Building Green

Specific Judging Considerations

• To recognize individuals, businesses, organizations, or agencies that further the widespread use of green building materials and construction techniques
• Collaboration with existing green building programs
• Relationship between the environmental benefits and the associated economic benefits

2007 Winner of Building Green

Winner – Morgan Park Place, Phase One (Davidson County)
Morgan Park Place is a 72-unit, multifamily, mixed use, urban infill new construction in the Historic Germantown area of Nashville. Lawrence Brothers and New Urban Construction are developing and building one hundred percent of these units according to EarthCraft House specifications. Eighteen of the 21 units completed in Phase One of the project have received EarthCraft House certification, becoming the first in Tennessee to receive this designation, and have been qualified for the EPA Energy Star program. Each unit uses sustainable features to achieve energy efficiency, water conservation, resource conservation, indoor air quality and waste reduction. Homeowners can expect an average savings of $194-$340 in power bills per year.