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Design & Build with FSC Award: 2010 Winners

Vermont StreetResidential Winner:
The Vermont Street Project

The Vermont Street Project is the result of the home owner’s nearly three decades in the business of custom timberwork and environmentally sensitive design and construction. All of the solid wood used in this 2000 square-foot home is FSC-certified—reclaimed, recycled, or freshly sawn.

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Ellis ResidenceResidential Honorable Mention:
Ellis Residence

The Ellis Residence is an example of modern residential design incorporating local environmental concerns through the use of FSC-certified products and state-of-the art energy efficiency. The FSC-certified products highlight the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape and represent the home-owners’ ideals of making sustainable and ethical choices for their dwelling.

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FondAction BuildingCommercial Winner:
FondAction Building Quebec

The structure of this six-floor, 60,000 ft2 office building is composed entirely of FSC-certified glued-laminated wood. Having substituted wood for the more typical steel and concrete structure, the FondAction building is now the tallest wood structure building in North America.

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Portola Valley Town CenterCommercial Honorable Mention:
Portola Valley Town Center

All of the wood used in the Portola Valley Town Center buildings, with the exception of some engineered wood products, is either FSC-certified, salvaged, or locally harvested. The town center features wood as both a structural and finish material, creating warm, rich interiors and providing a clear link to the town’s history and geographic location.

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