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Awards Honor Leaders in Sustainable Building Practices
 Seventeen building industry professionals from across the country were honored for excellence and innovation in green home building at the 10th Annual NAHB National Green Building Conference in New Orleans on May 11.
A special award went to Ray Tonjes, a custom builder in Austin, Texas. Tonjes, who has led the NAHB Green Building Subcommittee almost since its inception, was honored as the Builder Advocate of the Decade.
"These honorees are pioneers, artists and building scientists," said NAHB President Sandy Dunn. "They've worked hard to bring sustainable building practices into the mainstream. These winners are not afraid to put great ideas in motion."
Outstanding projects included:
Single-Family Homes of the Year
- Production Home: Imagine Homes, San Antonio
- Custom Home: Chaffey Homes; Kirkland, Wash.
- Affordable Home: Green Builders Inc.; Austin, Texas
- Concept Home: Torti Gallas & Partners, Omaha, Neb.
- Remodeled Home: Absolute Remodeling, South Salem, N.Y.
Developments of the Year
- Blue Vista, Thistle Community Housing; Boulder, Colo.
- Del Sur, Black Mountain Ranch LLC; San Diego
- Hidden Lake, Crescent Communities; Raleigh, N.C.
- Legacy Lofts, Legacy Development Corporation; Louisville, Ky.
Local Green Home Building Programs of the Year
- EarthCraft House, Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association
- Green Built North Texas, Greater Dallas Home Builders
Advocates of the Year
- Research: Lancaster County (Pa.) Career & Technology Center
- Group: The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association
- Developer: Bruce Boncke, Boncke Mueller Eldred Associates; Fairport, N.Y.
- Multifamily: Miles Haber, Monument Construction; Chevy Chase, Md.
- Remodeler: Michael Strong, Brothers Strong Residential Design-Build, Houston
- Individual: Mike Hodgson, ConSol, Stockton, Calif.
- Builder: Lee Kitson, Lee Kitson Homes, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Individual: Mike Hodgson, ConSol, Stockton, Calif.
More than 200 members of the home building industry, honorees' family members and other guests attended the awards dinner, which had a tongue-in-cheek "green tie optional" dress code. Master of ceremonies was Ron Jones, co-founder of Green Builder Media and the 2006 Builder Advocate of the Year award winner.
For information on green home building resources available from NAHB, click here; or e-mail Calli Schmidt, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8132.
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