Building Excellence Awards

Check-out the 2021 Look Books... Eye Candy for the SIPs enthused:

Look Book #1 - Single Family Houses under 3,000 sq. ft. (pdf download)
Look Book #2 - Single Family Houses over 3,000 sq. ft. (pdf download)
Look Book #3 - Commercial/Industrial/Institutional (pdf download)
Look Book #4 - Affordable/Agricultural/Multifamily/Reno/Small House (pdf download)

The 2021 Building Excellence Awards Winners:
Click here - to download the Annual Meeting BEA 2021 presentation
Best in Competition for 2021
SIP Farm Kitchen Kansas City MO Boys Grow Farm Kitchen Best - Non-residential SIP walls: R40 graphite panels SIP roof: R40 graphite panels Click here to view project profile	Sustainable SIP Rental House Cuyuna MN Cuyuna Residence - Net-Zero Best - Residential SIP walls: 6” panels SIP roof: 10” panels Click here to view project profile
Category: Renovations
Opera House SIP Roof Renovation Watertown SD The Goss Opera House Roof Winner - Classic SIP roof: 12" roof panels Click here to view project profile
Category: Affordable Housing
SIP Mini-Homes Village Eugene OR Jeffery Commons Mini Villiage, Sponsors Winner - Classic SIP roof: 7,5 and 5.5" panels Click here to view project profile	Affordable SIP House Panama City FL City of Panama City Housing Runner-up - Classic SIP walls: 5.5" panels SIP roof: 7.5" panels Click here to view project profile
Category: Agricultural
SIP Home and Shop Winstead MN Cherry Residence & Workshop Winner - Classic SIP walls: 6" panels SIP roof: truss system Click here to view project profile	SIP Farm Kitchen Kansas City MO BoysGrow Farm Kitchen Winner - High Performance SIP walls: R40 graphite panels SIP roof: R40 EPS panels Click here to view project profile
Category: Multifamily
Timber Frame SIP Duplex Banff AB Kootenay Ridge Winner - Classic SIP walls: 6.5" panels SIP roof: 10.25" panels Click here to view project profile	High Performance SIP Multifamily Kelowna BC Carrington View Building A Winner - High Performance SIP wall: 8-1/4” panels Click here to view project profile
High Performance SIP Apartments CO Gabler Apartments Runner-up - High Performance SIP walls: 6.5” panels SIP roof: 10.25” panels Click here to view project profile	High Performance SIP Multifamily Sonora CA Cooper's Hawk Terrace ll Runner-up - Classic SIP walls: 5.5” graphite panels SIP roof: 6” graphite panels Click here to view project profile
Category: Commercial Buildings over 10,000 sq. ft.
SIP Office Building Sioux Falls SD Stencil Office Building Winner - Classic SIP walls: 6” panels SIP roof: 10" panels Click here to view project profile	SIP Treatment Center Davis CA NCYRTC Building A Winner - High Performance SIP walls: 8” panels SIP roof: 12” panels Click here to view project profile
Store and Office SIP Building Urbandale IA Royal Flooring Heritage Park Runner-up - Classic SIP walls: 8.25" panels SIP roof: 10.25” panels Click here to view project profile	SIP Airplane Hangar Belgrade MT Flying H Hangar Honorable Mention - Classic SIP walls: 8.25" panels SIP roof:12.25" panels Click here to view project profile
Category: Commercial Buildings under 10,000 sq. ft.
SIP Travel Plaza Flagstaff AZ Navajo Blue Travel Plaza Winner - Classic SIP walls: 6" and 10" panels SIP roof: 10" panels Click here to view project profile	SIP Office Operations Center Derry NH North Point Outdoors Offices Winner - Classic SIP walls: 8.25" panels SIP roof: 8.5" panels Click here to view project profile
Category: Single Family Homes over 3,000 sq.ft.
House with SIP Roof Phoenix AZ Casa Monterosa Winner - Classic SIP roof: 10.5 and 9.5" panels Click here to view project profile	SIP House and Workshop Crested Butte CO The Betz Barn Runner-up - Classic SIP roof: 6" panels SIP roof: 12" panels Click here to view project profile
High Performance SIP House Tofte MN Bunker House Winner - High Performance SIP roof: 6" panels SIP roof: 10" panels Click here to view project profile	SIP House and In-Law Suite Breckenridge CO Orr Residence Runner-up - High Performance SIP roof: 6.5" panels SIP roof: 12.5" panels Click here to view project profile
ENERGY STAR SIP House Cambridge WI Brumm Residence Honorable Mention - High Perf. SIP roof: 5-11/16" panels with 7/16" skins Click here to view project profile
Category: Single Family Homes under 3,000 sq.ft.
Weekend Retreat SIP House Washington VA Kalb Retreat Winner - Classic SIP walls: 6.5" panels SIP roof: 10.25" panels Click here to view project profile	SIP House New Zealand Mosgiel Residence Runner-up - Classic SIP walls: 6.5" panels (exterior) SIP walls: 4.5" panels (interior) SIP roof: 8.25" panels Click here to view project profile
