Awards
The firm is very experienced with designing projects to LEED certification and with developing sustainable building strategies focused on pursuing net zero energy performance.
While not all projects have the allowable budget to pursue LEED certification, there are opportunities to implement efficient, durable, and cost savings system designs that achieve energy savings. By integrating high efficiency mechanical systems, like ground-source heat pumps and solar hot water collection, with on-site renewables and a high performance envelope, a low energy consumption solution can be achieved.
We have extensive experience with LEED, Energy Star, Washington Sustainable Schools Program, Evergreen Sustainable Development Standards, Greenbuild and other sustainable programs.
Our engineers assist owners with:
- Developing an overall energy performance strategy
- Modeling alternatives
- Performing and evaluating life-cycle costs
- Assisting with grant applications and energy rebates; and
- Designing solutions that meet energy savings goals without sacrificing occupant comfort.
Greenbusch Group has been involved over seventy-five LEED projects:
University of Washington Foster School Founders Hall Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
2024, WoodWorks Design Awards, Wood in Architecture Award
2023, AIA Seattle, Honor Awards for Washington Architecture, Built Category, Merit
2023 AIA Education Facility Design Award, Merit
2023, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards, Learning Category, Honorable Mention
2023, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards, Spaces and Places Category, Honorable Mention
Fire Station 22 Seattle, Washington (Mechanical and Acoustical)
LEED Certified, Platinum
2018, Award of Merit, AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Awards
2018, Award of Merit, AIA Washington Civic Design Awards
2018, Award of Merit, AIA Seattle Honor Awards for Washington Architecture
University of Washington, Life Sciences Building Seattle, Washington (Acoustical, Audio/Video, Vertical Transportation design)
LEED Certified, Gold
2021 COTE Top Ten National Award, American Institute of Architects (Committee On The Environment)
2020 Excellence in Architecture Awards, Honorable Mention “New Building Category”, National Society for College and University Planning/American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Education (SCUP)
2018 DJC Seattle Building of the Year
Central City Concern, New Eastside Campus Facility (Blackburn Building) Portland, Oregon (Acoustical Design)
2018, AIA/AAH Healthcare Design Award (unbuilt category)
Helen Sommers Building at the State of Washington Capitol Campus Olympia, Washington (Acoustical)
LEED Certified, Platinum
2019, DBIA National Award of Merit, Federal, State, County, Municipal category
2018, Award of Merit, AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Design Awards
ASHRAE Region XI, TAC, New Commercial Office Buildings
ASHRAE Puget Sound, TAC, New Commercial Office Buildings
AIA Washington, Honor Award, 2018 Civic Design Awards
AIA Seattle, Energy in Design Award, 2018 Honor Awards
North Transfer Station Seattle, Washington (Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Design, Environmental Noise Monitoring, Vertical Transportation Design)
LEED Certified, Gold
2019 AIA Committee On The Environment–COTE National Top Ten Award for Sustainable Design
2018 AISC’s IDEAS² National Award
2017 American Institute of Steel Construction IDEAS² People’s Choice Award for Innovative Steel Design
2017 AIA/WA Civic Design Awards, Honorable Mention
2017 AIA Honor Awards, Award of Merit
WSU Troy Hall Renovation Pullman, Washington (Acoustical and Vertical Transportation)
LEED Certified, Silver
2018 Award of Merit, AIA Seattle Honor Awards
2017 AIA/WA Civic Design Awards
Pike Place MarketFront Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
LEED Certified, Gold
Franklin High School Renovation Portland, Oregon (Acoustical design and Environmental Noise)
LEED Certified, Gold
2018 Oregon DJC Top Projects: Education, 3rd Place
Navos Behavioral Healthcare Center for Children, Youth & Families (Inpatient & Outpatient Buildings) Burien, Washington (Mechanical)
LEED Certified, Silver
NAIOP Community impact Development of the Year, 2015
ENR Healthcare Award of Merit, 2016
