2025 Phius Passive Projects Design Competition Winners

Best Overall Project

Betty Greene Apartments | Boston, Massachusetts

Architect: Utile; CPHC: Utile - Jeff Geisinger; Builder: Bald Hill Builders; QA/QC: New Ecology - Mark Norton; Owner/Developer: Urban Edge

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Single-Family Winner

Spark Side | Durham, New Hampshire

Architect: Kaplan Thompson Architects; CPHC: Kai Fast, Kaplan Thompson Architects; Builder: Haven Hill Builders; QA/QC: Joe Rando, GDS Associates; Owner/Developer: Andrew and Christina Coppens

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Single-Family Honorable Mention

Stow Passive House | Stow, Massachusetts

Architect: ZeroEnergy Design; CPHC: Jordan Goldman (ZED); Builder: Star Contracting Company; QA/QC: Michael Browne (Advanced Building Analytics); Owner/Developer: Private Residence

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Source Zero Winner

The Pierce at 7 Van Buren | Oak Park, Illinois

Architect: Ware Malcomb; CPHC: TBDA; Builder: Synergy Construction Group / Cullen CM (Construction Management); QA/QC: Eco-Achievers; Owner/Developer: Oak Park Residence Corporation

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Source Zero Honorable Mention

Saint Clair | Studio City, California

Architect: Aramyan Kovacs Design; CPHC: Kyle Kovacs; Builder: Kovacs Design Build; QA/QC: John Tao

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High-Rise Multifamily Winner

J.J. Carroll House | Boston, Massachusetts

Architect: MASS Design Group; CPHC: Spencer Gorman, Daniel Perez and Frank Stone; Builder: Dellbrook | JKS; QA/QC: Cody Wero; Owner/Developer: Owner: 2Life JJ Carroll LLC Developer: 2Life Communities

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High-Rise Multifamily Honorable Mention

Betty Greene Apartments | Boston, Massachusetts

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Low-Rise Multifamily Winner

1005 Broadway | Chelsea, Massachusetts

Architect: Utile; CPHC: Utile - Jeff Geisinger and Alex Davis; Builder: Haycon; QA/QC: Sustainable Comfort, Inc. - Greg Downing; Owner/Developer: Causeway Development & The Neighborhood Developers

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Low-Rise Multifamily Honorable Mention

Front Street Building 2 | Portland, Maine

Architect: Utile; CPHC: Utile - Jeff Geisinger; Builder: Zachau Construction; QA/QC: Advanced Building Analysis - Michael Browne; Owner/Developer: Portland Housing Authority

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Affordable Housing Winner

Betty Greene Apartments | Boston, Massachusetts

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Affordable Housing Honorable Mention

Conservatory Apartments | Chicago, Illinois

Architect: Susan F. King/HED; CPHC: Tom Boeman/Boeman Design; Builder: Henry Brothers Construction; QA/QC: Eco Achievers; Owner/Developer: Interfaith Housing Development Corporation

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Retrofit Winner

The Bank Lofts | Richfield Springs, New York

Architect: Juhee Lee-Hartford, River Architects PLLC; CPHCs: Di W. George, River Architects PLLC and Juhee Lee-Hartford, River Architects PLLC; Builder: Josh Edmonds, Simple Integrity, LLC; QA/QC: Troy Hodas, Spruce Mountain Inc; Owner/Developer: Dooalot, LLC

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Retrofit Honorable Mention

Phius Zero Historic Retrofit | Oak Park, Illinois

Architect: TBDA; CPHC: TBDA; Builder: Bosi Construction; QA/QC: Eco-Achievers

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Commercial/Institutional Winner

The Academy for Global Citizenship | Chicago, Illinois

Architect: SNMG A Ltd. / Associate Architect: Farr Associates; CPHCs: Al Mitchell & Leonard Sciarra; Builder: Power Construction; QA/QC: Baumann Consulting / EcoAchievers; Owner/Developer: Cultivate Collective

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Commercial/Institutional Honorable Mention

The Bush School - Upper School | Seattle, Washington

Architect: Mithun; CPHC: Daniel Luddy, CPHC / PAE Consulting Engineers; Builder: Exxel Pacific, Inc.; QA/QC: Chris Edlin / O'Brien360; Owner/Developer: The Bush School

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Best Project by a Young Professional (35 or under)

J.J. Carroll House | Boston, Massachusetts

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Award for Public Space Excellence

Mount Vernon Library Commons | Mount Vernon, Washington

Architect: HKP Architects, PLLC; CPHCs: Julie Blazek and Julie Kreigh; Builder: Lydig Construction; QA/QC: Balderston Associates/Tom Balderston; Owner/Developer: City of Mount Vernon

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Student Housing Recognition

Meadows Neighborhood Student Housing | West Windsor, New Jersey

Architect: Mithun; CPHC: Thornton Tomasetti; Builder: Hunter Roberts Construction Group; QA/QC: SGH; Owner/Developer: The Trustees of Princeton University / American Campus Communities

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International Recognition

Edogawa Passive House | Tokyo, Japan

Architect: Tosho Juken Co., Ltd.; CPHC: Kazumasa Tsushima; Builder: Tosho Juken Co., Ltd.; QA/QC: Sayo Okada

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Recognition for Excellence in Urban Renewal

Evanston's First Passive House | Evanston, Illinois

Architect: Nathan Kipnis, FAIA | Kipnis Architecture + Planning; Builder: Scott and Larry Berliant | Berliant Builders, Inc.; CPHC: Scott Farbman CPHC | db|HMS; QA/QC: Eco Achievers; Owner/Developer: Margaret Stender

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Student Design Recognition

Alley House | Indianapolis, Indiana

Architect: Ball State University Students and Faculty; CPHCs: Walter Grondzik and Anne Rendaci; Builder: Cedar Street Builders with Ball State University; QA/QC: David Horton; Owner/Developer: Englewood Community Development Corporation

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