Sustainable Wood Design 2023

Saco, ME:

The Ecology School has been named the 2023 WoodWorks: Sustainable Wood Design winner.

WoodWorks has announced its 2023 Wood Design Awards winners, celebrating excellence and innovation in mass timber, heavy timber, light-frame, and hybrid building design. The annual award program charts wood’s growth as a material of choice and recognizes developers and design teams whose creativity and emphasis on quality continue to expand the possibilities for wood buildings.  

Architects: Simons Architects, Kaplan Thompson and Briburn Architecture are responsible for The Ecology School’s winning design for the Poland Spring® Education and Dining Commons and Dormitory buildings.

 "The team used wood to meet both the school’s embodied carbon goal and strict requirements of the Living Building Challenge, one of the most rigorous measures of social and environmental performance in the built environment. They reduced embodied carbon by using local, renewable materials, including FSC-certified New England wood, and accounted for the project’s total embodied carbon impact through a one-time carbon offset within the property’s boundary. The Ecology School is Net Zero Energy, Net Zero Water, and built to Passive House standards." - (WoodWorks)

To read the full article, click here.