Each year, at Efficiency Vermont's Better Buildings by Design Conference, Vermont's top designers and builders of energy-efficient structures are honored with awards for excellence. Beginning in 2003, students of architecture and engineering at Vermont colleges were included in a case study competition. We are proud to list the 2003 award winners here.

Excellence in Energy Efficiency
Black River Design
Presented to an architect, engineer, or designer whose projects consistently demonstrate the benefits of energy efficiency

Best Architectural Solution for Energy Efficiency
Black River Design
Center for the Arts, St. Johnsbury Academy

Best Mechanical Solution for Energy Efficiency
Breadloaf Corporation
Northeast Cooperatives Refrigerated Warehouse, Brattleboro

Best Integrated Design for Energy Efficiency in a Major Renovation
Freeman French Freeman, Inc.
McFarland State Office Building, Barre

Best Integrated Design for Energy Efficiency in Residential
LineSync Architecture
Doucette Straw Bale Home

Best Student Case Study
Margaret Brady
Bank of Astoria

Honorable Mention Student Case Study
Brian Baril
Stadium Australia