
Awards
2025
2024
SARA National Design Awards
Honor Award
Portland Commons at the University of Southern Maine (USM), Portland, ME
NAIOP DC | MD Awards of Excellence
Best Institutional Facility
The Catholic University of America: Garvey Hall, Washington, DC
EPA Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards
Leader Award, Rater
Steven Winter Associates
Our 13th consecutive award!
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
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
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence & Legacy Verifier
Karla Butterfield
ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction Market Leader Awards
Market Leader, Energy Rating Companies
Steven Winter Associates

International Code Council Awards
National Leadership in Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Award
Gayathri Vijayakumar
2022
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence & Legacy Verifier
Karla Butterfield
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards
Best Affordable Apartment Community (Over 100 Units)
The Carolina, New York, NY
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
Best Overall Project & High-Rise Multifamily
425 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
High-Rise Multifamily Honorable Mention
4697 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
Community Development Recognition
Willow Creek Rentals, Hartford, CT
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) International Awards
Energy Professional Development Award
Adam Romano
ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction Market Leader Awards
Market Leader, Energy Rating Companies
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
Peter Cooper Village & StuyTown (PCVST), New York, NY
2021
Building Design+Construction Reconstruction Awards
Silver Award
Harlem School of the Arts, New York, NY
AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Awards
Sustainable Architecture, New Construction
11 Crown, Meriden, CT
ULI New York Awards for Excellence in Development
Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing Development
Beach Green Dunes II, Queens, NY
Passive House International Awards
Special Recognition, Retrofit
Star Garment Innovation Center, Katunayake, Sri Lanka

New York Geothermal Energy Organization (NY-GEO) GeoStar Top Job Competition
Winner
Beach Green Dunes II, Queens, NY
Buildings of Excellence
Round Two Winner & Blue Ribbon for Design Excellence Award
Cooper Park Commons, Building 2
Now named Kingsland Commons
2020
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence & Rising Star
James Fera
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence & Legacy Verifier
Karla Butterfield
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards
Best Green Affordable Multifamily Community
3365 Third Ave, Bronx, NY
CTGBC Green Building Awards
Merit Award, Out-of-State
William Boyce Thompson Field House at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Phius Passive Projects Design Competition
Affordable Honorable Mention
Beach Green Dunes II, New York, NY

Affordable Housing Finance Readers’ Choice Awards
Best Overall
The Tyler, East Haven, CT

USGBC National Capital Region Community Leader Awards
Responsible Design Award
Grass House, Washington, DC
AIA New York Design Awards
Award of Merit, Sustainability
Star Garment Innovation Center, Katunayake, Sri Lanka
2019
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence
Karla Butterfield

USGBC New Jersey Annual Awards
LEED Project of the Year, Residential Passive House
Candela Lofts, Hoboken, NJ
2018
Home Innovation Research Labs NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
Green Partner of Excellence
Karla Butterfield

NYSAFAH Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing
3 NY-based Projects: Breaking Ground, Albany Housing Authority & The Community Builders