Hanley Wood Business Media (http://www.hanleywoodbusinessmedia.com/) and its EcoHome magazine (http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/), in partnership with The Hanley Foundation, announce the official nominees for The 2009 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing (http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/green-programs-and-events/events-and-awards/awards/the-hanley-award/award.aspx). The award honors individuals who have made extraordinary, lasting, and far-reaching contributions to the advancement of sustainable housing in the United States. The award winner will receive $50,000--the largest award in the industry recognizing contributions to environmental building.
These nominees have shaped every aspect of today'ss advances in green building and sustainability, says EcoHome editor in chief Rick Schwolsky. All the things we point to as best
practices are derived from their contributions. The judges really have their work cut out for them.
Eighteen nominees were selected by a diverse committee of industry leaders, based on their deep, long-standing, and influential commitments to sustainability, and significant and lasting
contributions to the widespread implementation of environmental building concepts, techniques, and innovations in advancing sustainable housing in the United States. The 2009 nominees
include pioneering home builders, architects, developers, researchers, building scientists, policy advisers, non-profit and affordable housing innovators, educators, and renowned green
building authors.
The 2009 Hanley Award Official Nominees (http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/green-programs-and-events/events-and-awards/awards/the-hanley-award/meet-the-nominees.aspx):
Matt Belcher, President
Belcher Homes
Dennis Creech, Executive Director
Southface Energy Institute
Plinky Fisk / Gail Vittori,
Co-Directors - Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
Richard Halpin, Founder/CEO
American YouthWorks
Robert Hammon, Ph.D., Principal
ConSol
Reuben Hechanova, Director of New Projects (Housing)
Mission Housing Development Corp.
David Johnston, President
What'ss Working, LLC
Michelle Kaufmann AIA, LEED AP, Principal
Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Joseph Lstiburek, Principal
Building Science Corp.
Edward Mazria, AIA, Founder
Architecture 2030
John Wesley Miller, Founder
John Wesley Miller Companies
Northwest EcoBuilding Guild
Matt Petersen, President, CEO
Global Green USA
Bill Reed, AIA, LEED AP, President
Integrative Design Collaborative
Marc Richmond
Practica Consulting
Kevin Stack
Northeast Natural Homes
Ray Tonjes, Owner
Ray Tonjes Builder, Inc.
Alex Wilson, Founder, Executive Director
BuildingGreen LLC
The Hanley Award winner will be featured on the cover of the November issue of EcoHome magazine, along with full editorial coverage within the magazine and on EcoHome'ss Web site,
ecohomemagazine.com. In addition, the announcement about the inaugural award will be delivered to more than 360,000 professional builders, architects, and remodelers via Hanley Wood'ss
extensive residential and commercial construction networks. The first Hanley Award will be presented in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council at the USGBC Hanley Award Dinner
in November at the USGBC'ss annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix.
About Hanley Wood
Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media and information company serving housing and construction. Through four operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and Web
sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data, and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North America'ss leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Business Media
(Washington, D.C.), publishes 30 award-winning residential and commercial construction titles, including BUILDER, REMODELING, CUSTOM HOME, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION and residential architect.
Hanley Wood Business Media also offers the construction industry'ss foremost collection of Web sites, including BUILDER ONLINE, REMODELING ONLINE, and ebuild, the comprehensive online
guide to building products, as well as the largest collection of house plans online through eplans.com and Dream Home Source.
Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is one of the ten largest B-to-B media companies in the United States. Hanley Wood is owned by affiliates of JPMorgan Partners, which uses CCMP Capital
Advisors to manage this investment.
About The Hanley Foundation
The Hanley Foundation supports people and programs working to improve education, health care, the environment, and housing, as well as a variety of humanitarian issues. The Washington,
D.C.-based Foundation was created in 1999 by Michael J. Hanley, co-founder and retired CEO of Hanley Wood, LLC.
About EcoHome
EcoHome magazine, along with its Web site and weekly e-newsletters, reaches hundreds of thousands of builders, remodelers, architects, and green building specialists with clear and
credible information about green building products, outstanding projects, expert advice on building science and construction systems, and up-to-date news about important research,
programs and regulations, and rapidly evolving trends. Last year EcoHome magazine won five national journalism awards, including the 2009 Jesse H. Neal Award for best new publication, and
ecohomemagazine.com won min'ss national Best of the Web Award for best new Web site.
About Greenbuild
The U.S. Green Building Council'ss Greenbuild International Conference 's38; Expo convenes the industry'ss largest gathering of representatives from all sectors of the green building
movement. Three days of extensive educational programming, workshops, a vast exhibition floor and ample networking events provide unrivaled opportunities to learn about the latest
technological innovations, explore new products, and exchange ideas with other professionals. Greenbuild 2009 will be held on Nov. 11-13, 2009, in Phoenix, Ariz. This past year'ss
conference in Boston drew more than 28,000 attendees and featured more than 800 exhibit booths. Visit www.greenbuildexpo.org for more
information. To view last year'ss Greenbuild show, go to www.greenbuild365.org.