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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Steven Winter Associates for our outstanding commitment to constructing homes with improved indoor air quality through participation in the Indoor airPLUS Program. SWA was one of four Home Energy Raters to be awarded with a 2019 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award.

The AIA Washington DC Chapter has awarded The Grass House Project as a recipient of the 2019 Washingtonian Residential Design Award. SWA provided sustainability consulting services and was the Green Rater for this highly efficient, nature-inspired, unique building.

SWA's William Zoeller is participating on a panel of experts at the Building Energy Exchange that will discuss design and construction solutions to common building envelope conditions in multifamily and commercial buildings. They will address the considerable challenges faced by architects as they strive to translate building enclosure design concepts into realities that are energy-efficient, durable, trouble-free, and cost-effective.

Karla Butterfield, of Steven Winter Associates, will be presenting on how to Cost Effectively Deliver Healthy Buildings at this AIA approved event.

The WFUV radio station's Strike a Chord campaign is focusing on energy conservation and the individuals/companies working in sustainability. Katie Schwamb, Senior Sustainability Consultant at SWA, discusses her involvement with GreenHomeNYC - an organization working to raise awareness about energy consumption in buildings.

On this episode, we interviewed Laurie Kerr, a climate policy veteran who helped shape the sustainability plan of one of the most notable cities in the world with regards to climate change and climate action – New York City. Laurie discusses which programs were successful (and which were not) during her time with the Bloomberg administration, and compares these initiatives to those of different cities around the US.