ENERGY STAR SIP House Westworth Villiage TX Coleman Residence Winner - High Performance SIP walls: 4.5" panels SIP roof: 8.25" panels Click here to view project profile	Sustainable SIP Rental House Cuyuna MN Cuyuna Residence - Net-Zero Best - Residential SIP walls: 6” panels SIP roof: 10” panels Click here to view project profile
Net Zero Ready SIP House Ogden UT WSU Ogden Net-Zero Honorable Mention - High Perf. SIP walls: 6.5" graphite panels Click here to view project profile
Category: Single Family Homes under 900 sq.ft.
SIP Tiny Homes Village Albuquerque NM Bernalillo Co. Tiny Homes Village Winner - Classic SIP walls: 6" panels SIP roof: 8" panels SIP floor: 8" panels Click here to view project profile	SIP Detached ADU Seattle WA Alvarez DADU Runner-up - Classic SIP walls: 4.5" panels SIP roof: 8.25" panels Click here to view project profile
SIP Accessory Dwelling Unit Seattle WA Lally DADU Winner - High Performance SIP walls: 4.5" panels SIP roof: 8.25" panels Click here to view project profile	SIP Small House Garage Business Anacortes WA Catherine Lee Garage Runner-up - High Performance SIP walls: 5.5" graphite panels SIP roof: 5.5" graphite panels Click here to view project profile
Introducing the Judges for 2021:
Chrissi Antonopoulos Senior Analyst at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Chrissi is a Senior Analyst at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Her research is focused almost exclusively in residential buildings, where she leads PNNL's Research Dissemination portfolio including development and maintenance of the Building America Solution Center. Chrissi also supports projects focused on thermal enclosures, indoor air quality, and assessment of socio-demographics and equity. Chrissi has published studies outlining opportunities for embodied carbon and circular economy perspectives related to building technologies, and socio-demographic analysis of energy use in residential buildings. Chrissi has a BS in Business Economics, an MS in Urban Studies, and is currently a PhD candidate in Urban Studies at Portland State University. Ron Jones President, Green Builder Media Long-time builder, previously on NAHB and USGBC boards. Author of more than a hundred published articles related to sustainability and the built environment. Along with Green Builder Magazine Ron is a builder, previously on NAHB and USGBC boards, and developed the 1st NAHB/ICC ANSI Green Building Standard. Aaron C. Smith Chief Executive Officer at Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) Aaron Smith is the CEO of the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) which represents a community of over 50,000 builders and their stakeholders across North America that are truly the early adopters and innovators in driving sustainable transformation of the homebuilding industry. Aaron has over 25 years of experience in home construction, building products, sustainability, and non-profit board leadership. He has worked for companies including Kohler, Uponor and ASSA ABLOY as well as startups in Silicon Valley and his own building and remodeling company. Aaron previously served on non-profit Boards for Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC), CT Sustainable Business Council, and co-founded the CT Collaborative – Living Building Challenge. Judging Criteria Each entry was judged on the following criteria: Design and structural engineering innovation. Creative use of SIP construction. Environmental sustainability. New High Performance Category criteria: Projects can compete both here and in specific building type category. Only features pertaining to eco-efficiency, health, resilience, and renewable energy are considered here. Energy efficiency (quantified by HERS Index, blower door and other data). Award Categories: High Performance (any size or use category - judged only on special High Performance features or certifications) Single Family ‘Small House’ under 900 sq. ft. Single Family Homes over 3,000 sq. ft. Single Family Homes under 3,000 sq. ft. Multifamily Agricultural Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Buildings under 10,000 sq. ft. Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Buildings over 10,000 sq. ft. Renovations (residential or commercial, includes additions and retrofit insulated panels). Affordable Housing (excludes multifamily, home ownership cost must be at or below 30% of median income for location)