More than 100 folks from Maryland’s building industry, friends and supporters gathered at the Guiness Open Gate Brewery for the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual awards for the best of the best in the state’s sustainable building.
After the award presentations, guests had a chance to network, congratulate this year’s winners and enjoy a glass of beer. Pictured (LtoR) USGBC colleagues: Mark Bryan, National Capital Region Community market transformation & development director; Rhiannon Jacobsen, vice president of market transformation & development; Cindy Zork, Maryland/Virginia market transformation & development director; and Sara Berman, Maryland Leadershiop Advisory Board chair Pictured (LtoR) Martina Reilly, Moseley Architects associate; Chelsea Thomas, Moseley Architects associate; Rishika Shrivastava, Ayers Saint Gross sustainable design coordinator; and Nancy Liebrecht, Moseley Architects senior associate Pictured (LtoR) Zolna Russell, Floura Teeter senior associate/director of sustainability; Nakita Reed, Quinn Evans associate; and Diana Guitierrez, Straughan Environmental senior sustainability specialist Pictured (LtoR) Lisa M. Ferreto, Hord Coplan Macht director of sustainability/principal; and Sabrina Bachman, Maryland Clean Energy Center communications director Pictured (LtoR) Clark Topping, Annapolis Web Publishing creative director; and Kevin Elden, McNamee Hosea partner Pictured (LtoR) AstraZeneca colleagues & winners of the USGBC Green Schools Award: Mike Dieterich, energy sustainability manager; Martin Sharpless, project director; Joe Ernstberger, head of U.S. site operations; and Mike Cakouros, director of safety, health & environment Pictured (LtoR) USGBC Innovative Design/New Construction Award winners: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company colleagues – Jessica Borucki, assistant project engineer; Cara Hill, project manager; Warren Strozyk, senior superintendent; and Jeff Rakitt, project manager – and Avi Halpert, United Therapeutics vice president of corporate real estate Pictured (LtoR) Jeffrey Moaney, Gensler senior associate/interior designer; and Scott Wilson, Steelcase sales consultant (January 22, 2020 – Guinness Open Gate Brewery)