2023 Phius Passive Projects Design Competition Winners

Best Overall Project

Vital Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York

Architect: Dattner Architects; CPHC: Carmel Pratt – Bright Power Inc.; Builder: Monadnock Construction; QA/QC: Elise Fabbri – Bright Power Inc.; Owner/Developer: MDG Design and Construction

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Single-Family Winner

Iowa City Nest | Iowa City, Iowa

Architect: Sol design + consulting; CPHCs: Sanyog Rathod & Carl Sterner; Builder: Oak Tree Homes; QA/QC: Chris Dwyer

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Single-Family Honorable Mention

Wildewood Residence | Nederland, Colorado

Architect: Shape Architecture Studio; CPHCs: Morgan Law & Ryan Abendroth; Builder: MTS Holdings, LLC; QA/QC: Trevor Donnely – EnergyLogic; Owner/Developer: Manny Sarmina

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Source Zero Winner

Shawme Lake Passive House | Sandwich, Massachusetts

Architect: Kaplan Thompson Architects; CPHC: Kai Fast; Builder: The Valle Group; QA/QC: Chris Mazzola – Home Energy Raters; Owner/Developer: Diane and Denis Boucher

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Source Zero Honorable Mention

Red Clay Passive | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Architect: Jeremy Avellino; CPHC: DSB Energy -- Ilka Cassidy & Jeremy Avellino; Builder: Hugh Lofting Timber Framing; QA/QC: David Berg – DSB Energy

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High-Rise Multifamily Winner

Chestnut Commons | Brooklyn, New York

Architect: Dattner Architects; CPHCs: Ayse Sen & Emily Durso – Bright Power Inc.; Builder: Lettire Construction; QA/QC: Elise Fabbri – Bright Power Inc.; Owner/Developer: Cypress Hills Local Development Corp, Urban Builders Collective LLC and MHANY Management Inc.

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High-Rise Multifamily Honorable Mention

Melrose North | Bronx, New York

Architect: Curtis + Ginsberg Architects; CPHCs: Thomas Moore & Victoria Yee – Steven Winter Associates; Builder: HomeBuilders 1 LP; QA/QC: Michael Schmidt – Steven Winter Associates; Owner/Developer: Bronx Pro Group and Services for the UnderServed

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Low-Rise Multifamily Winner

Vital Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York

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Low-Rise Multifamily Honorable Mention

Ellie Passivhaus | Seattle, Washington

Architect: NK Architects/ Balance Architects PLLC; CPHC: Nicholaus Baxter; Builder: John Dickinson -- Cascade Built; QA/QC: Greta Tjeltveit; Owner/Developer: Sound West Group

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Affordable Housing Winner

Verdant | St. Paul, Minnesota

Architect: Kaas Wilson Architects; CPHC: Elizabeth Turner – Precipitate, Inc.; Builder: Frana Companies; QA/QC: Jake Selstad, CEE; Owner/Developer: Sherman Associates

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Affordable Housing Honorable Mention

Squirrelwood - Building L | Cambridge, Massachusetts

Architect: Davis Square Architects; CPHCs: Maciej Konieczny & Alena Parunina – New Ecology, Inc.; Builder: Callahan Construction Managers; QA/QC: Mark Norton – New Ecology, Inc.; Owner/Developer: Just-A-Start

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Retrofit Winner

Ames Residence | Chicago, Illinois

Architect: Farr Associates Architecture & Urban Design; CPHC: Gabe Wilcox; Builder: Zoetic Building Consultants, LLC; QA/QC: Lindsey Elton – EcoAchievers, LLC

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Retrofit Honorable Mention

Yannell Residence | Chicago, Illinois

Architect: HPZS; CPHC: Scott Farbman; Builder: MK Construction, Inc.; QA/QC: Ibrane Juarez; Owner/Developer: Yannell Foundation for Sustainable Development Michael Yannell

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Community Development Winner

2nd and Delaware | Kansas City, Missouri

Architect: Jeffery White Architect; CPHC: Prudence Ferreira; Builder: Crossland Construction; QA/QC: Erik Henson; Owner/Developer: Arnold Development / Yarco

Second and Delaware Apartments (East)

Community Development Honorable Mention

The Zorra | Embro, Ontario, Canada

Architect: Michael Wilson Architect; CPHC: Ed Marion – Passive House Ontario; Builder: Hartman Construction; QA/QC: Greg Leskien – Zon Engineering Inc.; Owner/Developer: Langlois Ecohomes Ltd

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