NorthWest Crossing Buildings Win National Award

NorthWest Crossing today announced that the two newest buildings in its neighborhood center have won the Grand Award for Green Building in the 2008 Awards of Excellence administered by the National Commercial Builders Council (NCBC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

"To be recognized through a national awards program for our green building efforts is a great affirmation of what we are striving to accomplish at NorthWest Crossing," said David Ford, general manager of NorthWest Crossing. "Building our newest neighborhood center buildings to LEED standards was right in line with our philosophy of sustainability for the community as a whole. This award is just icing on the cake."

The two buildings submitted for the award, which are located on the south side of NW Crossing Drive across from NorthWest Crossing Realty, had implemented several "green" features including:

• Extra insulation
• Thermopane windows & doors
• Low flow toilets
• Motion detector water faucets
• Motion detector light fixtures
• Maximized natural lighting
• High-efficiency fluorescent lighting
• 95% efficient gas-fired furnaces
• 10Kw photovoltaic system installed on roof
• Drought tolerant, low water landscape design with drip irrigation system

The Awards of Excellence program recognizes achievements in the national commercial building industry in design, market appeal, energy efficiency, challenges faced during building, and overall success of the project. The NorthWest Crossing award-winning buildings will be featured in Commercial Builder magazine and at the upcoming International Builders' Show, held in Orlando in February 2008.

Learn more about the National Commercial Builders Council at their website.