Awards
2026
BuildGreenCT Green Building Impact Awards
Multifamily Merit Award
Eagleville Green, Mansfield, CT
Fitwel Best in Building Health Awards
Most People Impacted Across Site Scorecards & Highest Scoring Community Site v3 (Built) Project
StuyTown and Peter Cooper Village (PCVST), New York, NY
Green Builder Green Home of the Year Awards
Overall Grand Winner
Eagleville Green, Mansfield, CT
2025
ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Awards
Diamond Award, Building/Technology Systems
NYU Rubin Hall Decarbonization Project, New York, NY
AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE®) Top Ten Awards
Top Ten Winner
The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
NGBS Green Master Verifier & Legacy Verifier
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at SWA
Metropolis Planet Positive Awards
Multifamily Award
Sendero Verde, New York, NY
New York Energy Consumers Council (NYECC) Energy New York Awards (ENYA)
ENYA Leadership Award
Kelly Westby, Managing Director, Building Operations, Decarbonization, and Efficiency at SWA
ULI Terwilliger Center Housing Awards
Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing
Sendero Verde, New York, NY
2024
BE+ and MassCEC Embodied Carbon Reduction Challenge
Runner-Up Award
Steven Winter Associates Case Study: Northland Newton Development Building 7, Newton, MA
ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction Market Leader Awards
Market Leader, Energy Rating Companies
Steven Winter Associates
EPA Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards
Leader Award, Rater
Steven Winter Associates
Our 13th consecutive award!
Green Building Advocate of the Year, NYS Green Building Conference
Gayathri Vijayakumar, Principal Mechanical Engineer at SWA
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence & Legacy Verifier
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at SWA
NAIOP DC | MD Awards of Excellence
Best Institutional Facility
The Catholic University of America: Garvey Hall, Washington, DC
NAIOP DC | MD Awards of Excellence
Best Multifamily Project
The Ethel, Washington, DC
SARA National Design Awards
Honor Award
Portland Commons at the University of Southern Maine (USM), Portland, ME
Student Housing Business Innovator Awards
Best New Development by a University, College or Institution
Portland Commons at the University of Southern Maine (USM), Portland, ME
Student Housing Business Innovator Awards
Best Public-Private Partnership Development
Portland Commons at the University of Southern Maine (USM), Portland, ME
2023
ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Awards
Diamond Award, Building/Technology Systems
425 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
AIA New York State Excelsior Awards
Merit Award, Renovation/Addition
Houghton Hall at SUNY Fredonia
Buildings of Excellence
Early-Stage Design Support Winner
Three Arts, New York, NY
Buildings of Excellence
Round Three Winner
439 West 36th Street and 489-501 9th Avenue, New York, NY
Buildings of Excellence
Round Three Winner
Brownsville Arts Center and Apartments, Brooklyn, NY
Connecticut Preservation Awards
Award of Merit
Hotel Marcel, New Haven, CT
ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction Market Leader Awards
Market Leader, Energy Rating Companies
Steven Winter Associates
EPA Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards
Leader Award, Rater
Steven Winter Associates
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence & Legacy Verifier
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at SWA
International Code Council Awards
National Leadership in Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Award
Gayathri Vijayakumar, Principal Mechanical Engineer at SWA
Metropolis Planet Positive Awards
Best Social Impact
Betances Residence, Bronx, NY
SARA NY Design Awards
Design Award of Excellence
Betances Residence, Bronx, NY
SARA NY Design Awards
Design Award of Merit
4697 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY
2022
AIA New York Design Awards
Award of Merit, Urban Planning
Alafia, Brooklyn, NY
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Award of Excellence
Hotel Marcel, New Haven, CT
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Energy Residential Award of Honor
Willow Creek Phase III, Hartford, CT
ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction Market Leader Awards
Market Leader, Energy Rating Companies
Steven Winter Associates
EPA Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards
Leader Award, Rater
Steven Winter Associates
Fitwel Best in Building Health Awards
Most People Impacted Across Site Scorecards & Highest Scoring Project for the Community Site v2.1 (Built) Scorecard
StuyTown and Peter Cooper Village (PCVST), New York, NY
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence & Legacy Verifier
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at SWA
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards
Best Affordable Apartment Community (Over 100 Units)
