Recognizing Excellence in Sustainable Design and Construction Across Connecticut

BuildGreenCT is proud to announce the project award winners of the 2026 Green Building Impact Awards, recognizing excellence in sustainable design and construction across Connecticut and beyond. Award recipients will be honored from 5:00-8:30pm on May 20, 2026, at the Glastonbury Boathouse.

“This year’s project award winners reflect the incredible momentum we’re seeing across Connecticut and the region to raise the bar for high-performance building,” said BuildGreenCT Executive Director Alicia Dolce. “We applaud the project owners and teams whose leadership and collaboration are bringing these buildings to life; creating healthier spaces, strengthening communities, and advancing a more equitable built environment.”

The awards span multiple categories representing the breadth of Connecticut’s built environment, from housing and education to cultural and commercial spaces.

The Award of Excellence, the program’s highest recognition, was awarded to the Living Village at Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT (Bruner/Cott Architects) The Living Village represents a paradigm shift in how institutions can embody their values through architecture. More than a residence hall, this 45,000-square-foot building on 4.3 acres houses approximately 50 graduate students and families while pursuing Living Building Challenge (LBC) 4.0 certification, the world’s most rigorous performance standard for the built environment. As Connecticut’s largest residential project designed to achieve LBC requirements, it demonstrates that regenerative design is achievable at an institutional scale. The Living Village uses transformative design to advance Connecticut’s leadership in sustainable building and provide a scalable model for climate resiliency, resource efficiency, and cross-industry collaboration.

Category Award Winners

Historic Retrofit

HONOR: King’s Block – New Haven, CT (Patriquin Architects)

Public / Cultural

HONOR: Yale Peabody Museum – New Haven, CT (Centerbrook Architects and Planners, LLP)
MERIT: New Canaan Library – New Canaan, CT (Centerbrook Architects and Planners, LLP)

Commercial

MERIT:  L’Oréal Research & Innovation Center – Clark, NJ (The SLAM Collaborative)

Higher Education

HONOR: University of Connecticut Science 1 Research Center – Storrs, CT (PAYETTE)
MERIT: Wesleyan University Frank Center for Public Affairs – Middletown, CT (Newman Architects)

K-12 Schools

HONOR: Bowers Elementary School – Manchester, CT (CMTA)
MERIT: Mansfield Elementary School – Mansfield, CT (TSKP STUDIO)

Multifamily

HONOR: 340+ Dixwell – New Haven, CT (Schadler Selnau Associates PC)
MERIT: Eagleville Green – Mansfield, CT (Dorgan Architectural & Planning)
MERIT: La Mora Senior Apartments – Yonkers, NY (Perkins Eastman Architects)

Single Family Residential

HONOR: The Rock House – Kent, CT (BPC Green Builders)
MERIT: 550 Burnside Hope Development – East Hartford, CT (Habitat for Humanity North Central CT)
MERIT: Guilford Deep Energy Retrofit – Guilford, CT (Wolfworks, Inc.)

Health & Wellbeing

HONOR: Harvard Science & Engineering Complex – Allston, MA (van Zelm Engineers)

Equity & Inclusion

HONOR: Whittingham Discovery Center – Stamford, CT (Centerbrook Architects and Planners, LLP)
MERIT: 80 South – Fairfield, CT (Crosskey Architects LLC)
MERIT: Walter P. Carter/Louis T. Murray Elementary/Middle School – Baltimore, MD (Newman Architects)

Citations for High-Performance

Best HERS Score: 32/-6 with PV – Avon Multi-Generational Zero Energy (Wolfworks, Inc.)
Best Airtightness Score: 0.35 per ACH50 – The Rock House (BPC Green Builders)

For the first time, every project entry will be featured in our inaugural Project Preview Showcase at the awards celebration and be eligible for a Community Choice Award – offering attendees an opportunity to view, and cast their vote on, a broad array of sustainable building projects located in Connecticut or led by Connecticut-based teams. Additionally, this Showcase will provide valuable visibility for all submitters to promote future collaboration.

BuildGreenCT will be recognizing additional leaders later this month through their Trailblazer and Green Advocate awards.

Learn more and get your tickets to join us on May 20th at the Glastonbury Boathouse.

Thank you to our Celebration Event Sponsors

BuildGreenCT is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the just and sustainable transformation of the built environment through education, advocacy, and community building. By convening industry leaders and supporting innovative practices, BuildGreenCT works to create a healthy, resilient, and equitable future for all.

Media Contact:
Alicia Dolce, Executive Director, BuildGreenCT
adolce@buildgreenct.org