We are proud to announce the 2021 Excellence in GSI Awards Finalists. Thank you to everyone who nominated a project. The winners will be announced on Thursday, April 22, during the awards ceremony. RSVP here.
The following finalists are recognized for excellence in green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) in the following categories:
Public Projects: Projects managed in large part by public agency and/or on public property; this includes municipal, state, and federal.
Innovation: Processes, programs, or technology that break new ground by applying information, ingenuity, and initiative to significantly advance GSI impact.
Best of Green City, Clean Waters: This award recognizes public or private GSI projects in Philadelphia that exemplify the triple bottom line goals of Green City, Clean Waters. The winners for this category will be determined by a public online poll.
Public Projects
40th Street Trolley – Meliora Design
Wissinoming Park – Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
Kingsessing Recreation Center – Stantec
Hancock Playground – SALT Design Studio
Innovation
Green City Inlet Filter – ACF Environmental
Best of Green City Clean Waters: Public Projects
Lea Elementary School – International Consultants, Inc., Meliora Design, SALT Design Studio
Penn Street Trail – NV5
John H. Taggart Elementary Schoolyard Improvement Project – TEND Landscapes, Trust for Public Land
Heston Gardens – Stantec, Philadelphia Water Department
Jose Manuel Collazo Playground – Stantec
Chester Arthur Schoolyard – SALT Design Studio, Cornerstone Consulting Engineers & Architectural, Inc., Ann Rothman Structural Engineering, InLand Design
Panati Playground – Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
40th Street Trolley – Meliora Design
Wissinoming Park – Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
Kingsessing Recreation Center – Stantec
Hancock Playground – SALT Design Studio
Best of Green City Clean Waters: Private Projects
Circa Green – Erdy McHenry Architecture, Pennoni, Roofmeadow, Tim Haahs & Associates
Bethesda Presbyterian Church – AKRF, CGC Consulting, Atane Consulting
Central Green @ The Navy Yard –Environetics, James Corner Field Operations, Pennoni
Frankford Friends Nature Learning Lab – ThinkGreen, LLC, Meliora Design
Shoemaker Green at the University of Pennsylvania – Andropogon Associates, Meliora Design, Stantec, Keast and Hood, Tillett Lighting and Design, International Consultants, Inc., Irrigation Consulting, Inc., Craul Land Scientists
Woodmere Art Museum – NTM Engineering, Inc., Matthew Baird Architects, PLLC
Drexel Perelman & Korman Plazas – Andropogon Associates, Meliora Design
Best of Green City Clean Waters: Innovation
Circa Green – Erdy McHenry Architecture, Pennoni, Roofmeadow, Tim Haahs & Associates
Philadelphia Parcel Viewer/ Credits Explorer/ Garp Aggregator – Property Manager – Azavea
Smart Stormwater Management Technology – OptiRTC
Sandmeyer Regional Stormwater Facility – Infrastructure Solutions Services
Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School – Infrastructure Solutions Services
Kelly Green Project – Kelly Green Project
Climate-Smart Cities – The Trust for Public Land Charter School
Green Infrastructure Living Laboratory – Drexel University’s Green Infrastructure Living Laboratory
Green City Inlet Filter – ACF Environmental
Reserve Your Ticket Now
SBN’s 5th Annual Excellence in GSI Awards
Date: Thursday, April 22
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30pm
Tickets: FREE and open to all.
The 2021 Excellence in GSI Awards will take place virtually this year.
Register for this event here.
Thank you to our Annual GSI Partners Sponsors
