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Fifteen architectural firms that helped build nine 2010 Olympic Games venues received awards Wednesday for excellence in green building practices from the GLOBE Foundation and the World Green Building Council.
GLOBE Foundation president John Wiebe said the bar for green building practices has reached new heights with the development of the Games facilities.
Venues cited for green building and innovations in non-residential wood design and construction include Trout Lake Ice Rink, Killarney Ice Rink, Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver Olympic Athletes’ Village, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver Olympic Centre, Whistler Sliding Centre, Whistler Olympic Park and the Whistler Athletes’ Centre at Whistler Olympic Village.
The 15 firms receiving the awards include Walter Francl Architecture, Acton Ostry, Hughes Condon Marler, Nick Milkovich Architects, Merrick Architecture, GBL Architects Group, IBI/HB Architects, DA Architects, MCM Partnership, LMN Architects, Cannon Design, CJP Architects, Stantec, Burrowes Huggins, and Hottson Bakker Boniface Haden.
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