Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio in New Haven, has received a 2020 AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Award of Excellence in New Construction for 609 Main at Texas, a 48-story, 1,850,000-square-foot Class-A, next-generation office tower in Houston”™s Central Business District.
Winners will be honored at the AIA Connecticut Awards Gala, a virtual event to be held in November.
The Sustainable Architecture Awards is a newly established program by AIA Connecticut to recognize the efforts of architects who have developed and demonstrated ways to decrease greenhouse gases, reduce energy use and demand and conserve water. The award aims to raise public awareness of the current climate crisis and highlight leadership in the construction, maintenance and operation of the built environment.
The Sustainable Architecture Award also honors the climate change initiatives of AIA Connecticut and Connecticut Passive House to secure a more sustainable future.
Judges praised the building as “an example of creating sustainable spaces in an urban environment.
Pickard Chilton principal Jon Pickard FAIA said, “Innovative design in its enclosure, mechanical systems, energy efficiency and water management, as well as conscientious material selection, allowed 609 Main to achieve its sustainability goals.”