12th Ave Arts, Community Roots Housing Seattle, Washington (Mechanical, Acoustical, Audio/Video design)
LEED Certified, Silver
Winner of ULI’s 2015 Global Awards for Excellence
PSRC’s 2014 Vision 20/40 Award, Recipient
2nd place, City of Seattle’s People’s Choice Urban Design Awards, Midrise Category
2015 AGC Build Washington Award
HealthPoint Midway Center Seattle, Washington (Mechanical)
LEED Certified, Silver
University of Washington, Husky Student Union (HUB) Renovation Seattle, Washington (Acoustical and Elevator Design)
LEED Certified, Gold
2014 ACUI Facility Design Award of Excellence
2013 AIA/WA Civic Design Awards, Honor
Federal Center South Building 1202 Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
LEED Certified, Gold
2013 Engineering Excellence Awards, ACEC Washington, January 2013, Best in State, Silver Award
First Place for High-Performance Buildings, Beyond Green High-Performance Building Award, National Institute of Building Sciences, Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, December 2012, Honor Award
What Makes It Green?, AIA Seattle Chapter, April 2012, Honorable Mention
2030 Energy Challenge
Percival Landing Park, Major Rehabilitation Project Olympia, Washington (Mechanical and Commissioning)
LEED Certified, Gold
2012 Project of the Year (Structures 5M to 25M), WA Chapter, APWA (American Public Works Association)
2012 Project Achievement, Construction Management Association of America
2012 Gold Award, WA Chapter of ACEC (American Council of Engineering Excellence)
State of Washington John L. O’Brien Building Renovation Olympia, Washington (Vertical Transportation)
LEED Certified, Gold
Fire Station 30 Seattle, Washington (Mechanical)
LEED Certified, Gold
2011 Seattle Design Commission, Design Excellence Award
2011 F.I.E.R.O. Honor Award
Federal Way Regional Library Federal Way, Washington (Acoustical)
2011 Excellence in Construction Award, Public Construction Category, Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
Kirkland City Hall Annex (Renovation) Kirkland, Washington (Mechanical)
LEED Certified, Gold
Everett Community College, Walt Price Student Fitness Center Everett, Washington (Acoustical)
LEED Certified, Gold
2011 Citation Award, IIDA Portland
2011 Citation Award, AIA Portland
Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center Bellevue, Washington (Commissioning)
LEED Certified, Gold
Fire Station 2 Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
2011 Best Rehabilitation/Restoration, Historic Seattle
UW Tacoma, William W. Philip Hall Tacoma, Washington (Acoustical and Audio/Video design)
LEED Certified, Gold
Daybreak Cohousing Portland, Oregon (Acoustical)
2010 Livable Communities Award, NAHB & AARP (National Association of Home Builders)
Johns Creek Environmental Campus Alpharetta, Georgia (Acoustical)
2010 Design-Build Institute of America, National Design-Build Award (Water/Wastewater Over $25 Million)
Peninsula College Library & Administration Building Port Townsend, Washington (Acoustical)
2010 AIA WA Council, Civic Design Award
2010 American School & University “Louis I. Kahn Citation” Grand Prize Winner
Seattle City Hall Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
LEED Certified, Gold
2008 Building Stone Institute, Tucker Design Award
2007 AIA Northwest and Pacific Region, Design Award
2007 AIA Northwest and Pacific Region, Merit Award
2006 AIA Washington Council, Civic Design Honor Award
2006 American Institute of Steel Construction
Grand Teton National Park Discovery and Visitor Center National Park Service Moose, Wyoming (Acoustical)
2011 Honor Award, AIA Northwest and Pacific Region
2010 Green GOOD DESIGN, The European Center for Architecture and The Chicago Athenaeum
2009 AIA Seattle Honor Award
2008 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum
2008 Silver Medal for Design Excellence, AIA Pennsylvania
2007 Award of Excellence, AIA Northeastern Pennsylvania
2007 AIA Seattle Honor Award
2007 Wood Design Award
Magnolia Library Seattle, Washington (Mechanical)
2009 Historic Seattle “Stewardship of Public Buildings” Award
Trace Lofts (12th & Madison Condos) Seattle, Washington (Mechanical and Acoustical)
2008 Eagle of Excellence Historical Restoration, ABC Excellence in Construction Awards (ABC - Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington)
