That’s how judges summed up several of the winning projects in this year’s Green Home of the Year Awards. Many of this year’s entrants have embraced the Tiny Home concept and found a way to be small yet stylish and a showcase to sustainability. Our expert panel of judges evaluated projects in terms of overall sustainability, resilience, synergy with the environment and surrounding neighborhood, affordability, creativity and the depth of science employed. Here are their choices for the eight most exemplary and imaginative green homes.
 Jillian Pritchard Cooke has more than 35 years of design experience globally. She established DES-SYN, Inc., an award-winning design firm known for interiors that are innovative, sustainable and healthy. Cooke founded Wellness Within Your Walls (WWYW), a program designed to create new standards for non-toxic, low-impact interiors, including construction techniques, building practices, home furnishings and textiles. She is currently on the National Association of Home Builders Green and Sustainable Committee and Global Opportunities Board. |
 Stace McGee’s passion for residential architecture is realized through the design of sustainable custom home and multi-family buildings. His wealth of experience in retail architecture, particularly in South Florida, provides an improved shopping experience for the modern shopper. A passionate advocate for green building, McGee helped to found the first local chapters of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in New Mexico and Palm Beach, Fla. He is regularly asked to present at the annual Greenbuild conference. |
 Bill Roth has been involved in the construction industry in New Mexico since 1975, when he arrived in Santa Fe and went to work making adobe bricks for $0.10 each. His company, Modern Design+Construction, Inc., specializes in small- to medium-sized modern homes that are built to the highest green building standards. Roth was part of the team that developed the Water Efficiency Rating Score (WERS) protocol for the homebuilding industry. |
 Mark Sapiro has established a reputation for superior custom home building and consulting in the Los Angeles and adjacent areas. After four decades of building the established Mark Sapiro Professional Building Services (MSPBS) and Structure Home building firms, he is currently focusing on owners representative and expert witness work. He is a former senior vice president of construction operations for Braemar Homes. Sapiro is a licensed general contractor with a degree in Construction Management. |
Grand Overall Winner
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Name: Panacea Retreat, Denver, Colo.
Architect/Designer: Valerian LLC
Builder: Thrive Home Builders, Forest City Stapleton Inc.
Developer: Forest City Stapleton Inc.
Photographer: Moss Photography
