Architects of Park Board 2010 venues honoured

July 22, 2009 (No. 42) - Architects of the Vancouver Park Board's four new 2010 Winter Games legacy facilities were honoured today with Excellence in Green Building Practices awards for sustainable venue construction. The one-time awards were presented to fifteen architectural firms involved in nine projects constructed for the Games.

Architects and Park Board staff on hand for the Excellence in Green Building Practices award presentation. Left to right, front row: Rudy Roelofsen, Manager of Facility Development (retired); Walter Francl; Susan Mundick, General Manager; Nick Milkovich; Piet Rutgers, Director of Planning and Operations. Middle row: John Ross, Facility Development Coordinator; Cheryl Machan, Walter Francl Architecture; Stefan Aepli, Walter Francl Architecture; John Maxey, Facility Development Coordinator; Danica Djurkovic, Manager of Facility Development; Darryl Condon; Mark Ostry; Nate Straathof, Acton Ostry Architects. Back row: Scott Mitchell, Walter Francl Architecture; Diane Dy, Walter Francl Architecture; Hector Lo, Walter Francl Architecture; Manny Trinca, Walter Francl Architecture; Ernest Fanthorpe, Facility Development Coordinator

The award recipients for Park Board venue projects are:

• Walter Francl Architecture for Trout Lake Rink
• Acton Ostry Architects for Killarney Rink
• Hughes Condon Marler: Architects for the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre
• Nick Milkovich Architects and Walter Francl Architecture for the Southeast False Creek Community Centre

The presentations were awarded by the GLOBE Foundation and World Green Building Council to recognize the architects who, as a group, developed the largest set of simultaneously constructed, single project, low environmental impact facilities in history. The GLOBE Foundation is an international, not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding practical business-oriented solutions to the world's environmental challenges. The World Green Building Council is a union of national councils whose mission is to accelerate the transformation of the global built environment towards sustainability.

Presentation of the awards took place inside the new Trout Lake Rink, which was constructed to LEED Silver standard. The rink's dramatic roof beams are made from British Columbia wood and the lobby area features Douglas fir downed in Stanley Park during the 2006 windstorm.

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