Ballard Library & Neighborhood Service Center Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
2009 Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, Beyond Green Award
2009 Green GOOD DESIGN, The European Center for Architecture and The Chicago Athenaeum
2008 Excellence in Place Design, Environmental Design Research Association and Metropolis Magazine
2007 AIA National / ALA Library Building Award
2007 AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Merit Award for Design
2006 AIA National Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Award
Douglass Truth Library Seattle, Washington (Mechanical and Acoustical)
2007 AIA Washington Council Honor Award
UW Benjamin D. Hall Interdisciplinary Research Building Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
LEED Shell & Core - Gold
1st Gold LEED Certified Building on University of Washington Campus
1st Higher Education Building on West Coast to Achieve LEED Gold, Shell & Core
2006 Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) National Design-Build Award
2006 Northwest Construction Consumers Council Distinguished Project Award
2006 AIA National Honor Award
2006 AIA Seattle Commendation
2006 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Green Roof Award of Excellence Extensive Institutional Category
2005 AIA Washington Council Honor Award for Civic Design
2003 Seattle Design Commission Commendation for Design Excellence and Innovation
University of Washington, Savery Hall Seattle, Washington (Acoustical and Audio/Video)
LEED Certified, Gold
CWU Dean Hall Ellensburg, Washington (Acoustical and Audio/Video)
LEED Certified, Gold
Mercerview Community Center Mercer Island, Washington (Mechanical and Acoustical)
2007 AIA Washington Council Merit Award
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Kirkland, Washington (Acoustical)
2006 AIA National Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Award
2006 AIA Seattle Honor Award
TESC Seminar II Building Olympia, Washington (Acoustical and Audio/Video)
LEED Certified, Gold
2005 AIA National Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Award
White River High School Buckley, Washington (Acoustical and Audio/Video)
2005 CEFPI James D. MacConnell Award (Council Educational Facilities Planners International)
2004 CEFPI Washington Chapter Award of Merit
Seattle Justice Center Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
LEED Certified, Silver
2004 BEST Sustainable Building Award
2004 IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter IN Awards - Design in Mass, Best in Competition
Pierce County Environmental Services Building Tacoma, Washington (Acoustical and Audio/Video)
2004 AIA National Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Award
2003 AIA Washington Council Civic Design Merit Award
Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center Seattle, Washington (Mechanical and Acoustical)
LEED New Construction Certified
2003 AIA National Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Award
2003 BEST Sustainable Building Award
2003 AIA Washington Council Civic Design Honor Award
2002 AIA Seattle Merit Award
2001 AIA Seattle Citation Award
Fisher Plaza Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
2003 Seattle Chapter, National Association of Industrial & Office Properties, Technology Development of the Year Award
UW Bothell / Cascadia Community College Bothell, Washington (Acoustical)
2002 AIA Seattle Honor Award
Terrace Park K-8 School, Edmonds School District Mountlake Terrace, Washington (Acoustical)
2002 A4LE (formerly CEFPI) "Polished Apple" Award
Bank of America Arena at UW Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington (Acoustical and Audio/Video)
2002 AIA Seattle's "Spike Lee / Doing the Right Thing" Mention
2001 AIA Washington Council Civic Design Merit Award
UW/Harborview Research and Training Seattle, Washington (Acoustical)
2001 AIA Washington Council Civic Design Award
Bainbridge Island City Hall Bainbridge Island, Washington (Mechanical and Acoustical)
2000 AIA National Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Award
2000 AIA State Civic Honor Award
2000 AIA Washington Architecture Honor Award
Whitman College Hunter Conservatory Renovation Walla Walla, Washington (Mechanical and Acoustical)
1998 Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Award