Bruce VanHoy, from Town Point Development took the NCI Charrette System Certificate training in January 2008. He was apart of this award winning project.
Named a “Green Project of the Year” by USGBC, Maryland Chapter
(March 2, 2010) – Perryville, Maryland: Woodlands Perryville, the sustainable, master-planned community by Town Point Development has won a Green Project of the Year Award at the U.S. Green Building Council, Maryland Chapter’s (USGBC Maryland) 5th Annual Awards Celebration. The awards recognize outstanding green building projects, professionals and companies in the state of Maryland. The Woodlands Perryville project, scheduled to break ground in March 2010, was the winner in the ‘Un-built Work’ category.
“We were wonderfully pleased at the number and quality of nominations for awards this year,” said Lorraine Doo, member of USGBC Maryland board. ”The jury felt that Town Point Development had put a good deal of thought and consideration into the project, beginning with the engagement of the public with the series of planning charrettes – including a charrette with kids. There was clear attention to multiple environmental issues, such as pedestrian access, public transportation, heat island effects and sustainable strategies for storm water management which is very important in Maryland. We agreed that this project was an excellent example of green community planning and will be much appreciated by the future residents of Woodlands Perryville.”
“We are thrilled that the USGBC thought enough of our project to honor us with this prestigious award,” said Doug Hill, Principal at Town Point Development. “We worked closely with the local community and government officials to develop the Woodlands Perryville plan and this designation gives us even more confidence that our joint vision for a vibrant, sustainable community here in Perryville is within reach.”
About USGBC
The U.S. Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org) is the nation’s leading non-profit composed of corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations working together to transform the way buildings are designed, built and operated. Green buildings are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Since its founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 10,500 member companies and organizations, a 90-person professional staff, a broad portfolio of LEED® green building tools, the industry’s popular Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (www.greenbuildexpo.org) and a network of over 70 local chapters, affiliates and organizing groups, including the Maryland Chapter.
About Woodlands Perryville
Woodlands Perryville, a Town Point Development project, is a sustainable, eco-conscious, master-planned community dedicated to bringing the best qualities of Main Street USA to a distinctive small town setting. Located in the heart of historic Perryville, Maryland at the mouth of the Susquehanna River on the Chesapeake Bay, Woodlands Perryville offers pedestrian access to living quarters, office space, retail shops, restaurants, parks, public transportation, a town commons and a host of other conveniences that mean less time spent commuting and more time with friends and family.
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