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Arizona Forward
CHANGING ELEMENTS
By ERIN THORBURN
Look no further than to the 2020-21 Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Awards finalists as proof of how much Arizona Forward has helped shape the environmental progress and wellbeing throughout the Grand Canyon State. Each project — from those in the Climate Action category to finalists in the Healthy Communities group — represents a unique and valuable environmental contribution to the state.
And, the variety exemplified in the awards finalists’ pool further showcases how far Arizona Forward has come over four decades in operation.
Joining Climate Action Solutions and Healthy Communities categories, additional Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Award nominations were gathered in the areas of Circular Economy, Buildings, Structures and Landscape Design, Art in Public Places, Environmental Education and Communication, Technology Innovation, Natural Environment Preservation and the renowned Governor’s Award.
“Looking back over the past 40 years at all of the projects submitted in Arizona Forward’s Environmental Excellence Awards program, it is easy to see the vision, hard work and collaboration by the business community, municipalities, architects, engineers and others,” says Lori Singleton, Arizona Forward president and CEO.
Singleton encapsulates the impact Arizona Forward and its colleagues have achieved over the years: “The breadth and depth of the projects symbolize how Arizonans can come together for a more sustainable future,” she says. “The program continues to lift up environmental stewardship and hopefully will inspire excellence for the next 40 years.”
Here are the finalists for the 40th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards. Winners will be announced March 19, 2022.
COLORING OUR WORLD:
Park Central, which has be redeveloped by Plaza Companies and Holualoa Companies, is an Environmental Excellence Awards finalist in multiple categories.
Climate Action finalists
Solutions-oriented actions to address climate risks in Arizona with a future-focused perspective that demonstrates measurable improvements in areas such as carbon reduction, heat island mitigation and water availability. • Arizona Grand Resort & Spa: Classic Hotels & Resorts, ON Advertising • Arizona Trail Rainwater Collector: Arizona Trail Association • Avondale Drive Electric Project: City of Avondale • Cool Pavement Program: City of Phoenix – Street Transportation • Driving Energy Innovation Forward – APS Solar Communities & Take Charge AZ: Arizona Public Service • Flagstaff’s Carbon Neutrality Plan: City of Flagstaff • Goodyear Bicycle and Pedestrian Path Shade Study: City of Goodyear, Coffman Studio • Low Impact Development Concepts for the Granite Reef Watershed: City of Scottsdale, Coffman Studio
Circular Economy Solutions finalists
Best practices and/or programs that reduce waste and improve productivity of resources, enabling a circular system that achieves positive environmental and economic results. • Arizona Students Recycling Used Technology: (AZ StRUT) • Florence Copper Production Test Facility: Florence Copper • Water Conservation in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Intel Corporation
Buildings, Structures and Landscape Design finalists
Civic, commercial or institutional buildings, structures or landscapes that represent elements that preserve environmental quality, incorporate sustainability, integrate with the natural or built environment and create aesthetic appreciation.
Civic
• Asante Branch Library: City of Surprise, Maricopa County Library District • City of Flagstaff Municipal Court Facility: City of Flagstaff Municipal Court, CGL Companies, Kinney Construction Services • Fraesfield and Granite Mountain Trailheads: City of Scottsdale, SmithGroup • Highline Canal Multi-use Path Project: City of Tempe, Coffman Studio • USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, J2 Engineering & Environmental Design, BCA Architects
Commercial or Institutional
• Arizona State University Hayden Library Reinvention: ASU, Ayers Saint Gross, Holder Construction Company • Arizona State University Student Pavilion: ASU, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio • Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Facility: Coconino County, Kinney Construction Services, APMI • Helios Education Foundation & Vince Roig Convening Center: Helios Education Foundation, Architekton, Betts Real Estate Advisors
Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse
• 225 W. Madison: Maricopa County, Facilities Management Department • The Charles T. Hayden House (La Casa Vieja) Rehabilitation: City of Tempe, Motley Design Group, Hensel-Phelps Development, Adobe Technology
Commercial or Civic
• Gilbert Regional Park Phase 1A: Town of Gilbert, Marc Taylor • Hotel Adeline: ESI Ventures, Young Design Group, Development Services, Profab Construction, Studio 11 Design • Paloma Community Park Phase 1: City of Peoria, Valley Rain Construction, Hunter Contracting, Environmental Planning Group • The Grand at Papago Park Center: Papago Park Center • Western Maricopa Education Center Northwest Campus: Western Maricopa Education Center, SPS+ Architects, Logan Simpson Design, McCarthy Building
SURPRISE FINALIST: The City of Surprise’s Asante Branch Library is an Environmental Excellence Awards finalist in the Buildings, Structures and Landscape category.
