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The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia recently announced the finalists of the 2019 Excellence in Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards. The winners will be recognized at a special celebration on May 23 in Philadelphia.
The awards celebrate and elevate green stormwater infrastructure projects and innovations, the triple bottom line (TBL) benefits of a nature-based approach to stormwater management, and the partners who bring these projects to life in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
The winners in each of the three categories are--
-- Public Projects: Built projects managed in large part by a public agency and/or on public property (municipal, state, federal)--
-- Chester Arthur Schoolyard – SALT Design Studio
-- Panati Playground – Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
-- Andorra Creek Floodplain Restoration Project– T&M Associates
-- Private Projects: Built projects managed in large part by private entity and/or on private property--
-- Nature’s Sanctuary – West Laurel Hill Cemetery
-- Drexel’s Perelman & Korman Quad –Meliora Design
-- Innovation: Processes, programs or technology that break new ground, by applying information, ingenuity, and initiative to significantly advance GSI’s impact
-- The Community Academy of Philadelphia – ISS
-- The Kelly Green Project – Asarum LandDesign
-- WikiWatershed – Stroud Water Research Center
-- Climate-Smart Cities – Trust for Public Land
-- Green Infrastructure Living Laboratory – Philadelphia Water Department/Drexel University
For more information on the Awards and the celebration, visit the SBN’s 2019 Excellence In GSI Awards Ceremony webpage.
(Photo: Green Infrastructure Living Laboratory, Philadelphia Water Dept. and Drexel University.)
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[Posted: April 12, 2019]
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