Every year the American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment (COTE) picks the top ten green projects based on ten separate measures including sustainability intent and innovation; bioclimactic design; water and energy use; and materials and construction. The Chartwell School, on which Tipping Mar partnered with EHDD and Ausonio Contractors, is one of the ten projects chosen for 2009. Chartwell was the first school in the U.S. to receive LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, including one structural innovation point for low-cement concrete.

Orinda City Hall has just received LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council, including two structural innovation points, for the self-healing structure and low-cement concrete.

An article in the March 2009 issue of Concrete International, written by asociates Mark Stevenson and Leo Panian, highlights the integration of post-tensioned lateral systems and slag cement concrete at the new David Brower Center.

The Final(ly) House, designed by Rothschild Schwartz Architects, Inc., received the AIA San Francisco 2009 Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture. See the award information on the AIA website.

At the 2009 annual meeting of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Tipping Mar received First Prize in the Second Annual Graphics Competition for our Animation of a Retrofit Design for a Building. View the animation on the EERI website.

Pixar Animation Studios received an AIA San Francisco 2009 Citation Award for Interior Architecture for the Gensler-led renovation and expansion of Pixar's 45th Street offices. See the award information on the AIA website.

Marin Country Day School, designed by EHDD Architects, received a LEED Gold rating from the US Green Building Council. View the campus improvement plans on the MCDS website.

Our renovation and seismic upgrade of 680 Folsom Street was one of three projects featured in the January 2009 issue of Architectural Record. Read the full article on the McGraw Hill website.