Site Development finalists
Contributions that enhance the urban environment within largescale commercial, industrial and public work sectors and could include projects related to waste or water treatment facilities, roadways, bridges, canals and other types of infrastructure. • Salt River Siphon Repair: Central Arizona Project, AchenGardner Construction • The Grand at Papago Park Center: Papago Park Center • The Newton District: Venue Projects, John Douglas Architects • Twin Peaks/Blue Bonnet Gravity Sewer Project: Pima County, Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Town of Marana • Valley Metro Greenfield Bus Operations Center: Valley Metro, Veregy • Western Maricopa Education Center Northwest Campus: Western Maricopa Education Center, SPS+ Architects, Logan Simpson Design, McCarthy Building
Art in Public Places finalists
Creative works of art visually accessible to the general public that contribute to aesthetic appreciation, add to a sustainable-based culture and encourage sustainability (public or privately owned). • Good Trouble Bucket: Joan Baron and Gloria MartinezGranados, Arizona Commission on the Arts • Miami Pots: Town of Miami • Park Central: Plaza Companies, ON Advertising, Holualoa Companies • The Grand at Papago Park Center: Papago Park Center • Traceries: Scottsdale Arts • Veterans Reflection Circle: City of Surprise • Water=Life: City of Mesa
Healthy Communities finalists
Projects, policies or plans that promote the health and wellness of communities in rural or urban areas and could include neighborhood revitalization, community redevelopment and cross-sector collaborations. • Desert Sky Park: Town of Gilbert, Hunter Contracting, KimleyHorn Associates, Siteworks Landscape Development and Maintenance, Pacific Aquascape International, Kimbrell Electric, Overton Builders • Edison Eastlake Community Master Plan: Gorman & Company, Norris Design • Equitable Engagement in Sedona’s Immigrant Community: City of Sedona, Northern Arizona Institutions for Community Leadership • Gilbert Regional Park Phase 1A: Town of Gilbert, Marc Taylor
2020-21 Heathly Communities fnalists
• Heritage at Surprise: City of Surprise, Gorman & Company • Liberty Wildlife Feather Repository: Liberty Wildlife • Optima Kierland Center: Optima, J. Lauren PR • Paloma Community Park Phase 1: City of Peoria, Valley Rain Construction, Hunter Contracting, Environmental Planning Group • Park Central: Plaza Companies, ON Advertising, Holualoa Companies • Phoenix Metropolitan Urban Forestry Roundtable: City of Phoenix, Arizona Sustainability Alliance, American Forests • Rio Salado Oeste: Dig Studio • U-Haul Healthier You: U-Haul International • Water Quality Improvement and Community Development
in Greenlee County: Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona, Southeastern Arizona Clean & Beautiful, Friends of the Frisco – The Rivers of Greenlee County
Environmental Education and Communication finalists
Achievements in education and/or communication that are designed for a wide audience and produce increased awareness, change in behavior or a deeper appreciation of sustainability initiatives. • Arizona Water Blueprint: ASU Kyl Center for Water Policy, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy • Bats & Agave Initiative: Collaboration for Conservation & Education: Freeport McMoRan • Conserve and Protect Golden Ale: Mother Road Brewing Company, Arizona Game and Fish Department • Ensuring the Health of the Verde River for People and Nature: First-ever Report Card: The Nature Conservancy, Friends of the Verde River • Recycle Right Wizard Regional Partnership: City of Phoenix, Keep Phoenix Beautiful • Walkable Cities – Revitalization, Vibrancy, and Sustainable Consumption: Carlos J. L. Balsas, Ind. Scholar, State University of New York Press
Technology Innovation finalists
Innovative products or processes that use technology to encourage sustainable outcomes and demonstrate an economic benefit to positively address environmental issues. • East Line Solar: Array Technologies • Florence Copper Production Test Facility: Florence Copper • Innovative Water Conservation and Sustainability Partnership: Central Arizona Project, Colorado River Indian Tribes • North Gateway Materials Recovery Facility Retrofit: City of Phoenix • Pinal Valley Recharge and Recovery Facility (PVRRF): Arizona Water Company, Hunter Contracting, Carollo Engineers • ROBO Ride: City of Peoria Autonomous Vehicles Project: City of Peoria • ShareTheRide.com Relaunch: Valley Metro • SolarAPP+: Automation to Accelerate Solar Adoption: City of Tucson, Pima County Development Services • Tres Rios Wastewater Reclamation Facility Nutrient Recovery Project: Pima County, HDR Engineering
Natural Environment Preservation finalists
Improvements to the natural environment through projects such as hiking trails, riparian areas, preserves, trailheads, parks and habitat restoration. • Fraesfield and Granite Mountain Trailheads: City of Scottsdale, SmithGroup • The Path to Protection at Oak Creek: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona State Parks & Trails, United States Forest Service, National Forest Foundation & Conservation Legacy, Oak Creek Watershed Council, Natural Channel Design.
Governor’s Award finalists
Creative initiatives that foster the economic vitality and longterm sustainability of Arizona’s future. Encompass projects, public policies and/or collaborative efforts that make Arizona a better place to live, work and play. • Arizona Water Blueprint: ASU Kyl Center for Water Policy, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy • Coconino County Forest Restoration Initiative: Coconino County • Conserve and Protect Golden Ale: Mother Road Brewing Company, Arizona Game and Fish Department • Innovative Water Conservation and Sustainability: Central Arizona Project, N-Drip • Optima Kierland Center: Optima, J. Lauren PR • Phoenix Household Hazardous Waste: City of Phoenix – Public Works • Pinal Valley Recharge and Recovery Facility: Arizona Water Company, Hunter Contracting, Carollo Engineers, Clear Creek and Assoc., City of Coolidge, City of Casa Grande, Central Arizona Project • SkySong – The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center: Plaza Companies, ON Advertising, Holualoa Companies, University Reality • The Grand at Papago Park Center: Papago Park Center • Twin Peaks/Blue Bonnet Gravity Sewer Project: Pima County, Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Town of Marana • Western Maricopa Education Center Northwest Campus: Western Maricopa Education Center, SPS+ Architects, Logan Simpson Design, McCarthy Building Companies
WATER WORKS: Intel
Corporation’s water conservation efforts earned is a spot as an Environmental Excellence Awards finalist in the Circular Economy Solutions category.
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