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13th

ANNUAL GREEN HOME OF

THE YEAR AWARDS

CAUSE FOR INSPIRATION.
Our six finalists’ homes are packed with environmentally friendly
aspects, from sustainability-focused construction materials and

energy efficient products, to resident-generated solar power HOME OF THE YEAR AWARDS
and on-site black water treatment. They also share a powerful

message: If we did it, so can you. The Best of Green Building
2021
Our expert panel of judges evaluated projects in terms of overall

sustainability, resilience, synergy with the environment and
surrounding neighborhood, affordability, creativity and the depth of

science employed. Here are their choices for the most exemplary
and imaginative green homes of 2021.

THE JUDGES

PETER PFEIFFER, FAIA, is an architect, SUSAN RATERMAN, CIH, is the founder BRANDON WEISS is chief innovation
interior designer, building science and president of The Raterman Group, officer for luxury home builder Dvele and
consultant and a founding principal at Ltd., and is an experienced consultant in founder of Chicago-based Evolutionary
Barley/Pfeiffer Architecture in Austin, the critical areas of air quality, mold Home Builders. He has 20-plus years of
Texas. A LEED-accredited mitigation, environmental hazards and design and build experience, and is an
professional, he has spent more than industrial hygiene in the Scottsdale, award-winning, LEED accredited,
30 years designing and developing Arizona area. certified master builder with numerous
pragmatic high-performance green professional affiliations.
buildings and homes.

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