one of the most efficient in the Washington, DC area. READ MORE Karla Butterfield Named NGBS Green Master Verifier™ FEBRUARY 17, 2016 Having certified over 1470 units of multifamily space using the NGBS system, Steven Winter Associates’ Karla Butterfield is among the industry’s first to receive the title of NGBS Green Master Verifier™ READ MORE Heather Breslin Published in Green Energy Times FEBRUARY 1, 2016 Green Energy Times, New England's premier regional energy efficiency and sustainable design periodical, featured an expose by SWA's Heather Breslin examining Passive House benefits and the uptick in affordable and supportive housing constructed to meet Passive House standards. Find the complete article on page 27 of the February-April 2016 issue linked below. READ MORE Report: Steam Heat Fixes to NYC Apartments Could Save Millions NOVEMBER 20, 2015 SWA and NRDC release report detailing energy efficiency upgrades to the steam heating systems found in the vast majority of NYC apartments could save building owners $147 million in annual energy costs and maintenance savings. READ MORE SWA’s Lois Arena Speaks on Resiliency and Microgrids NOVEMBER 17, 2015 Senior Mechanical Engineer Lois Arena discusses SWA led resiliency studies and microgrid work in NY state. 'ImcTV' footage taken from the "Interrelationship of Sustainability and Resiliency Presentation." READ MORE Three SWA Projects Win US DOE Innovation Awards OCTOBER 16, 2015 The award-winning projects include TREE at EcoVillage in Ithaca, NY; The Trolle Residence in Danbury, CT; and the Singer Development in Derby, CT. SWA provided energy modeling, design reviews, verification, testing, and documentation to support third-party verification under a variety of green building programs for all projects. READ MORE 2015 CTGBC Green Building Awards SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 The Benker Residence, a SWA led net zero-energy single family home in South Glastonbury, CT, honored with Residential Award of Merit. READ MORE CT Residential Buildings Earn NGBS Gold Certification JULY 8, 2015 SWA guided five residential buildings in The Sound at Gateway Commons community to achieve National Green Building Standard™ (NGBS) Gold Certification and significant energy savings. READ MORE World’s Tallest Passive House Breaks Ground in NYC JUNE 23, 2015 Set to become world’s tallest passive house project, SWA is facilitating Cornell Tech and its partners the Hudson Companies and the Related Companies to achieve this distinction for the residential building to be constructed on the Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island. READ MORE Nicole Ceci Honored Among “Pioneering Women in Real Estate 2015” JUNE 1, 2015 SWA Senior Energy Engineer Nicole Ceci named to Sokol Media's "Pioneering Women in Real Estate 2015" list. Flip to page 23 of the digital publication for Nicole's complete profile. READ MORE Marc Zuluaga Receives CSG Magazine’s 2015 40 Under 40 Award MAY 22, 2015 Marc Zuluaga, Senior VP and Director of Multifamily Services at SWA, receives 2015 40 Under 40 award from Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine. READ MORE SWA Project Nominated as a Finalist for Urban Green Council’s EBie Award MAY 19, 2015 Roosevelt Landings, a large-scale residential complex located on Roosevelt Island in New York City, is nominated as a finalist in the Verdant Brainiac category of the 2015 EBie Awards. READ MORE US EPA honors SWA with 2015 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award MAY 13, 2015 For the 4th consecutive year, SWA is recognized by the EPA for our outstanding commitment to verifying homes with improved indoor air quality through participation in the Indoor airPLUS Program. READ MORE SWA Projects Receive Top Honors in CT Zero Energy Challenge APRIL 1, 2015 Innovative residential projects in South Glastonbury, Watertown, New Haven, and Greenwich recognized in CT sustainable housing competition for their outstanding commitment to energy-efficient design and construction. READ MORE Graduate Student Teams Conduct Site Visit for HUD’s 2015 IAH Student Design & Planning Competition MARCH 18, 2015 Graduate student teams selected as finalists in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2015 Innovation in Affordable Housing competition gathered in Houma, LA for a site visit to the buildings they've been challenged with redesigning. Houma local media has the full report, including a spot on SWA's role working with HUD to organize the annual competition. READ MORE Featured in The NY Times: “Spending Through the Roof” Report Released MARCH 17, 2015 We are excited to announce the release and NYT coverage of "Spending Through the Roof", an Urban Green Council report, funded by NYSERDA and created based on a study conducted by Steven Winter Associates! The environmental report examines heat's costly escape through improperly sealed elevator shafts in NYC buildings. READ MORE Maureen Mahle Recognized as a Top Professional Under 40 MARCH 12, 2015 SWA's Vice President and Director of Sustainable Housing Services, Maureen Mahle, has been selected by Professional Builder Magazine as one of home-building's top young leaders. The award winners are featured in the March issue of the publication. READ MORE SWA Project is 2015 RESNET Cross Border Challenge Winner FEBRUARY 19, 2015 The Benker Residence project has received the award for the lowest HERS score with photovoltaics in the RESNET 2015 Cross Border Challenge, presented by RESNET and its Canadian counterpart, CRESNET. was published in this month's edition of Mann Report Management READ MORE Peter Stratton’s Article Published in Mann Management FEBRUARY 1, 2015 Stratton's article Is Housing Accessibility on Your Radar Screen? was published in this month's edition of Mann Report Management READ MORE SWA Solidifies Agreement with Everyday Green JANUARY 7, 2015 Effective January 1, Washington DC based sustainability consulting firm, Everyday Green, will operate as part of Steven Winter Associates. Everyday Green is a high-quality green building and energy efficiency services to the residential market in the DC Metro Area and Pennsylvania for over 6 years. 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