The Carolina, New York, NY
New York State Historic Preservation Awards
T Building, Queens, NY
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
Best Overall Project & High-Rise Multifamily
425 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
Community Development Recognition
Willow Creek Rentals, Hartford, CT
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
High-Rise Multifamily Honorable Mention
4697 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY
Washington Business Journal Best Real Estate Deals
Best Multifamily Development
Park Kennedy, Washington, DC
2021
AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Awards
Sustainable Architecture, New Construction
11 Crown, Meriden, CT
Big Apple Brownfield Awards
Environmentally Responsible Building Award
4697 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY
Building Design+Construction Reconstruction Awards
Silver Award
Harlem School of the Arts, New York, NY
Buildings of Excellence
Round Two Winner & Blue Ribbon for Design Excellence Award
Cooper Park Commons, Building 2
Now named Kingsland Commons
CIBSE Building Performance Awards
Project of the Year, Public Use
The House at Cornell Tech, New York, NY
Connecticut Preservation Awards
Award of Merit
The Tyler, East Haven, CT
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Award of Excellence
The Tyler, East Haven, CT
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Multfamily Merit Award
Sendero Verde, New York, NY
DOE Housing Innovation Awards
Housing Innovation Award, Affordable Home
11 Crown, Meriden, CT
EPA Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards
Leader Award, Rater
Steven Winter Associates
New York Geothermal Energy Organization (NY-GEO) GeoStar Top Job Competition
Winner
Beach Green Dunes II, Queens, NY
Passive House International Awards
Special Recognition, Retrofit
Star Garment Innovation Center, Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
Affordable Honorable Mention
2126 Mapes Avenue, Bronx, NY
ULI New York Awards for Excellence in Development
Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing Development
Beach Green Dunes II, Queens, NY
2020
Affordable Housing Finance Readers’ Choice Awards
Best Overall
The Tyler, East Haven, CT
AIA DC Chapter Design Awards
Grand Award Winner
The Aya, Washington, DC
AIA New York Design Awards
Award of Merit, Sustainability
Star Garment Innovation Center, Katunayake, Sri Lanka
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Honor Award, Passive House
Beach Green Dunes II, Queens, NY
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Judy Swann Green Advocate Award
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at SWA
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Merit Award, Multifamily Residence
Columbus Commons, New Britain, CT
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Merit Award, Out-of-State
William Boyce Thompson Field House at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
EPA Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards
Leader Award, Rater
Steven Winter Associates
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence & Legacy Verifier
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at SWA
LEED Homes Awards
Outstanding Affordable Project
3365 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY
NAIOP DC | MD Awards of Excellence
Best Amenity Space
Agora at the Collective
NAIOP DC | MD Awards of Excellence
Best of the Best: Member of the Year
Sean Fish, Sustainability Director at SWA
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards
Best Green Affordable Multifamily Community
3365 Third Ave, Bronx, NY
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
Affordable Honorable Mention
Beach Green Dunes II, New York, NY
USGBC National Capital Region Community Leader Awards
Responsible Design Award
Grass House, Washington, DC
2019
Buildings of Excellence
Round One Winners
7 SWA Projects
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Merit Award, Out-of-State
MGM Springfield, MA
EPA Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards
Leader Award, Rater
Steven Winter Associates
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at SWA
USGBC New Jersey Annual Awards
LEED Project of the Year, Residential Passive House
Candela Lofts, Hoboken, NJ
2018
EPA Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards
Leader Award, Rater
Steven Winter Associates
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director at SWA
New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing
Project of the Year in the Downstate Region
Webster Residence and Park House, Bronx, NY
New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing
Project of the Year in the Upstate Region
Ida Yarborough Homes, Albany, NY
Stamford 2030 District Change Makers Award
Winner
Park 215, Stamford, CT
ULI New York Awards for Excellence in Development
Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing Development
CAMBA Gardens, Brooklyn, NY