The 2016 Building Excellence Award Non-Residential Overall Winner went to the Rocky Mt. Institute (RMI) Innovation Center. Submitted by SIPA member Premier SIPS, the office building accommodates 50 staff, plus 80 people in the convening space and serves as a living classroom for sustainable design and construction. The building is the largest PassiveHouse Certified office building in the U.S., exceeding the Architecture 2030 Challenge goals and earning all 19 LEED® energy points.
SIPs combined with strict construction details helped provide an air-tight design for improving energy efficiency. In fact, the Innovation Center uses 74 percent less energy than the average building in this climate (as determined by Energy Star) and achieved an air leakage rate of only 0.36 ACH. SIPs were used not only in the walls, but in the innovative curved roof panels!
Agricultural Winner: Organic Greenhouse
Non-Residential Overall Honorable Mention
Submitted by: Innova Eco Building System
Features:
- Attractive niche
- MgO SIP walls
- MgO/OSB roof SIP
- PanelWrights SIPA member builder
SIP Organic Greenhouse Seymour TN
Runner-up: Staples Home and Barn
Submitted by: Energy Panel Structures
Features:
- SIP walls & Roof
- HERS 54
- ACH 1.9
SIP Farm Shop and House Jackson MN
Commercial Over 10,000 sq. ft. Winner: Rocky Mountain Institute Innovation Center
Non-Residential Overall Winner
Submitted by: Premier SIPS
Features:
- Innovative use of curved panels
- SIP walls & roof
- Certified Passive House (largest in US)
- Phase change material in walls
- 83K of PV; 0.36 ACH
- Net-Positive Energy
PHIUS SIP Office Building Basalt CO
Runner-up: Fruit & Produce Corp. Office
Submitted by: Premier SIPS
Features:
- Innovative use of expansive SIP roof panels
- Cool roof
Commercial Under 10,000 sq. ft. Winner: Blue Wave on the Bay Hotel & Store
Non-Residential Overall Runner-up
Submitted by: Enercept
Features:
- Challenging and creative use of SIP wall & roof panels
- LED lighting & EIFS siding
Blue Wave SIP Complex Ashland WI
Runner-up: Penguin Exhibit
Submitted by: Innova Eco Building System
Features:
- Creative use of MgO SIP wall & MgO/OSB flooring
Multifamily Winner: Lake Area Suites
Submitted by: Enercept
Features:
- HERS 38
- EnergyStar
- 1.43 ACH
- 2012 IECC compliant
- 24 units
SIP Student Housing Watertown SD
Runner-up: 10th Street Townhomes
Submitted by: Energy Panel Structures
Features:
- SIP walls
- HERS 60
- EnergyStar
- 8 units
Single Family Homes Over 3,000 sq. ft. Winner: Dunn Residence
Residential Overall Honorable Mention
Submitted by: Extreme Panel
Features:
- SIP roof, floors and walls
- HERS 39; 0.69 ACH
- ICF foundation
- Geothermal system
Runner-up: Achs Residence
Submitted by: Extreme Panel
Features:
- SIP walls & roof
- HERS 15
- 0.49 ACH
- Net Zero Energy
- LEED Platinum
- EnergyStar v3
Achs NET ZERO SIP House Port Byron IL
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. Winner: Twin Mountain Home
Residential Overall Runner-up
Submmited by: Foard Panel
Features:
- SIP Neopor walls & roof
- Local wood trim
- HERS 32
- 0.37 ACH
ENERGY STAR SIP House Carroll NH
Runner-up: Shelley Whidbey Island Home
Submitted by: CVH, Inc. Zero-Energy Plans
Features:
- SIP walls & roof
- HERS -12
- 0.7 ACH
- NZE design
- Panels by Premier SIPS
Net Zero SIP House Coupeville WA
Affordable Housing Winner: Sugar Mills Villas, St. Croix
Submitted by: Innova Eco Building System
Features:
- 30 units
- MgO walls & roof
- No a/c
- 3 Kw PV
- Solar hot water
Sugar Mills SIP Villas St. Croix VI
Renovations Winner: Beineke House Renovation
Residential Overall Winner
Submitted by: GreenTech Construction
Features:
- 1872 historic preservation – reused doors, floors, slate roof
- SIP roof & walls
- Raised house for new foundation
- HERS 47 pre-drywall
- Panels by MM&I (SIPA member)